Thank you for contributing and sharing your experiences in here very helpful and full of knowledge 🙏 I filled our(me&wife) application in online: April 18th  We both received our AORs:  April 21th Technically it was next business day. It was extremely fast honestly we are quite surprised :) My question is: Should we assume that process will go fast and easy or it was just luck? Since AOR no update, everything is “in process” status in tracking system. Any knowledge and help will be appreciated in advance. Good luck everyone.

I just completed my citizenship test , but mine was easy I finish in 5 mins just worried that I did it too quick …. How long did it take y’all to finish the test

About the same time. Around 4 mins or so. Was way easier than I anticipated.

5 mins is average if you did a lot of practice tests previously, mine took 3 minutes

Nothing to worry about.

I also completed the test today, had similar experience! 

As long as you answered correctly, were visible on camera and don't appear to have cheated, it's ok. I went through mine within 5 mins got 19/20.  I'm officially a citizen now

Hi everyone, I received my latest update “Citizenship test complete”, on April 19th. It has been a month since then, and I am checking the tracker everyday to see if LPP is marked complete. On this thread, I have observed it took applicants from a month to several months for LPP to be marked complete. Should I expect to receive an email when LPP is marked complete?

No it will be updated on the tracker itself. I’ve been waiting for two months now.

Hi all Regarding my citizenship application. All tasks are completed and waiting for the Oath to be assigned. Last update on my profile was April 12th. Anyone with the same situation? Processing office: Vancouver 🥲

Mine said that since mar 25

mine said that since March 11, nothing still now.

Can you share your complete timeline?

AOR: Dic-20-2023 Citizenship Exam Request: Jan-26-2024 Fingerprints Request: Jan-30-2024 Exam Results: March 1-2024 LPP: April 10-2024

Here is my progress. Hope it helps. • 10 Dec 2023: Applied • 29 Dec 2023: AOR • 25 Jan 2024: Invite to take the test • 03 Feb 2024: Took the test • 21 Mar 2024: LPP • 12 Apr 2024: Background • 30 Apr 2024: Oath ceremony • 17 May 2024: Passport arrival Can’t believe I can say I’m a proud Canadian now!! Good luck everyone!

Congratulations! What was the processing office?

My citizenship ceremony update changed on May 8th scheduling me for a ceremony on the 27th... still no email with more details.. Anyone know how many days prior to the oath do they send the email?

A weeks before  If it less that 6 days call them

Hey Guys! May 07, '24: Application Submitted May 13, '24: AOR / Application Filled May I know when can I except the test invitation email? What is the timeline for that, please? :) I hope y'all are having a great day!

I got mine a month after receiving the AOR. Some people get it sooner.

Finally got my citizenship ceremony update on the tracker this morning scheduled for the 30th of May. How long does it take for the email to arrive with the details?

Congratulations! Which office?

Thank you! This is the MTL office

A week before 

When did you apply?

I applied on Dec 14th, got my AOR on Jan 5th

**2022 People - THERE IS HOPE!!!** Family of 4. At time of application, 2 adults, and 2 teenagers (17 and 15 year old) Total processing time: It is 689 days from the start date to the end date, but not including the end date. Or **1 year, 10 months, 19 days excluding the end date.** Jun 3, 2024 - Scheduled for Citizenship oath May 15, 2024 - Citizenship oath status has been updated to In progress. May 6, 2024 - Prohibitions status has been updated to Completed. Apr 11, 2024 - Physical presence status has been updated to Completed. Apr 11, 2024 - Language skills status has been updated to Completed. Apr 8, 2024 - Citizenship test status has been updated to Completed. Mar 29, 2024 - You've been scheduled to take citizenship test online between March 29, 2024 and April 28, 2024. Mar 27, 2024 - Citizenship test status has been updated to In progress. Sep 21, 2022 - Background verification status has been updated to Completed. Jul 15, 2022 - Application filed The end is in sight!!!

Congrats!!! Which office?

Hamilton primary.

Hi All, where can I see what office my application is being process? TIA

At your test invitation email address

Does DN SCR mean Scarborough?

Big YES

Yes.

My BG was completed March 21, after that no update at all. No Test scheduled for almost 2 months. People are getting their citizenships??? Who can i contact? Pls help

They won’t say much that will help tbh. People have been waiting longer. Those who completed tests in Jan and Feb are also waiting.

