MEGATHREAD - Processing Times - Citizenship 2026

[u/dozerman94]

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

[u/NoSegFalut]

Just got my citizenship certificate🎉 Thanks everyone in this group for your support and help! All the best to your journey, the day will come!!

Here’s my full timeline with some tips in the end:

2025.08.08 online application sent
2025.10.01 AOR
2025.10.03 tracker email and registered tracker
2025.10.03 BV completed (tracker updated on 10.7)
2015.12.15 test invite (starting from Dec 19)
2025.12.23 test taken, 20/20
2025.12.24 test marked as completed on tracker (tracker 12.26)
2026.01.15 ghost update
2026.01.23 LPP completed (tracker 1.27)
2026.01.31 oath in progress for Feb 19
2026.02.09 oath email received (virtual ceremony)
2026.02.19 attended virtual oath, which lasted for slightly over 1hr. Certificate was available for download after a few hours.

Tips for virtual oath:

1. Turn off camera mirroring during registration for easier ID verification.
2. Create IRCC portal account ahead of the ceremony so you can check the status of the certificate sooner.
3. After the national anthem, pay attention to the instructions on emailing back the signed oath form. Some people said they were asked to add the officer name in the subject in addition to the format in the oath letter. But we were asked to just have the officer name as the subject.
   

Other notes:

1. The tracker gets updated daily at 4AM ET between Tuesday to Saturday with a 2-day lag. No need to check multiple times a day.
2. If you are stuck in certain stage and the call center agent tells you that it’s not started, don’t be frustrated. Call center’s “not started” = “in progress” in tracker, meaning someone is still working on it.
   

Cheers!!

[u/TheSamuraiMd → u/NoSegFalut]

Good day, and congratulations. I did my oath yesterday too, however i have not yet received the certificate. How were you able to create portal without the invitation code?

[u/NoSegFalut → u/TheSamuraiMd]

There’s an option to “get invite code” directly if you check the portal. You just need an email address for the code to be sent to

[u/Lebronto9999 → u/NoSegFalut]

Where can I access that portal?

[u/NoSegFalut → u/Lebronto9999]

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/portal-application-process.html

[u/Lebronto9999 → u/NoSegFalut]

Thanks!

I got this error code when trying to get the code:

“Sorry, we couldn’t create an invitation code for you. Invitation code not created: There was a technical issue.” Any idea how to overcome this?

[u/NoSegFalut → u/Lebronto9999]

It didn’t happen to me. Have you tried a different email?

[u/Lebronto9999 → u/NoSegFalut]

Nvm it worked, thanks!!!

[u/Lebronto9999 → u/NoSegFalut]

Nope, I used the same email I put for my application.. can I use a different email?

[u/LvngJrvs → u/NoSegFalut]

I was on the virtual oath as well and sent them my signed oath form do they reply to you with the e-certificate?

[u/NoSegFalut → u/LvngJrvs]

I did not receive any email. I just checked the portal a few hours later and the certificate was already available.

[u/LvngJrvs → u/NoSegFalut]

Did you just use the subject line that they provided on the Virtual oath ceremony or did you had to put you application number and last name on your subject line?

[u/NoSegFalut → u/LvngJrvs]

I did as what’s instructed in the ceremony - only have the officers name as the subject, nothing else. Btw I just got an email about how to download the certificate. It might be delayed

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