I have not posted any updates here, but it has been helpful reviewing all that you share. So here's mine:
Type: Online
Location: GTA
Physical Presence: >1100 days
Application submitted: May 28, 2022
AOR: June 1, 2022
BG: November 24, 2022 (first update since having submitted the application ~6 months)
Test: January 25, 2023
LPP: March 2, 2023 (reflected in the tracker retroactively ~2 weeks later)
Oath date: April 19, 2023 (waiting for details)
Considering when I applied, there was a brief period when I felt a bit uneasy about having submitted an online application. There were times when this forum contained some material that I felt was almost toxic in nature. Of course, I sympathize with those that have their applications stuck, but I want to believe that those are very few cases--some for genuine reasons, others may be just unlucky. I feel it's important to remember that the forum may represent a selection bias, making it seem as if there are more cases that are non-standard than there really are. Considering the situation precipitated by the last three years and recalling seeing the estimated processing time jump from 12 months to 26 months, I am quite glad that a vast majority of applications are still being completed in the pre-2020 SLA of ~12 months.
I know of several folks that had their applications processed in the time it took mine to even see the BG update. They were lucky. That does not mean we are not.
Unsolicited opinion--try not to consume yourself with worry as long as you have some movement on the portal, even if updates are separated by several months.
Type: Online
Location: GTA
Physical Presence: >1100 days
Application submitted: May 28, 2022
AOR: June 1, 2022
BG: November 24, 2022 (first update since having submitted the application ~6 months)
Test: January 25, 2023
LPP: March 2, 2023 (reflected in the tracker retroactively ~2 weeks later)
Oath date: April 19, 2023 (waiting for details)
Considering when I applied, there was a brief period when I felt a bit uneasy about having submitted an online application. There were times when this forum contained some material that I felt was almost toxic in nature. Of course, I sympathize with those that have their applications stuck, but I want to believe that those are very few cases--some for genuine reasons, others may be just unlucky. I feel it's important to remember that the forum may represent a selection bias, making it seem as if there are more cases that are non-standard than there really are. Considering the situation precipitated by the last three years and recalling seeing the estimated processing time jump from 12 months to 26 months, I am quite glad that a vast majority of applications are still being completed in the pre-2020 SLA of ~12 months.
I know of several folks that had their applications processed in the time it took mine to even see the BG update. They were lucky. That does not mean we are not.
Unsolicited opinion--try not to consume yourself with worry as long as you have some movement on the portal, even if updates are separated by several months.