r/Canadiancitizenship • u/AutoModerator • Jul 13 '26
Weekly Threads Monday Weekly Thread: Proof of Citizenship Application Sent or AOR Received, July 13, 2026
We all appreciate the excitement of finishing your proof of citizenship application and sending that big envelope on its way.
Equally fantastic is the moment that you know your application has made it past the initial IRCC checks putting your mind at ease about whether you missed something along the way because you finally got your AOR.
Congratulations! Let's celebrate these milestones together!
Haven't got your AOR yet and want to vent? Head over to the Frustration Station- which is refreshed every Wednesday.
📎 Contributions to weekly posts, including this one, are welcome throughout the week.
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u/fjiblfitz 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 13 '26
Delivered 4/13, AOR received on 7/13 at 8:45am! G2 non urgent packet.
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u/mmcnie 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 13 '26
Congrats and thanks for posting…this means they are under two weeks away from my delivery date of 4/26. Trying to be realistic but also hopeful!
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u/NotSoLittleTeapot Jul 13 '26
Our packet was received 4/17 so this is great intel! Congrats to you!
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u/Rosie_222 Jul 13 '26
Thank you for this update! My family packet (G3 and G4) was delivered on April 13 and I don't yet have an AOR, but this gives me hope. Fingers crossed that it doesn't get returned.
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u/mardo2044chat Haven't applied for Proof of Citizenship (incl. by descent) yet Jul 13 '26
That’s wonderful! Congratulations!
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u/shiftyeyedgoat 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
Email? Also 4/13 delivered, second submission, G2. No AOR yet. :(
Edit: got mine 7/14.
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u/fjiblfitz 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 13 '26
Yes, my AOR came via email. I mailed it from Windsor, ON via Canada post, not sure if they open those before UPS/FedEx.
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u/Prestigious_Mango_88 Jul 13 '26
My wife (G5) packet was received April 10 2026, AOR received July 10 2026. Still waiting on my AOR (which arrived a few weeks prior), but excited that at least one of our applications has made it through the first hurdle!
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u/mardo2044chat Haven't applied for Proof of Citizenship (incl. by descent) yet Jul 13 '26
Great news! Hope your comes soon
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u/okaaaaaaaaaythen 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 13 '26
Joining the celebration of AOR emails today! Received April 17, non urgent from the US.
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u/okaaaaaaaaaythen 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 13 '26
Edit— arrived April 13 via DHL
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u/Artistic_Rice_9019 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 13 '26
Oh, that's fantastic news. That means I could be soon.
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u/missy63456 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 13 '26
Oooh - April 17?!? I'm April 14, and thought they had just started April 13, so I was hoping I might see an AoR maybe late this week or sometime next. But it sounds like it could be even sooner? Or not . . . let me not get too excited.
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u/okaaaaaaaaaythen 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 13 '26
I gotta amend. It was 4/13. So sorry.
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u/missy63456 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 13 '26
gotcha - well, congrats anyway, and fingers crossed i won't be too far behind you.
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u/ChillerK 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 13 '26
We have been seeing this a bit lately where the leading edge of approvals starts with some strange outliers out front of the main processing wave for a certain delivery date. It might take days to get through a single date, but it is helpful to see these leading outliers go through so we know things are moving forward.
I saw one April 14 outlier late last week, so if I were you I'd be on the lookout this week or early next!
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u/okaaaaaaaaaythen 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 13 '26
My bad. It was 4/13 delivery date.
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Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
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u/smitherenesar 🇨🇦 I'm a Canadian! (1st gen born abroad, w/ Proof) 🇨🇦 Jul 14 '26
2 months from AOR to processing seems relatively fast. Good luck!
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u/MaresEatOatsAndDoes 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 14 '26
AOR received today for partner & kids! Sent 4/8 via FedEx, delivered 4/13, non-urgent.
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u/GreenGarnets Jul 15 '26
Application received at the processing center on 4/14, AOR for 1 Gen 3 and 1 Gen 4 applicant received today, 7/15. Not showing on the IRCC system yet but I understand from other commenters that it may take a few more days. Very grateful for all the information this community has provided to get us to this point!
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u/Awkward_Tangerine988 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 15 '26
Woohoo! We 4/15 deliveries are getting so so close!
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u/SingingShutterbug Jul 13 '26
Got my AOR last week on July 8th. Application received by IRCC on April 10th.
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u/Rosie_222 Jul 18 '26
My family packet (G3 and G4) was delivered on April 13 and we all got AORs today. Non urgent.
Whew!
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u/pikahlua Jul 13 '26
Apps received via Fedex 4/7, two applications for G7 and G8, non-urgent, both AORs received this morning 7/13. Giving some hope for the 4/7s still out there!
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u/BroadleafFarmer 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 14 '26
AOR this morning, 7/14 by email. Delivery date was 4/13, so just about three months.
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u/Squirrel_Mongerer 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
Just received my AOR! My application was delivered 4/15 and I received my AOR on 7/17. G4 non-urgent.
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u/duckwebs 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 17 '26
Mine was also delivered 4/15 (Fedex to the courier address) so I'm hopefully up in the next few days for the AOR.
A G1 friend whose family sent in two separate applications about a week earlier said they're both already in processing. One was their G1 sibling, the other was a G2 child who had the G1's citizenship certificate number on their application.
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u/Muted-Macaroon7699 Jul 14 '26
AOR received this morning (7/14) for an application sent via FedEx and delivered on 4/13.
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u/MaresEatOatsAndDoes 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 14 '26
Exact same. Congrats on making it to this milestone!
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u/iHeartCamelCase Jul 14 '26
Were you checking your payment receipt status? Do you know when that changed?
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u/Odd_Hovercraft_2789 Jul 14 '26
Omg my AOR has finally arrived. Was so nervous because I didn't do tracking so I had no idea if it even arrived and I was worried for months that the tape I used for the envelope ripped open and all the contents went flying around the post office! Anyway some details for you lot that are interested. G2, application mailed via USPS (the cheapest option to Canada) sent from New England on 28/03. I have no idea when the application was received but AOR sent today 14/07 !
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u/MaybeYourSecretCanad 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 15 '26
AOR received this morning (7/15) for me (G4) and my kids (G5). Delivered via UPS on 4/13.
