January 2025 - Citizenship Applications

[James Lyrie-Stewart]

Hold your horses buddy! I was talking about the last 2 weeks. You are talking about all applicants from the beginning. There has not been any significant movement in the last two weeks and it is quite obvious. Regarding Google-sheet tracker you are absolutely false, only seniors over 54 received oath which is quite normal. All of them posted here on previous pages.

Before jumping to conclusion and attacking somebody, inquire a bit regarding their post!!!

In case you edit your original comment, let me quote it here again:

January 2025 applications are literally dead. I have a friend who is a Dec 2024 applicant and has all his tracker items turned green almost a month ago, no movement or no oath for him as well. I don't know what is going on inside IRCC but it seems all citizenship applications slowed down significantly at final stages.

I'm not sure where exactly in your comment you were clear that you were only talking about the last 2 weeks? Your first sentence was “January 2025 applications are literally dead.” There is not a single word indicating you were only referring to the last two weeks.

Regarding Google-sheet tracker you are absolutely false, only seniors over 54 received oath which is quite normal.

Huh? Just because they are seniors, they are not considered part of the January applicants anymore? I'm not sure what the point of this was.

Anyway, my original point still stands, which is that January applicants are well within the official processing timeframe. After the test is completed, it's common to take 30+ days for LPP to be done, so naturally many of us are in this zone, therefore giving the illusion that our applications “are dead.” I don't think there's any need for us to worry. Just gotta be patient

 

[farsxp]

In case you edit your original comment, let me quote it here again:



I'm sure where exactly in your comment you were clear that you were only talking about the last 2 weeks? Your first sentence was “January 2025 applications are literally dead.” There is not a single word indicating you were only referring to the last two weeks.



Huh? Just because they are seniors, they are not considered part of the January applicants anymore? I'm not sure what the point of this was.

Anyway, my original point still stands, which is that January applicants are well within the official processing timeframe. After the test is completed, it's common to take 30+ days for LPP to be done, so naturally many of us are in this zone, therefore giving the illusion that our applications “are dead.” I don't think there's any need for us to worry. Just gotta be patient

Bro you DID edit your comment which was about "applicants on Reddit" but I have never edited or intend to edit my comment! You edit yours then accuse others of intention to edit?
No, over 54 applicants (seniors) are NOT a part of typical ststistics because as always their applications get processed much faster. It has always been like this in my line of work as an RCIC-IRB. No one in immigration industry considers seniors a part of the statistics in citizenship applications.
You have seen a couple of applications but I have seen and worked on hundreds and I tell you this, official IRCC processing time has absolutely no meaning as many applicants get processed well under 8 months which contradicts what IRCC states: "Most of our processing times are historical. This means we base them on how long it took to process 80% of applications in the past."
IRCC is well-known in manipulating the posted processing time as well hence we call this organization a "black-box" as it is not always clear what they are doing or why sometimes applications stop processing or slow down for no reason. Based on my experience with many citizenship applications I have submitted so far and based on the google sheet tracker statistics, citizenship applications are slowing down compared to the past. Unfortunately, IRCC is directing its workforce to process the huge number of francophone PR applications they recently generously gave ITAs to, so one reason for this delay in processing could potentially be this. So chill! There is nothing you or me can do but wait and see, as we are at the mercy of almost 60 officers processing our citizenship applications across IRCC CPCs.

 

[Beachalog]

Still no movement.

 

[ChiaC]

Regarding Google-sheet tracker you are absolutely false, only seniors over 54 received oath which is quite normal. All of them posted here on previous pages.

This is not true, I’m a January applicant and I took my oath last Monday and received my certificate Tuesday. At 36 years old I’m absolutely not a senior.

 

[farsxp]

This is not true, I’m a January applicant and I took my oath last Monday and received my certificate Tuesday. At 36 years old I’m absolutely not a senior.

In any large dataset, such as the processing times for citizenship applications, there will always be variability due to individual circumstances. These could include factors like internal IRCC prioritization, or even random administrative efficiencies. When one person's case is processed unusually fast, it is not reflective of the typical experience among seniors or typical applicants and should not be used to draw conclusions about the average timeline. So, while it’s understandable to notice your own case, yours is non-generalizable, meaning your case does not affect the overall statistical truth about how long the majority of applicants wait or how fast senior applicants get processed.

 

[ChiaC]

In any large dataset, such as the processing times for citizenship applications, there will always be variability due to individual circumstances. These could include factors like internal IRCC prioritization, or even random administrative efficiencies. When one person's case is processed unusually fast, it is not reflective of the typical experience among seniors or typical applicants and should not be used to draw conclusions about the average timeline. So, while it’s understandable to notice your own case, yours is non-generalizable, meaning your case does not affect the overall statistical truth about how long the majority of applicants wait or how fast senior applicants get processed.

I understand I am an outlier - which is exactly what the previous poster was trying to communicate to you before. You yourself made sweeping generalizations about January applicants.

January 2025 applications are literally dead. I have a friend who is a Dec 2024 applicant and has all his tracker items turned green almost a month ago, no movement or no oath for him as well. I don't know what is going on inside IRCC but it seems all citizenship applications slowed down significantly at final stages.

This can’t be more false. If you look at the Google sheet tracker, there are literally January applicants who already did the oath. On another forum, there are multiple January applicants reported that they got updates in the last couple of weeks.

