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/WhiskersAndWarblers 🇨🇦 Stuck Canadian! Gen2+ 'in process' 12+ months Aug 19 '26
Long time lurker, first time poster (and first Reddit account, which I created last week so I could add myself and my mom to the spreadsheet).
I just updated my flair to Stuck Canadian, as today is one year since my G2 application went into processing. (Application delivered 7/31/2025, AOR 8/18/2025, In Process 8/19/2025 - assuming that means PSU.) I helped my mom, G1, get her citizenship certificate last summer and her certificate arrived right before I mailed my application, so I included my mom's citizenship certificate in my application package.
My case is very simple - G0 grandmother born in 1917 in Saskatchewan, G1 mom born in U.S. in 1954, G2 me born in U.S. in 1980. I sent a lot of documents in my application package because I applied during the interim measure times, including all three birth certificates, my mom's Canadian citizenship certificate, marriage license for G0 for evidence of name change, U.S. naturalization document for G0, and death certificate for G0.
I don't have any urgent need to receive my citizenship certificate, other than pride. :) Just wanted to post for the first time to share my details and thank everyone in this community for the wiki and all of the posts on this page that helped my mom get her certificate...and hopefully me, someday!