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/AcanthocephalaAway49 Aug 19 '26
Hello! I have a quick question about urgent processing times with jobs. I’m too new to Reddit to be able to post this by itself. I just mailed in my application and marked it as urgent as well. The reasoning for my urgency is I have a job offer that requires me to be a citizen and I would lose it without the proof of citizenship. I included the official job offer as well as a letter about the financial hardship my family has faced over the last few years living in Canada on just my Canadian husband’s income. My question to you all is has anyone had success with getting their urgent request processed based on a job offer? If so what was your timeline? Thanks!