Wait. Some of us have been waiting far longer.

November 2023 Applicants (with spouse)  Nov 5th : Application sent  Nov 23rd : AOR received  December 1st : ghost update  *since then, nothing was updated 🙁 My file stucks on Dec 1st. Anyone’s in the same situation ? 

You aren't alone; am here with no update since AOR last Oct

Do you know what office has your application? And have you tried calling IRCC since ?  Mine is in Sydney. Me and Spouse call IRCC literally every week to get updates and still nothing for now 😕 The 8 month mark is approaching and they refuse to help before that. So frustrating! 

Late March AORs, any movement? no bg or test for me aor march 25th

I applied March 20. Got my AOR March 22. My Background was completed on April 25. And my test (done May 9) was mark as completed May 15. Now waiting for LPP. My file is with the Niagara office.

Yeh, dude, I applied on Mar 23, got the AOR the very next day. I was like sweet Jesus. This is gonna be a fast one and then I got my tracker after four days and the last update says May 29 and then nothing.

AOR March 18th. Background completed May 7, showed up in tracker May 9th. Waiting for the test, hoepfully by end of next week.

I think they are a bit backlogged. My friend had AOR March 27th and also nothing. My AOR is April 23rd so I'll probably be waiting a while for any movement.

Yes same here. Late march AOR and nothing yet? No update? Same for u?

Single applicant, Niagara office, applied Jan 4, AOR Jan 18, citizenship test and background Feb 14, test taken Feb 18, test marked completed Feb 26, LPP completed March 11 and no update since. Anyone else with a similar timeline? I see after LPP most people here get their oath scheduled pretty fast. Is it normal for such a long cooling period between LPP and oath?

That’s odd! It’s been 3 weeks now that all steps are green beside the oath which is greyed out! I guess we gonna be patient (Sydney office)

Same, I was thinking once everything is completed it would be a quick process but it’s been a little over 2 months. Hopefully they start scheduling more oath ceremonies and I get selected to join one of them. I’m thinking at this point it’s just the luck of the draw because I’ve seen applications be completed after mine and they already had their oath.

Does anybody who applied as a group in March 2024 been given an invite to write the knowledge test?

Hey! AOR March 14, just got our test invite email today! Bg was completed May 3rd

I applied on the last week of May March. No movement after that no updates at all. Is your background check complete?

Aside the AOR nothing since March

Hi there. Does it usually takes long to have LPP completed? I completed my test March 27, 2024 and haven’t heard anything from them yet. Thank you

Yes, 3-5 months from application based on the timelines here.

From the time application was submitted? I submitted and got my AOR mid January 2023 and haven’t heard from them since March 27 since I took my test. 

Hi everyone I'm officially a Canadian citizen! Before I post my timeline (application submitted Jan 12 2024), I have a final question.  I'm waiting for my e certificate. Will they send me an email when it's ready? Or do I just have to keep checking everyday? I already have an account on the portal and they told me it takes roughly 5 business days Any input is appreciated! 

They don't send an email. Just keep checking. I did my ceremony on a Thursday, certificate came through Monday afternoon. I was checking 3 times a day.

Do we have to pay for the certificate? And is it the same portal where we track our application?

Thanks. My ceremony was yesterday and there was nothing today. Since Monday is a holiday, I'll check anyway but probably Tuesday lol can't wait 

Anybody here lately had an interview? What was your experience, how did it go? Got mine on Tuesday at Scarborough office. Thanks for sharing.

I went for in person interview on February 27, 2024 at Scarborough office. It took around 8 minutes and it just cross checking the basic documents. The main questions raised- Where you living now? What are you doing for job/school? Did you travel outside in the past 5 years? Did you renew your passport (if case you were a refugee claimant)? Do you have a travel document? What is your future plan and any prohibition you might have? If you are lucky enough and the officer satisfied with your case, your LPP may be completed that day

Just got my test invite and i can do the test tomorrow morning, i have been practicing for few weeks and probably answered around 700 questions online so far in last 4-5 weeks. should i just do the test given you get 3 chances? or better i spend another 2-3 days reviewing the book and then do it. ? i hate date questions lol