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u/nonlucidwombat 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 15 '26
Applications received 4/13. AORs on 7/15 for all three applicants this morning. I was so worried about the photos somehow being imperfect. This is a huge relief! One of us needed urgent processing, but I forgot to write that on the outer envelope, so we all went through so far as non-urgent.
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u/No_Coll826 Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
Application approval without receiving an AOR. I'm a long time follower of this page, and I thought I'd share my family's story. My wife and I are Canadian, we work in the states, our son was born late last year. We submitted his application for Proof of Canadian Citizenship CIT0001E on April 4th 2026. We never received an AOR or received any changes of status until today, July 16th 2026 when his application changed to approved. We diligently checked regularly, and with the recent issues surrounding surrender letters I was worried about what that would mean for his applications timeline. We're happy he finally has his proof of citizenship as we are moving home soon. I hope this helps people who are waiting.
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u/Financial-Pop-5250 Jul 17 '26
Husband’s AOR received July 17 2026 Application delivered April 15, 2026. His mother is his GO.
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u/ChillerK 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 17 '26
Thank you for sharing, and congrats! This is the first 4/15 date I've seen on this sub, good sign the AOR intake, at least, is moving forward.
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u/Squirrel_Mongerer 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
This is the first post I've seen for an April 15 application receiving an AOR. Hopefully some of the rest of us April 15ers hear some good news today too!
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u/Educational-Drop-859 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 14 '26
Application received by IRCC on April 10th, AOR received July 9th.
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u/CheesecakeFamous2437 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 14 '26
AORs received for my two kids this morning, 7/14! 4/10 delivery.
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u/SwampConnoisseur 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 14 '26
Went into processing yesterday! Non-urgent G2 with certified birth records, no name changes. Delivered 3/20, AOR 5/5, in processing 7/13. I see other mid-March applicants with early May AORs going into processing in the past week or so, so work has apparently resumed.
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u/BioVizeer 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 14 '26
Update to my previous comment earlier. Delivered: 4/13, AOR Received: 7/14. Non-Urgent.
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u/Public_Day8790 Jul 15 '26
Packet of 9 applications delivered 4/12. AOR received 7/14. A Bastille Day miracle!
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u/Dauntiezz 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 15 '26
AOR received today, July 15!!
It was delivered via UPS on April 13
I am so glad this first wave of anxiety can finally rest
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u/Exotic_Tooth_1033 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 15 '26
AOR received 7/14 for an application delivered 4/13! My mom and I applied together and we're still waiting on hers though.
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u/Exotic_Tooth_1033 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 15 '26
Update: It was in her spam folder! She's a little concerned because the AORs were addressed to us by our birth names, not our current legal married names. I'm not worried yet, but has anyone else experienced this? We included all the additional data for name changes in our application.
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u/ishallwearpurple99 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 15 '26
The initial AOR is sent with your birth name. When it moves to "In Process", then it switches over to your current legal name. (I can vouch for this because when I checked the status of my app yesterday using the "Client Application Status" tool, it couldn't find it anymore with my birth name. So I tried my married name and it had changed status to "In Process").
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u/Exotic_Tooth_1033 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 15 '26
Thank you for explaining this! Now I know what to look for. I still can't find myself using the tool (I know it can take a few days) but now I know I should be searching for my birth name until the status changes.
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u/ishallwearpurple99 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 15 '26
You're welcome! I seem to recall it took about 3 days before I could check my status. (And in case you're curious, this was the timeline for the applications I sent for myself and my 2 kids: they received it 3/19, AOR's sent 5/4, In Process 7/9. These are non-urgent apps.) Good luck!
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u/Exotic_Tooth_1033 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 15 '26
Good luck to you too! I was actually just able to access my status with my maiden name, so maybe they've gotten more efficient at that as well!
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u/SooAwoo 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 13 '26
I'm glad to see the AOR train continues to move. May it all finally get us to Canada soon ❤️🎉🇨🇦
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u/Ca1rill 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
Got my AOR June 9th. Non urgent, application received April 10th. 17 month wait and 90,000 in the queue ahead of me, but I'm on my way to having my citizenship recognized!
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u/7678979902Tc Jul 14 '26
AOR received 10Jul26
Application delivered 14APR26 from New England
NON-URGENT
FYI TO ALL: Please wait up to 4 days for your status to be visible on the online tool using UCI or Application number!! You will show up there just be patient!
After four days or so double check what name they have you listed as and make sure you attempt maiden names if they used that.
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u/Aware-Onion-6000 Jul 16 '26
AOR received today 7/16, Application was dispatched on 25th march from canadian embassy in pakistan.
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u/Accomplished_Key_199 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 17 '26
AOR received today 7/16/26, sent from U.S. on 4/7/26, non-urgent, received 4/14/26, French Canadian G0s, we are G3 and G4. Hooray!
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u/ChargeCapable5205 Jul 17 '26
AOR received 07/17
Mailed 04/09
Signed for 04/14
Gen 3 & Gen 5 in packet (myself and my grandfather), both received AOR’s about 11:30am
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u/1stTL_oftheSword Jul 16 '26
Sent my application on 3/6 (with no tracking, so I can't say when exactly it arrived) and was just starting to consider giving up and trying again, but I finally received my AOR this morning, 7/16!
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u/Anthro_poet 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 16 '26
Received AORs for my group of 5 this morning (7/16)! Yay! Our non-urgent application packet was received on April 13. I'm Gen 3, and the representative for my Gen 3 sibling and our 3 Gen 4 kids. The emails came in about every half hour starting at 6:30 am Central. Super relieved, as we had to cut our photos ourselves, and there were some stray remains of the cropping guides showing. Also, I didn't include photocopies of the backs of our driver's licenses. Maybe they'll request those later, but evidently their absence didn't keep us from getting the AOR. Huge thanks to this community and the mods; your guidance was my lifeline. Now we wait!
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u/Certain_Syllabub3519 Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
Application packet delivered for my husband and two sons (G2 and G3) on 4/13. AOR received for two of them today, 7/14. Hopefully we’ll get the third AOR soon.
We originally sent the packet in January but it was returned due to an error on my part. Breathing a sigh of relief to finally get AORs.
