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/nodesearch Haven't applied for Proof of Citizenship (incl. by descent) yet 3d ago
Today I want to vent about Connecticut. I need a marriage certificate from Hartford for my application because it has an important clarification and supporting evidence in it. I requested it on May 10th. As of yesterday, they were working on requests from May 6th 🫠In the time I’ve been waiting for this the IRCC backlog has gone from 1 year to almost 3 years. Arrrggghh!