Family name finally corrected in status check - related to updating files?

My CIT 0010 application was received on June 5, 2026, and processing started on June 12, 2026. As others have pointed out here, my status check (https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/authenticate.do) required using my family name at birth.

On August 11, I uploaded 23 documents using the web form to provide documents directly from the original institution or provide missing docs (like proof of no birth record found. Today, I noted that when I looked up my status, I could only do so under my correct adoptive family name. Do you all think this has to do with my document upload? Or just a function of normal processing?

Claim:
My adoptive father was a G3, solid birth records on everyone except his two G0 great-grandparents from NB and NS (the mother of the NS G0 had a civil birth record in a Township book held by the Nova Scotia Archives). When I originally filed, I used several documents from FamilySearch and didn’t include proofs of no birth records found for the two G0s (in one case, I rely on two Canadian censuses and in the other I rely on her mother’s civil birth record). I also relied on US records to some extent to show Canadian birth, and now only use them to show parentage and indicative supportive evidence of Canadian birth. I fall under the two generations born outside Canada pre-1947 category (G0 born 1850 in Canada and left after 1867, G1 born 1881 in the US, G2 born 1922 in the US, G3 born 1953 in the US - all were dead by 2003). I have Canadian documents showing the G0 with the census records present in Canada at least through October 31, 1867. The other G0 (whose mother had a civil birth record) left for the US with the whole family in 1849.

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u/Zueri8048 — 3 days ago

Question about uploading supplemental docs

Hi everyone,

I uploaded some supplemental documents using the IRCC web form. These were not requested by IRCC but are updates to replace FamilySearch-sourced documents or to add required items not previously included (proof of search for birth records). I was able to upload a few documents last night, but so far have only received a confirmation one of these was received and added to my file.

Does anyone here have experience with this question? I have a total of 23 documents to upload, and would like to make sure I’m doing things properly and don’t either waste my time, while at the same time ensuring I can get all the docs added to my file. Each upload also takes several minutes to do since I have to retype information each time, etc.

Thanks for your feedback! Greetings from Zürich.

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u/Zueri8048 — 9 days ago

Part 1 sent - AOR received - question on citizenship by descent + adoption combination

Hi Redditors,

I sent my CIT 0010 application package from Germany and it was received in the New Waterford NS digitization centre on 6 June. Today (12 June) I received the AOR but I’m unable to create an account to track my application (I assume the system has yet to be updated).

My claim runs through my adoptive father (G3, now deceased) and I have a pre-1947 2nd generation (born in 1922), so I’m hoping it will go smoothly. Let’s see. Does anyone here have a successful claim with such a fact pattern?

I have a couple of questions to the group, and would be happy to hear feedback/opinions.

  1. the copy I received of the birth certificate of my adoptive grandmother (G2) was quite faint and I requested another copy. Should I proactively upload a better version upon receipt, or is it better to just leave it alone unless requested?

  2. does anyone with a citizenship by descent + adoption claim have any evidence of whether these cases are being processed by the same teams doing the CIT 0001 citizenship by decent claims? Or are the applications being processed by two separate teams irrespective of the basis for the CIT 0010 claim?

Many thanks, Redditors!
Best regards and good luck to everyone

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u/Zueri8048 — 2 months ago