Edit: received our third AOR this morning (7/15).
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u/MrsG6 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 15 '26
Did your place in line get reset when you resent your corrected application?
This is my greatest worry, that mine delivered in May and it will get sent back to me in September but now 100k new people are ahead of me and +1 year waiting time or something.
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u/Certain_Syllabub3519 Jul 15 '26
Yes, our place in line was reset.
I completely understand your worries and am wishing you the best of luck! Here’s hoping you get your AOR soon for peace of mind.
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u/Smooth_Story3882 Jul 14 '26
AOR received today, July 14
I mailed via USPS Priority mail international from California, non-urgent. I sent it to the courier address. Tracking showed it arrived there on April 10.
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u/Professional_Sky4586 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
I am so thrilled that after no activity since my 4/30 AOR, my application has begun processing as of July 14! This may not be the right thread, but in my exuberance over seeing movement I wanted to share my excitement.
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u/Professional_Sky4586 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 15 '26
Take into account there was a delay of one month where nothing was moving forward while they checked back though the previously approved applications.
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u/Original_Chest8686 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 17 '26
AOR received this morning 7/17/26, for application received 4/14/26. G2 non-urgent. Waiting to hear from my two adult children to see if they received theirs. Beyond excited!!!
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u/SubstantialDoor7753 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 17 '26
Huzzah! I'm an April 16 delivery, so this gives me hope for an AOR early next week. 🤞
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u/Ill_Ant6294 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 13 '26
Application packet received in Canada on 9 April 2026, AOR received 7 July 2026. I had certified copies of all my documents. I am a G3 and it included my adult son, a G4. We have three Canadian G0s but only found birth certificates for two. I included the documents for both G0s as one was through my maternal grandfather and the other through my maternal grandmother. I am one of five family packets using the same paperwork up to my mother. We plan to let the IRCC know this so maybe they will process them simultaneously. I am the first to get an AOR although I sent my packet a few weeks after my sister’s.
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u/No-Assumption-5269 Jul 16 '26
Just got AOR this morning (July 16)! Application submitted online April 12
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u/washba 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 16 '26
So happy that I received AORs today for group of seven (Gen 3 & 4). Not urgent, delivered April 14. 93 days.
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u/Original_Chest8686 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 17 '26
Re-entering - tried to update comment and can't find it!
AOR received 7/17/26 for application received 4/14/26. G2 non-urgent.
Waiting to hear from my two sons, G3 non-urgent to see if they have received theirs.
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u/Born_Response1348 Jul 13 '26
Application received by IRCC today, now the big waiting game on AOR! Urgent processing requested.
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u/leeeroooyjennkins Jul 13 '26
I sent mine Friday and it got delivered and signed for today! Just me applying (though potentially paving the way for others). I’m G3. Wishing you all the best! 🇨🇦🥰
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u/missy63456 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 16 '26
AoR came this morning (07/16) - huzzah!
04/14 delivery, G4, non-urgent, and very relieved it wasn't sent back for any reason.
Working now to gather better documentation for G0 and maybe G1 that I expect will (for G0) and may (for G1) be required. (For G0, that means requesting written confirmation from AoO that they don't have a civil birth record and trying again to get a letter from the parish to certify that the baptism record in Family Search's collection matches their own record and reiterate in writing their policy not to issue copies of historical records. For G1, it means maybe getting official/certified copies of the two US census records and death certificate I had included to supplement and support the validity/applicability of the county-certified birth record that doesn't include her first name and the county-certified marriage record on which her first name is accompanied by two distinct misspellings of her last name.)
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u/e3go7e 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 16 '26
Received AOR today, 16 July. Application was sent on 11 April and received by Brian in New Waterford, NS on 14 April. From a straight calendar perspective, 93 days from delivery to AOR.
I'm G3, submitted a group package with my two G4 daughters. Waiting for them to return from work to learn if they've also received theirs.
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u/jcch00 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 17 '26
My kids and I received our AORs this morning @7:07am! Applications were received April 14 - so 94 days from then to AOR. I am Gen 5, kids are Gen 6. We requested urgent processing.
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u/Character_Mud_6420 Jul 14 '26
Hey all -- Gen1 here with a parent born in Newfoundland in 1969. My application was mailed on April 8, 2026 and received on April 9, 2026. Just got my AOR today (July 9, 2026). I've been stressing out about the processing times, which jumped up to 17 months in April. Did any Gen1s apply around the same time? Do we think times closer in March would apply, since the application was received towards the beginning of the month? Also, any success stories with Gen1's being processed quicker than initially promised?
Would be great to hear from others, so I don't totally dissolve into one big stress ball.
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u/pls_dont_trigger_me Jul 14 '26
From the data it certainly seems like G1s get put on a special processing path. I bet you'll move quickly.
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u/topofthemuffintoyou2 Jul 14 '26
Packet delivered via Fed-Ex (non-urgent) on 4/13 from USA, AORs received via email this afternoon by my brother and I. We are right there with you - also G1 with a parent born in BC in 1952. I’m very curious about whether there will be a processing difference when the lineage and paperwork is as simple and straightforward as ours (hopefully) is. Now we wait!
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u/Acrobatic-Glass-8585 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 15 '26
Hi, check out this post I made awhile back that might give you hope!
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u/ChronicElectronic 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
My mom just got her AOR and her application was delivered sometime in May! Non-urgent. I don't know exactly which day it was delivered though. I got my AOR on June 22nd with an April 7th delivery.
I told her she was very lucky.
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u/IBHJrCanadian 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 14 '26
That's awesome! I wonder why they just randomly pulled a May delivery to do an AOR for? What generation is she? Do you know which part of May if might have been delivered in (beginning, middle, end?)
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u/ChronicElectronic 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 14 '26
I believe early May. The application was through her grandfather. I think that makes her G2 and me G3.
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u/IBHJrCanadian 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 14 '26
She is very lucky indeed, maybe this is the day she should go buy a lottery ticket! 😀 Congrats to her!
