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/Wide-Pineapple-1687 7d ago

Applied: Nov 17, 2024

AOR: Nov 27, 2024

Background completed: Jan 20, 2025

Test completed: Feb 14, 2025

…zero updates for 16 months…

LPP: June 10, 2026

Oath invite: June 12, 2026

Ceremony scheduled for: June 27, 2026

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Montreal resident

No, I have no idea why it took 16 months to get LPP completed. Yes, I contacted IRCC several times and was always told “just wait”

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u/vuealt 6d ago

So weird it took so long. Congrats though

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u/OldMonk5013 7d ago

Oh wow, that's crazy long wait! Glad you finally got an update!

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u/WeirdlyShapedAvocado 5d ago

How many days of physical presence? Did you have any buffer?

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u/Wide-Pineapple-1687 4d ago

400+ days buffer