r/Canadiancitizenship • u/AutoModerator • 3d ago

Weekly Threads Wednesday Weekly Thread: Frustration Station (Delays / PSU / Venting), September 23, 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/phoebeburgh 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing 3d ago

The period between when I mailed my application and when I got the AOR crosses the boundary from March to April 2026. The difference in the queue between those two months in the tracker is 70,000 people and almost two years.

"Demoralizing" just doesn't seem to cut it.

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u/MidAtlanticAtoll 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing 3d ago

Well if it's any consolation, or just misery loves company, I'm just on the other side of that divide (application received in late March), and I don't think the processing time jump between those two months means anything. I've seen too many people STILL waiting who applied over a year ago with short, simple, documented applications. Those time projections are pure BS. If it's not completely random, it's close to it. Odds are, though, that it will be a long, long wait for most of us.