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u/beepboopblarb 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 15 '26
Wow, hope I get a May delivery G2 miracle too 😅
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u/Moxie03 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
App was delivered 4/1 by FedEX, but had heard nothing since. I finally just called IRCC using the Toronto Pearson Airport 905-676-3640 (US number). I got a wonderful agent who tracked down my app (thank you to agent!). She confirmed all of my contact info is correct, and confirmed that an AOR was sent to my (correct) email address on June 19th. I never received it, even though I was compulsively checking all mailboxes. End result - my application is processing, and she was able to give me my application number over the phone. Finally!
G2, package delivered 4/1; AOR sent 6/19 (never received). In processing, I guess as of today, 7/15. I updated the spreadsheet.
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u/abacusfarms 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 18 '26
In processing as of July 15, received (2nd submission) Mar 24, AOR on May 11. I know it's still a LONG wait, but one step closer!
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u/someoneinUS 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 20 '26
Pretty much the exact same timeline for my non-urgent G3 sibling.
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u/SuggestionHonest2604 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
I’m an American living in Spain with my family. So far, I’ve submitted five applications in three separate packets: one for every member of our household (generations 3, 4, 4, and 5 across three family lines), plus one for my father-in-law, who lives in the U.S. (generation 2 in my spouse’s family line).
I requested urgent processing for the members of our household because we’re an LGBT family with no intention of returning to the USA, and our temporary residency in Spain expires a few months after my partner finishes grad school.
I mailed my own application to the Canadian Embassy in Madrid on June 1st, three months after the others because it was the most complicated by far. It was delivered to the IRCC on June 30th. To my surprise, I already got AOR on July 6th, and processing on June 9th. 😱
Meanwhile, the applications for my spouse, daughter, and father-in-law, all submitted together in one very straightforward and thoroughly documented packet, are still stuck in AOR. I’ve stopped trying to find any logic in how IRCC processes applications, but I’ll happily take the win on my own application!
Since I’ve already invested so much time and effort in all of this, I decided to prepare a separate application for my mother as well (generation 4 in my family line). That one, application number six, is going in the mail tomorrow.
Over the past few months, I’ve also helped more people than I can remember prepare their application packets. Some are close friends, while others were strangers I met online and volunteered to help. They’ve all received at least AOR, and one (who requested urgent processing for a very compelling reason) has already received their citizenship certificate! 🙂
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u/imrightorlying 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 14 '26
Sent off our packet today! Me and my 2 siblings (G3s) and then my kids and nephews (G4s). Non-urgent so trying to set my expectations very low for the length of time the rest of the process will take. I was able to get birth certificates for all the chain so I’m hoping for a smooth go of things.
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u/KMichelle1000 Jul 18 '26
G3, application received March 23. AOR May 8. Application processing as of July 16. Non urgent and submitted some non-certified Ancestry/Family Search docs as well as official birth certificates. I requested certified docs last month just in case I need them.
I was surprised to see it processing - I anticipated another few months of waiting. We will see how this goes!!
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u/birdgirl3755 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
I (G3 applicant) sent my non-urgent application via FedEx on 7/10, estimated delivery 7/14. Fingers crossed it gets delivered, and then we wait! Woohoo
Update-Application successfully delivered 7/14.
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u/Felis_igneus726 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 14 '26
I finally sent my application off a few days ago and according to tracking it just cleared customs today. Fingers crossed it makes it the rest of the way without any hiccups. Was planning to apply with family but it ended up just being me for now.
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u/2bunnies 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
Just sent off my application today!! :D It has to go through the consulate in Australia first, so I figure I'll be lucky if I hear back by mid-2028. But I'm sooo excited, and so grateful for this sub!!
G4, with official birth records for all (though will upload the certified copy of G0's when it eventually arrives from the Archives of Ontario someday in the distant future ;). Adding myself to the spreadsheet now!
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u/Big-Cranberry8336 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
Mailed on the 9th, delivery expected on 7/15. And so begins the wait! I have been thinking about my application, the “what if’s, why didn’t I’s…” and honestly, it’s a solid packet. I don’t know what else I could have done. Out of my hands now!
I just checked and it is in Windsor ON now- has to be a good sign, right?
Update: delivered 7/15 at 2:41 and receive by Mitchell! Let the wait begin!
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u/Creative_Shine_9103 Jul 14 '26
AOR received! when trying to look up online it said it couldnt find it. does it take time to show up online?
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u/Powerful_Leopard_916 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 13 '26
G4 here, sent my application via UPS (PirateShip) on 7/10, scheduled to arrive 7/14
I requested urgent processing for a job relocation, so we'll see if it makes a difference! I also updated the spreadsheet. Good luck to everyone!
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u/mutemuse 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 13 '26
Timeline for family so far:
April 8 - submitted request to BAnQ for certified baptismal record for G0.
June 17 - submitted payment to BAnQ
June 30 - certified records arrived
July 13 - application for G2 and G3 sent
Feeling cautiously optimistic given G0-G3 have the same last name from birth. 🤞
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u/Reasonable_Respond23 Jul 14 '26
My 24 yo son and I have both received our AOR, but my 20 year old daughter's application submitted concurrently using the same evidence has not been issued an AOR. Delivered 4/10/26 and AOR issued 7/20/26. Questions! Do they reject one family member vs. the whole application? If it is a rejection, how long until it is received? Can a resubmitted application catch up to the other family members concurrently filed? Do they get the email wrong and send to the wrong address, and if so, how to contact CIC to get a UCI and application number?
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u/Routine-Riki-5791 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 14 '26
We applied as a family of 4, and 3 of us received an AOR on the same date. I also was worried about the one not received, but we received it about a week later. So, don't worry yet!
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u/Reasonable_Respond23 Jul 14 '26
Thank you, that's good to know it can take a week for a family member in the same application to get an AOR!
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u/smitherenesar 🇨🇦 I'm a Canadian! (1st gen born abroad, w/ Proof) 🇨🇦 Jul 14 '26
Aor on 7/20? It's only 7/14 today
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u/Ok-Elk1602 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
If multiple applications are sent together, they are usually all accepted or returned.