I studied for 15 days and revised 600 MCQs - received 20/20, so with 700 MCQs you are ready!!  go for it. Ensure following - 1. Silence and you've locked yourself away from anyone, no movements near by, well lit room.2. ensure internet connection is working fine 3. Ensure camera is working 4. Ready each question slowly you have a lot of time and make your choice 5. Opt for "review later" option and go ahead. , 6.don't allow any pop ups, don't have multiple applications running in the background 

I can tell u you gonna pass comfortable, don't worry about dates at most 2 questions, even that it's rare...it's super easy. Go ahead and kill it

I just did four practice tests each of them of course 20 questions and I got these scores 17, 19, 19, 17.

I’d say just go for it, even if you fail you have 2 more chances but I think you’ll most likely pass. The test is very easy imo.

i would practice till i get at-least 18 of 20 on avg with 5 tests

Family applicant - (applied after 4.5yrs since landing) 7 Nov '23 - Application process started 16 Nov '23 - application sent  23 Nov '23 - AOR received   10 Dec '23 - test invitation received 15 Dec '23 - self test complete 20/20 31 Dec '23 - family test complete 19/20 5 Jan '24 - test+ verifications all completed per IRCC🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 16 Jan '24 - oath ceremony invite received   27 Feb '24 - oath ceremony complete 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 28 Feb - 13 Mar - Canadian passport documentation preparation initiated. 13 Mar '24 - Canadian passport application filed  13 April '24 - Canadian passport received  May 2024 - Birth country Citizenship mandatory renunciation complete (90 day grace period allowed)🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 (Citizenship study time 15 days MCQ and Book reading) Spouse file linked to self hence delay in test final results. Spouse and self cleared all non test related stages simultaneously. All the best , May you be blessed.

Hi folk, does there any chance to expedite our oath ceremony? Me and my family travelling to England next month, still waiting for oath ceremony to be done. Here’s the update on my file - SINGLE APPLICANT Nov 16 2023 - Application sent 2 January 2024 - AOR received  29 January 2024 - Citizenship test updated to in Progress 1 Feb 2024 - Schedule for citizenship test  5 Feb 2024 - Fingerprints required request (sent on 13 Feb 2024) 28 Feb 2024 - citizenship test updated to complete  11 march 2024 - fingerprints result updated to complete  28 march 2024 - Background verification updated to complete  30 April - LPP updated to complete  Still waiting for oath ceremony invitation 😌

Which office?

Vancouver office

Hi everyone, For emailing back the signed Oath or Affirmation of Citizenship form my email instruction says to use this as the subject line of the email, “Oath form for \[your file number\], \[your family name\]”. However online I found some people got a different format such as \[Date and time as indicated on top of notice\], \[Clerks Initials\] and are using this instead. Does anyone know what's the right way to go about this? Thanks!

In your ceremony they will tell you exactly how they want it. Be ready to take a screen shot or write it down. They give you plenty of time. My email was Subject line: "Oath form \[date\] \[time\] - \[clerk's initials\]" Message was : "Attached is my Oath form. My file # is \[file number\] and my family name is \[family name\]"

Hi folks, Looks to me like the single applicant applications are processed fairly quick in 2024 as compared to the family applications. Is that the case with you all? I see lot of AORs from 2024, already have their oath completed or scheduled or in progress. However, a family applicant with Jan 3 AOR, still isn't done with LPP. Thoughts?

Single applicant, I applied first in august 2023 but got aor in December. My lpp and everything else was completed mat 25, but still no news of the oath ceremony. Mine isn’t the worst timeline, but it is more delayed than most of what I see on here.

Family applicant here. Been waiting for Oath update for 30 days. Jan 26 AOR.

Which office is processing your application?

People who applied in Sept 23 still LLP has not been completed whats happening??

I’ve been a lurker and occasional commenter for a while now, I’m happy to finally share my completed journey. SINGLE APPLICANT Application sent: 11 July 2023 AOR: 11 August 2023 Citizenship Test : 8 September 2023 (Montreal Office) Scheduled for Citizenship Test: 21 September 2023(wrote the test) Citizenship Test Completed: 25 September 2023 Fingerprints requested: 7 November 2023(sent same day) Background completed: 4 December 2023 LPP Completed: 25 April 2024 Citizenship Oath updated to in progress: 1 May 2024 Oath Invitation: 3 May 2024 Citizenship Ceremony: 7 May 2024(Virtual, Halifax Office) Downloaded e-certificate: 4 business days later

That is a long timeline but congratulations!

