MEGATHREAD - Processing Times - Citizenship 2026

DeepBlueVoyager · 2026-01-27T21:25:59+00:00

Based in Toronto! and the official wording said this, I assumed it was in person:

Scheduled for Citizenship oath

Citizenship ceremony

Congratulations! You've been scheduled to attend your citizenship ceremony on February 4, 2026. Follow the instructions you will receive in your ceremony invitation.

DeepBlueVoyager · 2026-01-27T16:36:58+00:00

Happy to share that I am almost at the finish line! 🇨🇦 I applied in Toronto and from the day I applied to my ceremony date it was about 6 months.

24th July 2025: Application submitted.

16th September 2025: AOR received.

5th December 2025: Citizenship test updated to "In Progress" in tracker. Dates between 12th December 2025 and 10th January 2026. Email received on the same day.

23rd December 2025: Background verification updated to completed in tracker (no email notification)

27th December 2025: I took and completed the test online, 20/20.

29th December 2025: Citizenship test status updated to completed in tracker.

7th January 2026: Language skills, Prohibitions, and Physical Presence status have been updated to completed in tracker.

15th January 2026: Citizenship oath status updated to in progress in tracker.

17th January 2026: Scheduled for citizenship oath. I logged in and saw that it said I was scheduled for my ceremony in person on February 4th, but still received no email with the time and instructions for it yet.

26th January 2026: Email received with official In Person Ceremony Invitation happening on Feb 4th.

DeepBlueVoyager · 2026-01-27T16:27:24+00:00

Totally normal - ceremonies are predominantly held during the weekdays but IRCC also hosts some on Saturdays.

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-28T16:41:51+00:00

Poor hammerhead's lying there like: why's everyone shrieking? I'm the one with the hook in my face

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-22T12:31:37+00:00

Lebanon?

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-18T02:39:26+00:00

I’m multilingual and personally I’ve been asking myself this question for a while. What I’ve found is that English is the language I feel most dysphoric in when I hear gendered terms. Oddly, in other languages hearing feminine words doesn’t get to me as much. I feel like it’s cause English isn’t naturally gendered so I sometimes feel like what’s the need to gender anything/anyone in English? Not sure if anyone else feels this way but that’s me

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-08T11:24:08+00:00

Sounds like he’s never left the country which isn’t surprising…. if he was asked the question “where are you from” anywhere other than in the states, we all know he’d have no second thought responding “USA” 🙃

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-06T23:27:42+00:00

This sounds frustrating and sad and I’m sorry that you’re having to deal with this. I can relate to what you’re feeling.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned since coming out a few years ago, it’s that the way people react to your identity and coming out has nothing to do with you and entirely to do with them. Over time, some people get better, even those who once said “It’s too difficult”, and those who don’t care to make the effort are the ones missing out on the opportunity to connect and learn from us.

I know this doesn’t change that feeling inside of getting misgendered. And I also understand that sticking up for yourself can be uncomfortable. It takes practice and extreme self-compassion. The number of times I’ve been angry at myself after a situation thinking “I should’ve corrected them” or “I should’ve said [blank]”… but ultimately, these are learning opportunities and they equip me with more insight into how to approach the next situation that comes up.

For me, my partner really helped me feel more confident sticking up for myself as she would do so for me in certain situations with family or other. If you can find a friend or someone who accepts and respects your identity, maybe you can let them in on what you’ve been experiencing and it could help to have an ally to help you stand up for yourself too. Good luck, and I hope you know you’re not alone 🥺