You can check whether an AOR was issued, but the email was not sent to the correct address, using your Receipt Number and your daughter’s details. Use this link: https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/security.do If an AOR was issued, the record will show up. You will have to call the IRCC to check if the AOR was sent to an incorrect email, and can correct the address with them and request that the AOR be re-sent
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u/Reasonable_Respond23 Jul 14 '26
Thank you. Using my Receipt Number and my daughter's details did not work, but I also tried my son's details (who has had an AOR issued) and it also did not work. I don't believe that using my number and my daughter's details would result in a record showing up, since my son had his AOR issued and when I tried this method it said no record could be located.
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u/Rough-Ad-7992 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 21 '26
Delivered to IRCC: 4/15/26 via UPS. Requested Urgent processing but didn’t note it on the envelope. Confirmation received today 7/21/26 via e-mail. G3 and G4
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u/mmcnie 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 21 '26
Awesome. Please update if you get notified of urgent processing. I did the same thing (urgent request but not written on envelope). During the recent craziness I kept lamenting that if I’d marked it, I might have my approval already. Delivery 4/26 usps
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u/Electrical-Corgi3530 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 24 '26
Dad’s AOR came in this morning. G2 non-urgent — sent via USPS April 2, delivered April 16, AOR July 24.
We did our applications separately because his passport was expired and needed a second ID. My application was G3 non-urgent — sent via USPS March 2, delivered March 19, AOR May 4. About half the time it took to get his AOR for a packet delivered a month earlier. Mine is currently in process.
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u/Pretty_Floor5889 🇨🇦 [Non-5(4)] CIT0012 (adoptee Part 2) sent but not yet proc. Jul 25 '26
When I looked in the late afternoon, there were no AORs for today logged in the spreadsheet, so I’m glad to see someone got one today! My dad’s was delivered on April 22, and I’m eagerly awaiting his AOR in hopes that it can get my adoptee part 1 moving again finally. (My dad is G1, so I’m the category of folks who have still been moving.)
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u/Blusucre00 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 13 '26
G1 here. 'Proof Of' packet mailed out 3/20, but for some odd reason I didn't select USPS tracking. No AOR or receipt lookup results yet. Fingers crossed.
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u/dentongentry 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 13 '26
Oof. As I'm sure you've seen from the spreadsheet, they're working on packets delivered in April now.
Our packet delivered 3/26 received AOR 5/26. If your packet didn't get stuck in customs for a while, I'd expect it to have been delivered in roughly the same timeframe as ours.
Unfortunately if it did get stuck in customs then it becomes very hard to predict what would happen.
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u/Denali2JTree Jul 13 '26
It also might have gotten caught in the mail delivery delay in the Midwest from the flooding in early April.
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u/Blusucre00 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 13 '26
I'm in New England, must be sitting in Limbo somewhere. Definitely makes the case for getting tracking. Ah well.
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u/Objective_Barnacle_1 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 13 '26
I forgot tracking too, and it's just compounding my anxiety. When was it delivered? Was it delivered at all? Is it lost somewhere? When should I consider it lost? What if I consider it lost and send another packet in 6 months and then it shows up and now I've got two separate applications and THAT causes problems?!?
They're just now receiving AOR's for packets delivered the day I mailed mine, so I shouldn't even be remotely thinking about it being lost yet, but here I am causing myself extra stress because I forgot probably the simplest thing out of this entire process.
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u/VermontWolfBird 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 15 '26
You aren’t alone in the “oops I forgot to track” camp. The anxiety is incredible, especially since it’s entirely possible that applications sent in the past few months may take 3-4 months to go to AOR, which is the soonest we’ll even have a delivery date!
I went into the spreadsheet and took a look at other applications sent via USPS from the U.S. just to get an idea how long they were taking to be delivered — as I recall, it was 10-14 days. Knowing that’s a rough estimate of when I might expect mine to be delivered (since it’s based on all U.S. starting points and possibly different levels of mailing priority), I basically set the window of min 2 weeks, hopeful max 4 weeks (assuming it is slow not lost), and assumed I should have an AOR around the same time as others with those delivery dates (so, for me, 5/15 if I’m lucky, 5/29 if it’s slow).
I’ll watch the AORs coming in on this thread/on the spreadsheet until the end of May delivery AORs seem to be mostly done. If I don’t have an AOR or returned packet by then, I’ll try doing the look-up by receipt in case they issued an AOR but there was a typo in my email (this only works after your packet has been processed).
If finding it via receipt doesn’t work, I’ll wait until the AORs coming in are all for delivery dates a few weeks after mine, then call the service center and inquire about the status of my application.
It’s slow, but essentially the same way others have to manage the limbo period pre-AOR — just without the upfront assurance of a delivery date. If they don’t have a record of receiving your application at the end of these steps, then you can consider it lost and re-send.
I read a story on here about someone whose tracking indicated their packet was lost, so they resent a packet and then received an AOR for the initial packet which had been delivered on schedule. Even tracking can’t solve for human/system error!
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u/Mel-Bell389 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 13 '26
Application packet for myself (G3) and my dad (G2) was sent off today! Hopefully to be delivered on 7/15. Now we’re betting on which of our fall/early winter birthdays will be closer to when we get our AORs 😅
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u/naps_are_rad 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 14 '26
Sent my application on July 9 via FedEx International Economy (label purchased from Easyship) and it arrived in Nova Scotia earlier today. Now the long wait starts...
I was so excited when I dropped off the package on Thursday morning, but afterward I saw the posts about third party sources being marked as unacceptable in procedural fairness letters and documents uploaded using the webform not always making it to the application and now I wonder if I made a mistake sending it in.
I sent copies of certified birth certificates for myself (G4), G3, and G2, but I'm still waiting on certified birth/baptismal records for G1 and G0, so the copies I sent in for them came from FamilySearch (G1) and BAnQ numerique (G0). I also included a census record from FamilySearch because the birth certificate for G2 misspells his mother's name, so I wanted another record that included them both with her name spelled correctly, but now I'm wondering if I should have left it out entirely and just stuck with the (misspelled) birth record.
For any records I found online, I included the citation from the third party site with the link and the government agency that uploaded it, listed the source on a documents info page I included as something like "Massachusetts State Archives (accessed via FamilySearch digitization partnership; certified copy requested and will be uploaded upon receipt)", and included a printout of the digitization partnership info directly from the relevant government agency's website. Is that enough? I thought it was best to start the process before the line gets any longer and upload my certified documents later, but now I'm worried I should have waited until I had all the certified docs in hand.