January applicants are still so early in the application timeframe, that there’s no need to fret but be patient.

Hold your horses buddy! I was talking about the last 2 weeks. You are talking about all applicants from the beginning. There has not been any significant movement in the last two weeks and it is quite obvious. Regarding Google-sheet tracker you are absolutely false, only seniors over 54 received oath which is quite normal. All of them posted here on previous pages.

Before jumping to conclusion and attacking somebody, inquire a bit regarding their post!!!

 

[farsxp]

I understand I am an outlier - which is exactly what the previous poster was trying to communicate to you before. You yourself made sweeping generalizations about January applicants.

Pointing out that a group of applications in Jan. is dead or stagnant isn't a sweeping generalization. it's a real-time status update based on the most recent trend, not a permanent label. Patterns shift, and we track them in real-time here and we nag, a lot! because we are fed up with IRCC and we hope we will never deal with this crazy system again. If you're an outlier, great but don’t confuse your case with the norm. Next time, before throwing accusations about sweeping generalizations, take a moment to understand what was said, and when it was said.

 

[RefugeeBird88]

In any large dataset, such as the processing times for citizenship applications, there will always be variability due to individual circumstances. These could include factors like internal IRCC prioritization, or even random administrative efficiencies. When one person's case is processed unusually fast, it is not reflective of the typical experience among seniors or typical applicants and should not be used to draw conclusions about the average timeline. So, while it’s understandable to notice your own case, yours is non-generalizable, meaning your case does not affect the overall statistical truth about how long the majority of applicants wait or how fast senior applicants get processed.

My landlord is 74 and his application was done in 18 days which is crazy fast. you are correct in this seniors get their thing done quickly
I agree january & december cases slowed down. I believe we gotta wait the whole 8 months i really wanna travel soon

 

[ChiaC]

Pointing out that a group of applications in Jan. is dead or stagnant isn't a sweeping generalization. it's a real-time status update based on the most recent trend, not a permanent label. Patterns shift, and we track them in real-time here and we nag, a lot! because we are fed up with IRCC and we hope we will never deal with this crazy system again. If you're an outlier, great but don’t confuse your case with the norm. Next time, before throwing accusations about sweeping generalizations, take a moment to understand what was said, and when it was said.

Sweeping (false) generalization one: January 2025 applications are literally dead
Sweeping (false) generalization two: Regarding Google-sheet tracker you are absolutely false, only seniors over 54 received oath which is quite normal.

I get that you're frustrated, no one is saying I'm not an outlier thats the point. As the original poster literally said: January applicants are still so early in the application timeframe, that there’s no need to fret but be patient.

I wish you all the best in your journey

 

[maple_leaf25]

@farsxp does have a point. Instead of looking at just Jan (which I agree is early in terms of timeline), if we look across Nov, Dec ‘24 and Jan 25 - it does seem like IRCC processing is slowing down. You see this trend forward into Feb, March where people tend to be waiting longer just for test completion.

I’m not sure what is happening but citizenship processing seems to have noticeably slowed down in April.

(I’m eye balling the trends, did not actually run the numbers)

 

[madhuece446]

Got update today! LPP completed on april 16th. I just checked in tracker. No update on Oath Ceremony.

 

[rr011725]

Got update today! LPP completed on april 16th. I just checked in tracker. No update on Oath Ceremony.

good to see applications moving. hoping we'll get it soon

 

[madhuece446]

My TimeLine:
Type: Online application
Location: Halifax, NS
Physical Presence Days: 1600
Application: Single
Application sent: 06-Jan-2025
Delivered: 06-Jan-2025
AOR: 19-Jan-2025
Background and Test Inprogess: Feb 13, 2025
citizenship test: Scheduled for March 14, 2025 and April 14, 2025
Test attended: March 14, 2025
Test Completed update: March 21, 2025
LPP Completed: 16 April, 2025
Oath Cermony: Not Started Yet.

 

[James Lyrie-Stewart]

Posting the timeline by u/Fearless_Ad_1389 I saw on Raeddit (intentionally misspelling this because my reply would be marked as spam otherwise) from a Jan applicant here for more data:

“Sharing my timeline for a single applicant in Alberta. [Closed]

Jan 17, 2025 - Submitted application
Jan 28 - AOR
Feb 4 - Submitted web form for tracker login issues
Feb 12 - Login issue resolved and tracker active
Feb 20 - Background verification complete
Feb 25 - Citizenship Test In progress (Mar 3 - April 2) - received email on Feb 27
Mar 3 - Sat the citizenship test
Mar 6 - Citizenship test updated to complete
Mar 20 - LPP complete
Apr 9 - Oath in progress

I have been scheduled for Oath Ceremony on May 6. Just waiting for the final email with the ceremony details.

The entire process took just over two months, way faster than anticipated.”

 

[Asdiekskj]

My TimeLine:
Type: Online application
Location: Halifax, NS
Physical Presence Days: 1600
Application: Single
Application sent: 06-Jan-2025
Delivered: 06-Jan-2025
AOR: 19-Jan-2025
Background and Test Inprogess: Feb 13, 2025
citizenship test: Scheduled for March 14, 2025 and April 14, 2025
Test attended: March 14, 2025
Test Completed update: March 21, 2025
LPP Completed: 16 April, 2025
Oath Cermony: Not Started Yet.

This is good! We have the same timeline but not LPP for me yet! Let’s see how it goes!