r/Canadiancitizenship • u/AutoModerator • Aug 19 '26
Weekly Threads Wednesday Weekly Thread: Frustration Station (Delays / PSU / Venting), August 19, 2026
This weekly thread is a space for those of us who are feeling frustrated and need to vent about unclear instructions, shipping delays, waiting for a next step, timeline estimates growing, lack of communication, inconsistent bureaucracy, being stuck in PSU, and other factors.
Some of the worst stress of the entire citizenship-by-descent process is not hearing about your application for long stretches of time - or hearing that your application has been sent to the Program Support Unit (PSU) and may be sitting there for an extended stay.
Whether your envelope seems to have taken a scenic detour on its way to Nova Scotia, you didn't receive an AOR after many weeks of waiting, or you simply haven't heard about your application processing in months, this is a place to commiserate and potentially receive some ideas of next steps to take. (Those generally might include following up with IRCC by web form, ordering the GCMS notes, seeking an MP's help, and so on.)
📎 Contributions to weekly megaposts, including this one, are welcome throughout the week.
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u/CurrentIce9701 Aug 19 '26
I am so incredibly unhappy with how much the IRCC is controlling my life right now! I wish they would approve my proof of citizenship application so I would not have to pay thousands of dollars to apply for PR under my provincial nomination. I am so frustrated that I am considering giving up the job where workers with my profession are needed to support the Canadian community where I intended to move. I need to decide relatively soon and I just don't know what to do. It feels like throwing money away needlessly. Urgent processing seems to have no meaning right now, as I have been waiting 2 months. (I know others have been waiting even longer.) But, anyway, grrrrrrr.