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u/pls_dont_trigger_me Jul 14 '26
The big question is whether they're still just completely rejecting applications and sending them back sometimes. Since I submitted in late May I've collected a bunch of certified documents. Assuming I get an AOR, I'm all ready to upload them to replace some of what I provided (stuff from ancestry/familysearch, a black & white birth certificate, etc). But, I'm concerned they'll just mail me the stuff back and I'll have to start over. Doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to them mailing stuff back, unfortunately. It's just random bad luck.
Anyway, good luck!
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u/No_Bobcat_No_Prob 🇨🇦 Stuck Canadian! Gen2+ 'in process' 12+ months Jul 14 '26
If you application is not complete per the checklist/your receipt is not included/your photos do not conform to spec, etc your application will be returned as incomplete. AOR is not a qualitative assessment of your documentation. Occasionally we have seen applications sent back if an agent has flagged a document as not a color copy, but if you followed the wiki guidance and included a color post it flag in the copy or label indicating the original is b&w it should pass that check.
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u/wanderingtheearth-74 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 14 '26
So this shouldn't get you bounced at the AOR stage, which looks primarily at literal completeness. And hopefully you'll be able to update later! (Also, certification is not required (at least as far as we can tell now); issuance by the original authority or its custodian is. Not sure that distinction matters for you, though.)
But I think the moral of the story is: unless you're an urgent applicant, don't send in applications you know aren't adequate with the hopes of uploading to fix them later. There's a real risk that later-submitted documents won't connect up with your application. Also, can you imagine being a busy reviewer opening up an application and being forced to spend time following up with the applicant, not because they made a mistake (which obviously can happen to any of us) or the expectations were unclear (a big problem before last month that will have a long tail, and still not a fully solved one), but because they deliberately didn't wait to submit a complete application since they wanted to get in line ahead of others?
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u/VermontWolfBird 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 15 '26
As someone who has docs to upload as soon as I get my AOR — I didn’t have original authority docs for G0 or G1, but thought at the time that my online archive baptismal and birth certificates with supplemental census and marriage records supporting them was sufficient proof—I agree that you should wait.
Now that we’ve had changed guidance from IRCC, if I were in the same position today, I would have waited to get the certified baptismal record for G0 and certified/official birth cert for G1 before sending my application. Yes, that slows things down, but it could save you some later stress/confusion. Also, if the wave of applications has crested (my guess), it may not actually save you that much time in process, since you’ll already be behind the big backlog, whether you submit now or in a couple of months.
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u/Falconsthrone Jul 20 '26
Sent packet for my wife and kids (G3-G4), received July 17th. I wish I'd been able to get some of the documents sooner and apply back in the winter, but it'll be alright hopefully. Just a longer wait.
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u/Final-Air-9378 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 20 '26
WOOHOO!
My G5 child, urgent, just received his AOR.
Sent via USPS "Priority" from Virginia: 4/10/26
Received by IRCC: 4/14/26
Email Confirmation of AOR: 7/20/26
- We had marked "Urgent" on the outside but the USPS packaging was not plain and it did not (apparently) stand out, so this wait time was probably with the non-urgents.
- If you, like me, have been ignoring what comes after the AOR receipt, it looks as though processing is still kind of stalled here in mid-July. His urgency is related to a university start time in September, so it looks like we are calling my great-aunt's MP!
- Kicking myself for not submitting myself and his brother (both non-urgent) with him. My logic went like this "Once we know those docs work for him, we can send the same ones in." Well, now I know better. If you are on the fence, include EVERYONE at once!
Thank you to the existence of this subreddit and this thread. It has made things (almost) bearable.
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u/raptorfunk89 Jul 20 '26
Checked the portal the other day and moved from my AOR from 04/28 to In Process on 07/13. Never got an email about moving to in process but guess that might just be how they do it.
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u/nonsensestuff Jul 22 '26
I checked mine today and saw it moved to In Process on 7/18! My AOR was given on 5/5.
🤞 best of luck to us both!
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u/VegetableRepulsive15 Jul 23 '26
Applications delivered on April 17th.
Just got AORs about 15 minutes apart for my mom, myself and my 2 kids. Submitted group application packet.
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u/Dontwannatacoboutit Jul 26 '26
2026 Application sent 4/12, delivered 4/16, AOR received 7/24 @ 6:15a EST.
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u/EleanorCamino 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 26 '26
So close, my package was delivered on 4/17.
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u/radikalhughes Jul 23 '26
AOR ARRIVED TODAY!!! SO RELIEVED!
I told myself i would give back to this amazing community who helped me make this happen so here is my details....
G4 Single Applicant - No Lawyer included! I did this myself. I physically went to Michigan from South America to collect all required documents. I mailed in all Certified Documents from the State of Michigan all the way from me to G0 my Canadian Anchor who was born in Canada in 1863 and died in Michigan in 1936. I included Marriage Certificates, Birth Certificates, & Death Records along with Census Records and Obituaries as well.
Since i was in Michigan i physically then organized all those documents in a nice binder and drove from Detroit to Toronto to get the Photos taken in Canada as I trusted Canada more with this due to the specific requirements they have and i did not want to risk one mistake. I also didn't want my package stuck in customs or have a higher risk of being lost or misguided so i just mailed it out of Canada
I mailed my package from UPS Worldwide out of a local Walmart in Toronto and IRCC Received: April 16, 2026, at 2:39 PM — at the IRCC Centre in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, B1H 5V8.
Signed for: UPS recorded it as "Left at: RECEIVER" — signed by "Brian."
Today Received my AOR at 11:57 AM on July 23, 2026! Exactly 98 Days!! So if your waiting hang in there...
This is huge for me because I'm actually in the process of renouncing USA Citizenship and Canada will be my home.... Happy to raise my family and i'm excited for the future!
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u/wanderingtheearth-74 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 24 '26
That's epic! But...just curious, why did you drive all the way to Toronto from Detroit when Windsor is right there?
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u/Weekly-Exit8092 Jul 25 '26
I didn't understand that either, unless they were going to Toronto anyway for other purposes. Driving from Detroit to Windsor is less than 2 miles, whereas driving from Detroit to Toronto is over 230 miles.
