Checking an application status

• How can I check the status of my application?
• When can I check my application status?
• What does my status mean in the application status tracker?
• Why can’t I create an account in the application status tracker?
• How can I update or ask about an IRCC application in progress?
• Why is my application considered complex or non-routine and what does that mean for me?
• Why can’t I see my application status in the Client Application Status (CAS) tool?
• What types of applications can I follow through Client Application Status (CAS)?
• What does the progress bar in my application status mean?
• Why did the processing time and estimated date change on my progress bar?
• Why isn’t there a progress bar for my application?
• Why is there a difference between my progress bar and my application progress?
• I sent my application a while ago, but there is no record of my application online. Why?
• Can I see my application status on CAS if I have appealed a decision on my sponsorship application?
• My family and I applied for permanent residence. Why can’t I see the application status?
• I am sponsoring a member of my family and cannot see the status of my application. Why?
• Why can I no longer use CAS to see the status of my application to sponsor a family member?
• I paid for a family member’s citizenship application even though I was not applying. I got a letter, so can I use CAS?
• What do I enter in CAS if I have more than one surname or family name?
• I have changed my surname or family name recently. What name should I use to access CAS?
• If the name of my place of birth has changed, what place of birth should I enter in CAS?
• What does the CAS case status in process mean?
• Why has the status of my immigration application on CAS not changed, even though I sent it a long time ago?
• How often is the information on the Client Application Status (CAS) service updated?
• What if I do not want my immigration application status information to be available in CAS?
• I have removed my application status from CAS by mistake. How can I put it back on?
• If I applied to immigrate to Quebec, can I see my application status on CAS?
• Is the information on CAS my official confirmation from Citizenship and Immigration Canada?
• I have followed all these instructions and I still can’t see my immigration application status in CAS. What can I do?
• What does it mean when my CAS session times out?
• Which browsers can I use with the Client Application Status (CAS) tool?
• Why do I need to clear my browser cache?
• How do I upgrade my browser?
• What does encryption mean and is it safe to use Client Application Status (CAS)?
• What is Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)?
• How do I log out of Client Application Status (CAS)?
• What are processing times?
• I’m a Canadian citizen living outside Canada. I mailed an application to the Sydney, Nova Scotia office. Who can I contact if I have a question?
• Why are there differences between the status I see in the Check application status tool (CAS) and in my account?
• The application / profile details in my online account have changed. Why are the details different?