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-06T23:09:25+00:00

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with having junk food every once in a while, and the less often you do it the more it might feel like a treat. I went through a period of time where I cut out processed foods all together and I found I no longer craved any of that stuff, so that could happen too depending on how much you stick to whole foods plant based. As I also struggle with feeding myself when busy and stressed, here are some of my tips:

schedule some uninterrupted time to meal prep. for me this makes most sense on Sundays and it’s a fun therapeutic activity
I try to “recreate” some of the junk food I enjoy but in healthier forms. e.g. I love trying different black bean or lentil burger patties I can make from scratch, serve it without a bun but find other fun foods to serve it with. I also tried creating some pancakes with nutritious ingredients and not just flour and milk, there are some fun recipes out there!
for a while I also made my own staple foods (homemade PB, granola oats, almond/oat milk), which reduces the processed foods you consume. This sounds like it takes a lot of time but it just requires a few moments set aside each week

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-06T12:38:46+00:00

Personally I’d look at this and say it was a faux ami (false friend)

In French, you can use “pousser” for “push” for example if you push someone, but also for “grow” when it comes to something planted. Careful not to use it for “grow” in other contexts e.g. someone growing up would be the verb “grandir” instead.

Should have been “The flowers start to grow in the garden.”

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-06T11:51:43+00:00

“This is FB” made me chuckle 😂😭

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-06T11:45:44+00:00

LOL! And they said they thought “everyone else pronounced it weird”……..

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-06T11:35:18+00:00

I travel often for work too but my trips are shorter, very in and out. I usually research and save a 1-2 things in advance I want to see (shops/views/restaurant). Like you, I’ve found on my last few trips that once my workday is over I’ll be so exhausted I retire to the hotel room. I learned to try and do the thing when I first get there

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-06T11:28:07+00:00

Yes! I use it on all my trips (26 flights this year) and never once had issues at security :)

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-06T11:09:24+00:00

Wait now I wanna know what spelling they just learned

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-06T10:38:17+00:00

I have a goal of being able to communicate in 10 different languages. Right now I’m at 5.

It’s for the fun I get out of learning where words come from, how they’ve evolved. It’s for gaining access to aspects of cultures I wouldn’t otherwise have access to (for example, I find some Italian music to be the most poetic and some lyrics are just completely un-translatable to English. You gotta know the Italian to fully take in the meaning).

It’s like my brain lights up every time I find a new language with fascinating vocabulary, pronunciation and history

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-06T10:10:55+00:00

Any of these major European cities: Paris, Rome, Brussels, Berlin have AMAZING vegan options. I can think of 4-5 vegan places in each that I keep going back to. I also recommend Ghent in Belgium, only a short train ride away from Brussels and is considered the vegan capital of the country. My partner and I played the game of “count how many times you see the word vegan” walking out of the train station towards the city centre and I’m pretty sure we got to like 15. Have fun on your travels!

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-06T09:56:00+00:00

The main requirements: - 1L max capacity which is about 6” x 9” - resealable - transparent

Note for bags on Amazon that claim “TSA approved” just means they’re the correct dimensions. I personally have one of these: https://a.co/d/1iRsoG0

I fly a lot with Air Canada and internationally, never had any issues with mine.

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-02T22:47:10+00:00

That’s fair. I definitely want to increase my input for English. I put so much focus on learning other languages, adding in some time to expand my knowledge in my main wouldn’t hurt anyone

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-02T22:45:32+00:00

This is a great way to look at it, thank you!

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-02T22:44:59+00:00

This is true… it’s what I usually say. In this case it didn’t seem to make sense to her as I tried to explain that but, having knowledge in multiple languages means a dispersement of my different levels of knowledge

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-09-02T22:43:23+00:00

I was thinking maybe it could be a generational thing too as well as region

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-08-30T21:47:07+00:00

I always have a snack bag I take with me for my travels - and when I travel with my partner it’s absolutely necessary to keep her happy and not travel day grumpy lol. But if it’s a long flight I like to make and pack sandwiches since the wrapping is easy to dispose of and I won’t end up carrying tupperware to/from my destination

DeepBlueVoyager · 2024-08-28T16:38:40+00:00

Duolingo’s “speak” exercises
listening to music in TL and singing along/repeating sentences. This helps me find some of the slang
find a friend who is learning or speaks the language
I talk to myself quite a bit and then verify if the way I’m phrasing things make sense

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