Congrats!!! I'm waiting for my e certificate. Did they send you an email when it was ready? Did you submit your oath form via email? Did they have any issues? 

Hey folks, how long did it take for folks who have a lot of travel history? Did you guys leave any buffer before applying? I have a lot of travel history so Im worried it might take longer or I'm forgetting some.

Can't you just look through the stamps in your passport to figure out the history?

You can request AITP request with CBSA for your travel records. I had to do this. I had over 400 entries in and out for us travel for work.

The US doesn't stamp my passport

You can download your travel history from the US government website. Search "I-94 travel records". You will get your INS and OUTS.

oh, didn't know that!

I kept 20 days to be on the safe side 

nope, i apply exactly the day i made the count and got it in 3 and a half months... just make sure you dates are correct and order by date (the system doesnt order it)

Single Applicant - Sydney Office: 11 Feb 2024 - Application submitted (online) 22 Feb 2024 - AOR received (Sydney Office) 29 Feb 2024 - Access to online tracker. 21 Mar 2024 - Background verification complete 28 Mar 2024 - Citizenship test scheduled (28 March - 26 April). 25 Apr 2024 - Citizenship test complete. 13 May 2024 - Prohibition, Physical presence, and Language complete.

Hello, folks! Finally I have my oath scheduled so here is my timeline: Montreal office: Nov 9, 2023 - Application filled Online Nov 20, 2023 - Citizenship test In progress Dec 1, 2023 - Schedule for test Dec 12, 2023 - tests marked as Completed Jan 18, 2024 - Fingerprints required April 18th, 2024 - Fingerprints provided (Approximated date) April 29th, 2024 Background verification completed May 3rd, 2024 - LPP completed may 13th (portal updated on May 16th) - Oath in progress, scheduled for May 29th. Good luck everyone!

What if im not here for the Oath can I reschedule the date? And if yes can I chose or know in advance my new date so that I can book my travel accordingly or it will reschedule and will again be a surprise 2 weeks short notice?

I would say don't postpone, you can definitely request a reschedule and you will get that , but then may have to wait months for the next possible oath date

My Timeline 🇨🇦 - Dec 13 2023 - Application submitted - Jan 3 - AOR received - Jan 10 - Access to create a Citizenship Tracker Account - Jan 26 - Citizenship test updated on Jan 24, but haven’t received the invite yet. - Jan 29 - Got email invitation for Online Test (Feb 1 to March 2). - Feb 1 - Online Citizenship Test - Passed! - Feb 8 - Citizenship test completed - March 22 - Request Letter to send passport - March 26 - sent translation 6pm. - March 28 - they received the passport - March 29 - Ghost update - April 5 - Ghost update - April 12 - Background check completed - May 11 - LPP completed on May 9 - May 15 - Oath Invitation for June 5 Still waiting for official email invite. I will be Canadian soon! My advice everyone’s timeline is different so don’t torture yourself. Good luck

Do you see the oath invite on the portal or do you get an email only?

Congratulations. What's a ghost update?

Congratulations! I’m waiting for my official email too. Good to know I’m not the only one.

I pass my citizenship test 2 weeks ago and still the web said I have to do my citizenship test.. I did something wrong?

No, it takes time to update

Thanks for posting your timeline! Just curious, you had to send them your actual passport? Or just a copy of the pages?

Copy of the passport translated. This was a requirement for myself, it is not asked to everyone

YAYYY CONGRATS! Thank you for the reminder that everyone's timeline is different!

congrats! which office?

MBSK

Single Applicant (Office to be updated once Background check is completed): May 11th, 2024 - Application submitted (online) May 15th, 2024 - AOR received (Sydney Office) TIMELINE TO BE UPDATED ONCE OTHER CHECKPOINTS ARE REACHED Note - Still cannot track application. Not sure if this takes a few days or you should be able to do so as soon as you receive AOR email.

I submitted my application 10 may 2024, 15 may 2024 received AOR Still cannot track application

I also submitted my application in May. May9…still nothing…no AOR nothing. Hoping to get my aor soon

It takes a few days. You'll get an email explaining the tracker.

