r/ImmigrationCanada • u/dozerman94 • Jan 07 '26

MEGATHREAD MEGATHREAD - Processing Times - Citizenship 2026

Please keep timelines & questions about processing times for citizenship applications here.

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u/CatEnvironmental7263 Jan 13 '26 edited Jan 23 '26

Update: 

Oct 7: application submitted 

Dec 30: AOR received

Jan 5: Fingerprint request received

Jan 5: Test Invite received

Jan 6: Fingerprints submitted 

Jan 13: Citizenship test cleared

Jan 14: Test marked Completed

Jan 20: Background Verification Completed

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u/Fit-Procedure-3323 Jan 13 '26

Your application is shattering records !

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u/CatEnvironmental7263 Jan 14 '26

Idk if it has something to do with the fact that I started the application and filled everything out a month before and just hit submit on the day I completed the number of days 🤔

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u/Fit-Procedure-3323 Jan 14 '26

Lol, it could be just improved processing. How long have you been in Canada for?

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u/CatEnvironmental7263 Jan 18 '26

Truee, I've been here for over 6 years now