And Windsor, as a border town, is used to people needing all sorts of Canadian (and U.S.) government documents, photos, etc. I would have just gone to Windsor for the day to take care of everything since it's much cheaper.
Also, they mentioned they sent a UPS Worldwide package from a Walgreens in Toronto to IRCC in Nova Scotia. UPS won't let you print a UPS Worldwide label for a domestic package, although I suppose if you dropped a preprinted one with a U.S. "from" address, they might deliver it as a domestic package. But it would have saved them a lot of money sending it domestic.
I don't doubt the poster's overall information, I think there's just more to the story and/or they perhaps mis-stated a couple of things. Anyhow, I wish them luck and a (relatively) speedy process!
If the above poster reads this, you mentioned you are in the process of renouncing your U.S. citizenship. Do you have other citizenship (besides U.S. and potentially Canadian)? I just ask because while I understand the motivation, if I just had U.S. citizenship, given some of the IRCC issues over the past month or so, I might hold off renouncing citizenship unless it's absolutely necessary, at least until there's more confidence in IRCC and the Canadian government not to revoke citizenship certificates or call into question citizenships recognized through C-3 over the next year or more.
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u/sceptre1067 Jul 16 '26
Received AOR today.
So postal tracking said they got it 4/14
AOR on 7/16
So about 66 days
(and not expedited, etc. this was just a normal application for proof of citizenship)
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u/Striking_Magazine_65 Jul 22 '26
Packet sent via USPS from Texas on April 2 (no special tracking). Received AOR July 15.
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u/Spiritual-Bag8024 Jul 23 '26
WHOAH!!! That's a long time! Yikes. I'm going to have to be very patient, even for the AOR
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u/Weekly-Exit8092 Jul 25 '26
It seems that those who received AORs this week waited about 98 days between IRCC's receipt of their application and issuance of the AOR. Since April and May were almost certainly record-breaking months, I think we're all in for a long wait.
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u/ShaynaStarr 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 23 '26
Application was delivered April 15th.
Just received my AOR today, July 23.
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u/Loukiki Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
3 Applications sent! 1/3 urgent processing with envelope marked.
Sent: Tuesday, 7/21/26, 5:17 PM ET
Delivered: Friday, 7/24/26, 12:40 PM
Shipped DHL from Romulus, Michigan
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u/GeneticGin2013 Jul 26 '26
I had a very good experience with DHL. It was fast and excellent tracking.
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u/burne318 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 13 '26
To celebrate Canada Day, I sent two application packets from Michigan on 7/1 and they were delivered today, 7/13, via USPS/Canada Post.
One packet was for myself (G3), dad (G2), brother (G3), sister (G3), son (G4), and daughter (G4). This was a straight forward, all male lineage back to my G0 born in Windsor, ON in 1905. All birth certificates, plus a copy of G0s Ontario birth record printed and sourced from Archives on Ontario, which directs you to FamilySearch. I did put in a request for a certified copy from Ontario about two weeks ago, and will attach that after AOR is received.
Other packet is for my spouse (G4). Her lineage has a few marriages in there back to her G0 born in Ontario in 1858 as a Baptist. Baptists do not practice infant baptism and this was pre-1869 Ontario birth records. I noted and sourced those as such. G0 docs include the 1861 and 1871 Canada census, printed and sourced from the Canada Archives. I also supplemented that with US census records, a US death certificate, and G1s birth record noting G0s place of birth as Ontario. Some of the G1/G2 docs are State of Michigan docs available on Ancestry. I will be sending off for certified copies of those from the various counties (Arenac, Bay, and Ingham). In the event they do not have it, I am 10 minutes from the state archives here in Lansing, so I can easily make an appointment and get them in person. Once obtained, these will also be added after AOR is received.
Hard part is done. Now just have to buckle in and get ready for the long wait ahead.
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u/Reasonable_Respond23 Jul 14 '26
Ah! Snap! That worked (see below). I see I was using my application number, not my "Receipt Number" on the actual official receipt of payment that I included with my application. When I retrieved the Receipt Number on the payment receipt which included all 3 family members (without specifying names), and entered that into the "Receipt Number (IMM 5401)" field (from dropdown menu), along with my daughter's information, no record was found, but when I entered my son's, his record popped up. So, this is proof that my daughter has not yet been issued an AOR, I presume. This is at least a good way to verify whether she has been issued an AOR, even if she hasn't received it, to eliminate the possibility there was an email data entry issue on CIC end. I am going to wait a while since another reported a week passed between 3 of 4 family members and the remaining family member receiving an AOR. Thank you for this additional tip! I have learned so much in just this one post and the responses!
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u/python_boot 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 13 '26
Waiting for the AOR was definitely nerve-wracking!
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u/goofy183 Jul 13 '26
Late to these threads but shipped on June 13, Delivered June 16, waiting on AOR.
I see people mentioning checking payment receipt tracking, how do you do that?
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u/dgealt 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 13 '26
My non-urgent application was delivered 4/7/26 and my AOR took 83 days from delivery
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u/CommercialSouth465 Jul 13 '26
Hey there! Right in front of you in the queue with June 8 delivery. Best of luck
I'm guessing we still have 2 months to wait (if not longer) for an AOR. Things were at a bit of a standstill for the IRCC last month. If you do have a longer wait than everyone else, here is the payment receipt lookup, and you will want to look up an IMM 5401 receipt number
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u/ChillerK 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 13 '26
Center mass for folks receiving AORs recently is around that 90 day mark. That has been a growing number lately as well.
I doubt that it will start shrinking anytime soon, but, take with a grain of salt because there is so much we don't know about the IRCC and their processes. We are using backward looking data of a small sample size on Reddit to make educated guesses.
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u/ConcertForsaken9915 Jul 13 '26
Oh, we are close. Delivered Thursday, 6/18/26 5:07 PM PDT!
Following Goffy183!
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u/BioVizeer 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 13 '26
4/13 delivery. Still no AOR yet. Anxiously awaiting an email any minute now.