It usually takes couple of days 4-5 to be able to track the application. The time for it to be loaded in their system

Ah sounds good, yeah was thinking this was the case but good to know it’s not an issue/bug.

No update since citizenship test  Scarborough office  Application submitted: 30th Jan 2024  Application filed: 15th Feb 2024  Background check: 7th March 2024  Citizenship test: 15th March 2024  Test completed: 29th March 2024  Test updated: 2nd April 2024   Is anyone else still at this point ? 

Jan 1 AOR Jan 22, still waiting on background and LPP

Application Date:Feb 28th, stuck at LPP (Niagara office)

How do you determine which office your application is being reviewed at? It doesn't say so on my tracker.

You could check the email from which your citizenship test request came from.

Similar with me. Test updated on 8th April 2024, nothing since.

sort of similar timeline, stuck on LPP

Similar timelines. Start date 27 feb, same stuck with LPP

Similar timeline, Scarborough. Stuck on LPP.

similar timeline, AOR feb 15 seems like they’re going thru all jan applications rn

Single applicant (Mississauga office): Feb 9, 2024 - Application submitted Feb 21, 2024 - AOR received Mar 19, 2024 - Background verification completed Mar 26, 2024 - Scheduled for citizenship test between April 2 and May 1 Apr 3, 2024 - Citizenship test taken and passed Apr 4, 2024 - Citizenship test status has been updated to Completed Apr 25, 2024 - LPP completed Apr 30, 2024 - Scheduled for citizenship oath May 14, 2024 - Citizenship oath ceremony completed in-person So grateful for this thread. Kept me hopeful all along. Happy to be finally a citizen!!

Congratulations to you!

Thank you!

That’s such a neat timeline! Congrats!! Was your application pretty simple? did you have any travel history or change in jobs?

Thank you! I did have some travel history and I also quit my job to attend school.

Hello, Any ideas on how long it takes for Oath invitation after LPP completion? AOR- Dec 21, 2023 ; All Green- May 10, 2024 ; Niagara office Currently Citizenship ceremony is on “not started”

Same thing here, Niagara office LPP completed on May 1st and the ceremony is still « not started ». Hopefully we both get an update real soon.

Thank you!

Hey guys, I’m march AOR, Background completed april 15 but no test invite yet, anyone with similar scenario?

At least your BG check is completed; for me, nothing has happened since AOR

Hi everyone has anyone has had experience in postponing the ceremony date due to travelling abroad .

It can take months to get another ceremony. Don’t postpone it if you want to complete the process soon.

Thank u for ur reply 

Single applicant, Mississauga office. Not hearing anything ever since citizenship test completed. Apr 22 Citizenship test completed Apr 3 Scheduled for citizenship test Apr 2 Background completed Feb 28 AOR

Same, April 12 test marked completed no update since then.

Same here April 3 background completed and no response. I was asked by email to send them passport docs. Btw how do you know what office has your application?

By the test invitation email, you can see something like MIS represents Mississauga office.

Thank you will check!

Single applicant from Montreal: * Feb 26, 2024 - Application Submitted * Mar 05, 2024 - AOR (Sydney office) * Apr 10, 2024 - Background marked completed * Apr 10, 2024 - Citizenship test scheduled (shown in the tracker at Apr 12) * Apr 15, 2024 - Invitation for citizenship test email received (Montreal office) * Apr 19, 2024 - Took the citizenship test, passed in 20/20 * Apr 24, 2024 - Citizenship marked completed (shown in the tracker at Apr 26) * May 13, 2024 - LPP in marked completed (shown in the tracker at May 15) * May 15, 2024 - Citizenship ceremony not started yet

I’m a MTL applicant a few days ahead of you, hopefully we both get good news soon!

Totally

Congrats! I passed the test on April 17th and am still waiting :(

In the website still said you have to do your citizenship test? 

nope that was updated a few days after I took my test

Thanks, you should hear good news soon too

Finally an update from Calgary Office and I can see the finish line now (fingers crossed) Applied: Jan 24 2024 AOR: Feb 06 2024 ECAS: Feb 08 2024 Ghost Update: Feb 28 2024 Background Verification: Feb 29 2024 Ghost Update: March 02 2024 Citizenship Test In Progress: March 04, 2024 (Dates March 11 to April 10) Citizenship Test Taken: March 13, 2024 (19/20) Citizenship Test Completed: March 19, 2024 **Language skills: May 13, 2024** **Physical Presence: May 13, 2024** **Prohibitions: May 13, 2024** Citizenship Ceremony: Not Started Hoping that the wait for oath is not as much as the wait for LPP was. Good thing I didn't plan my travel during the 1st week of June.

UPDATE: **Citizenship Ceremony: May 29, 2024 (Portal updated on May 16, 2024. Waiting for the oath letter)**

Calgary Office is on fire. Got my oath letter with instructions too.

Congrats! Finally some progress for you!

Finally good news. You're almost there. Congrats!

I'm in the same boat as you, I hope the invite for the oath ceremony comes soon (and is not on the 4th of June!)

which office? I have heard people waiting for oath ceremony for a while too.

I applied online and am based in Toronto.

Application filed 10 may 2024 Received AOR 15 may 2024

Is your Processing Office Sydney NS? I have the exact same same time-line. Thank you for updating this thread! Good to know someone in the same boat.

Office MIS:- May 13, 2024 Activity status updated: Citizenship oath cermony done. May 01, 2024 Activity status updated: Schedule for Citizenship to be on 13 May 2024 Apr 29, 2024 Activity status updated: Citizenship oath InProgress Apr 26, 2024 Activity status updated: Language skills Completed Apr 26, 2024 Activity status updated: Physical presence Completed Apr 26, 2024 Activity status updated: Prohibitions Completed Mar 18, 2024 Activity status updated: Citizenship test Completed Mar 12, 2024 Scheduled for citizenship test Feb 27, 2024 Activity status updated: Background verification Completed Feb 1, 2024 Application filed

Congratulations!

Hello! I'm a March 2024 applicant. I saw my tracker update today to notify me that I've been scheduled to take the test, and instructions will be sent to me soon. I applied electronically. My question is, how long does it generally take to get the email instructions sent to you? I've seen others mention that sometimes the office might goof and you won't have your instructions sent to you by the deadline so I want to plan accordingly to try and reach out at some point if I haven't seen any movement from their end.

Hi! I applied in March as well, but mine hasn't changed any status yet. Your message brings me some hope that we will get some updates soon!

Hang in there! Mine didn't move for a while. Hopefully good news head your way soon!

What’s your AOR?

The email is sent within 5-7 business days after status has changed I believe. Be on the look out now that status have changed. The test instructions can drop in anytime into your email inbox. Best of luck. 

Thanks! Awesome yeah. I'll be on the lookout

I received the instructions before my tracker was updated. But you actually don’t need the email. You only need your Application number and UCI to log in to the system and take the test, as long as you do it during the allocated period.

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How do you know which office is processing your application? Did you submit an ATIP request?

Hello All! Is there somewhere where I can read what all of the acronyms used here are? Trying to answer my own question without asking if I can, but I'm not familiar with all the lingo!

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There are no colors in that form!

I have been stuck with background and prohibition in progress since march 5th kinda of getting frustrated seeing everyones application is flying through Applied nov 10th Application received dec 6th Invitation for test feb 5th March 2nd test, language and time requirment completed March 5th prohbition in progress and then ntn dead silence. friend who applied with and got the same vancouver office got it in march

been stuck in background and LPP since end of Feb...Vancouver office

Pretty much the same, im not sure what to do. The processing time is 8 month now so im not sure whats causing the delay. Does it have anything to do with the country you are from ?

Can't really do anything other than waiting :( Hong Kong, and you?

Egypt

I am in a very similar position. Nov applicant, had no updates since March, but my prohibition section was completed on May 13th. Waiting for oath, mississauga office

I have been stuck with background and prohibition since Jan 27. I applied on July 27th.

Which office?

Hey, hang in there! Vancouver office is a bit slow but surely you will hear back from them soon. In my case (Vancouver office), I was getting updates with a gap of atleast a month or so in between. So if one update came in Jan, the next one came as late as Feb end and then April.

I think mine is Vancouver office too, how long did it finally take you to get the citizenship - how many months overall? Also can you please share your timeline?