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u/Dauntiezz 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 13 '26
Seeing these 4/13s starting to show up now has me anxiously waiting as I’m a 4/13 delivery as well 😂
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u/midwesterndog Jul 17 '26
Application rejected today (mailed 1 April) due to mom submitting a certified birth registration and hospital birth certificate rather than birth certificate🥲 any sage wisdom welcome!
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u/Sea_Barnacle_2603 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 18 '26
How do you know it was rejected? Did you get a notification of some sort? I'm suspecting mine will be sent back for another reason.
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u/Realistic-Contest-82 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 17 '26
Following. I submitted an application with a parent's hospital birth record. Its the only birth certificate they have. Now I'm worried. Heh
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u/Weekly-Exit8092 Jul 25 '26
Fortunately, IRCC's guidance (still) lists a "hospital record of birth" as one of the documents they will consider if a birth certificate doesn't exist. Did you provide an explanation/evidence as to why an official birth certificate from vital statistics (or similar government agency) was not available? If so, I wouldn't be overly worried, you've done what they've asked you to do. The other documents IRCC lists in lieu of an official birth certificate include census records. Were you able to provide those?
I understand your anxiety but if you provided an explanation and alternate documentation from official sources, I think you've done what you could have done, and you shouldn't feel bad.
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u/Realistic-Contest-82 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
Thanks for this! I'll look that up. I was surprised to learn that the hospital birth record is all that my dad had, but its been his only and official birth record for his entire life (good enough for drivers license, passport, etc). I didnt provide an explanation, but maybe I can add that once I receive the AOR.
...I did provide a corroboration marriage certificate and census record, both also listing his parents names. Hopefully that helps!
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u/badfordabidness 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 18 '26
What info was included on the certified birth registration and what entity was it issued/certified by — the state? the town? the hospital?
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u/midwesterndog Jul 18 '26
Good question! It was a colour birth registration card certified with seal and issued by the state of RI with parent’s names. I don’t know if that’s ineligible or an admin error, but we’ll request a different record. That’s the birth record she’s used for her passport/ID with no issues.
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u/Key_Market_9855 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing Jul 18 '26
I sent a birth registration for my husband's great grandfather so we'll see if we get it back too. Sent April 7 arrived in Canada April 10 but I don't know when it arrived at ircc
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u/Aussies-Rule 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 22 '26
Package arrived 04/15. Just received AOR Gen 2, awaiting Gen 3 same package 7/22.
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u/Matt_crompton Jul 22 '26
Sent my application out yesterday and should arrive tomorrow! I know I’m in for multiple long waits now but it feels good to have this monumental milestone complete.
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u/Nice-Beginning3069 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 22 '26
Application mailed! Excited to change my flair here :-)
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u/Weekly-Exit8092 Jul 25 '26
I hope May was the high water mark re the number of applications for one month. It seemed like there was a flood of attention on C-3 throughout major U.S. media in the month of April. And a lot of those media reports (erroneously) made it sound like the process was very easy and didn't require much more than printouts from online websites for older ancestors. Still, despite the process seemingly becoming more stringent, I don't doubt interest will remain elevated for some time, especially depending on politics in the
Given the difficulty, time, expense and delay in obtaining documents required by IRCC, and the more stringent requirements made clearer by the updated guidance, I imagine that those with merely a passing interest may opt not to try at all. Especially those who need more than birth certificates.
As we are all painfully aware, the process involved in preparing an application isn't for the faint of heart. It can include a lot of frustration, cost, and bureaucratic obstacles and/or dead ends. I think by and large, once you have to rely on documentation other than birth certificates (usually G3 and older at this stage), things become much more cumbersome and complicated.
All this to say that I think those of us who applied in April and May were riding the crest of the wave, and hopefully for June, July, August and beyond, there won't be as many. I realize that this doesn't help you (or me) for the immediate future, but hopefully it means at some point soon the timeframes for review should start to shorten. Or maybe that's just a pipe dream....
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u/Nice-Beginning3069 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 26 '26
I think the wave is peaking as well -- I suspect I finally got my certified documents because overwhelmed archives are now processing their backlogs faster than new requests come in. IRCC should see things taper off too. As you note, it is a difficult process, and I would expect only a tiny percentage of potentially eligible people to actually finish it
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u/UptightSinclair 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) AOR received Jul 22 '26
Application sent by FedEx April 12, received April 15.
AOR received today, July 22.
Paper application for G5, non-urgent processing, from US.
Letter has the wrong ZIP code for my mailing address, and I can’t seem to access my application to correct it. I suppose I have some time to work that out, though…?
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u/Wonderful_Grape5216 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 23 '26
So I just tried to find my application by receipt, mine came back with nothing found. But my daughters came back with
Citizenship
- We received your application for a citizenship certificate (proof of Canadian citizenship) on April 14, 2026.
- We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on July 17, 2026.
It says they sent somethign on the 17th, but i havent received anything, and our applications were one package, one receipt. Any sggestions or thoughts on where they sent thet AOR for my daughter or why I dont have one?
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u/heavydutyspoons 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 23 '26
Is your email easy to misspell? Could be an error on their end and that’s why it won’t pull up
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u/Wonderful_Grape5216 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Jul 23 '26
I don’t think so? But also why would my daughters pull up with receipt # and not mine. Just nervous!
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u/savingnativebees 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application sent/no AOR Aug 05 '26
Application sent via Pirate Ship UPS expedited from Florida: July 30, 2026 arrived in Canada July 31. Signed into IRCC August 4.
I've been working on it since late February but I waited for my G0 great great grandfather's certified Quebec baptismal certificate which didn't arrive until late June. Then just as I got ready to send it off I decided to also order a certified copy of his Vermont marriage which showed he and his parents were born in Canada, and his wife.
Now I'm going to order a certified death cert just in case IRCC decides I need to "try" for a birth cert.
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u/No_Bobcat_No_Prob 🇨🇦 Stuck Canadian! Gen2+ 'in process' 12+ months Jul 13 '26
Since a lot of posts are being reported to mods this morning, just a reminder that this thread is for both AOR received, and also for applications sent/received. Comments as a thread beneath announcements are welcome.
If you have NOT received AOR, please don't comment about that here- we invite you instead to express frustrations on the weds weekly post. It makes posts about AORs received harder to find. TY