Baby Pom Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Quick update - Just had my citizenship ceremony today (23/10/20). Ceremony was done at local council offices with about 23 applicants. We were split into groups of 3 or 4 and then each group made the pledge, before being presented with a certificate and a bag of goodies. Next step - Apply for Australian passport!! Citizenship Application: 12/1/2020 Received Invitation for Test: 20/7/2020 Test Date: 5/8/2020 (Passed) Received Ceremony Invitation: 1/10/2020 Ceremony: Done on 23/10/2020 City: Perth 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coquette Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 22 minutes ago, Baby Pom said: Quick update - Just had my citizenship ceremony today (23/10/20). Ceremony was done at local council offices with about 23 applicants. We were split into groups of 3 or 4 and then each group made the pledge, before being presented with a certificate and a bag of goodies. Next step - Apply for Australian passport!! Citizenship Application: 12/1/2020 Received Invitation for Test: 20/7/2020 Test Date: 5/8/2020 (Passed) Received Ceremony Invitation: 1/10/2020 Ceremony: Done on 23/10/2020 City: Perth Oh congratulations! Pretty quick ☺ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzuk Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Hi all I applied for citizenship from Melbourne on June 15th. Based on everyone’s experiences/knowledge, does anyone have any indication or guess as to when my application might get looked at? Currently sitting on ‘Received’ and not sure of current timelines Any advice or insights would be awesome Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tt2 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Baby Pom said: Quick update - Just had my citizenship ceremony today (23/10/20). Ceremony was done at local council offices with about 23 applicants. We were split into groups of 3 or 4 and then each group made the pledge, before being presented with a certificate and a bag of goodies. Next step - Apply for Australian passport!! Citizenship Application: 12/1/2020 Received Invitation for Test: 20/7/2020 Test Date: 5/8/2020 (Passed) Received Ceremony Invitation: 1/10/2020 Ceremony: Done on 23/10/2020 City: Perth Congratulations @Baby Pom if you dont mind sharing, who is your council in Perth? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danido Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 update my case : applied citizenship 9/6/2020 invitation for test and interview : 14/9/2020 approval letter received: 14/9/2020 (after passed the test 15 mins) citizenship ceremony : 22/11/2020 state: Adelaide Good luck everyone, best wishes in the future guys 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Pom Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 13 hours ago, tt2 said: Congratulations @Baby Pom if you dont mind sharing, who is your council in Perth? Thanks City of Belmont - Ceremony was done in the new building that opened earlier this month. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramot Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 15 hours ago, Baby Pom said: Quick update - Just had my citizenship ceremony today (23/10/20). Ceremony was done at local council offices with about 23 applicants. We were split into groups of 3 or 4 and then each group made the pledge, before being presented with a certificate and a bag of goodies. Next step - Apply for Australian passport!! Citizenship Application: 12/1/2020 Received Invitation for Test: 20/7/2020 Test Date: 5/8/2020 (Passed) Received Ceremony Invitation: 1/10/2020 Ceremony: Done on 23/10/2020 City: Perth Congratulations. We have ours in 2 weeks on the Sunshine Coast. We were chatting to a friend who had hers 2 weeks ago and she felt very disappointed with it, as she has given up her previous nationality. There were 300 that day and were split into three groups of 100 x three ceremonies. Speeches by 3 people, plus indigenous welcome. the mayor’s was very political! Out of order, but an election soon!!! Pledge split into 2 groups as normal, Australian anthem sung and that was it. Had to go outside to individual booths to be given your certificate, certainly nothing given to you, not even a tree!!! I appreciate the ceremony is impacted by covid, but a damp squid in comparison to both our children’s ceremonies, which made them feel that the important step they had taken was acknowledged. . We’ve decided to go by ourselves as our children would have to take the full day off work and travel here. Have a get together at the weekend instead. Tempted to ring our MP to say something before our ceremony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elderberry Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, pzuk said: Hi all I applied for citizenship from Melbourne on June 15th. Based on everyone’s experiences/knowledge, does anyone have any indication or guess as to when my application might get looked at? Currently sitting on ‘Received’ and not sure of current timelines Any advice or insights would be awesome Thanks! We are in a long queue pzuk. I applied end of May and no update yet. Also in Melbourne - don't think there are any test centres open yet due to our covid record Edited October 24, 2020 by elderberry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK_69 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 On 24/10/2020 at 01:30, danido said: update my case : applied citizenship 9/6/2020 invitation for test and interview : 14/9/2020 approval letter received: 14/9/2020 (after passed the test 15 mins) citizenship ceremony : 22/11/2020 state: Adelaide Good luck everyone, best wishes in the future guys That's super fast compared to most of the cases we hear from this forum. Congrats!!! VIC will take years lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feroz khan Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Hu Guys, Applied on 7/6/2020 Test invitation on 7/10/2020 Test date: 23/10/2020 (passed 100% in 3min) Application approved : 26/10/2020 ( today) Ceremony Invitation: TBA Ceremony date: TBA Council: prospect, Adelaide Good luck to everyone whoever waiting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feroz khan Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 On 24/10/2020 at 01:00, danido said: update my case : applied citizenship 9/6/2020 invitation for test and interview : 14/9/2020 approval letter received: 14/9/2020 (after passed the test 15 mins) citizenship ceremony : 22/11/2020 state: Adelaide Good luck everyone, best wishes in the future guys Hi Danido Congrats. Me too from Adelaide . Is your ceremony on prospect council?? what will happen after you got your application approved. I just got approved today. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesh Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Hi, How long does it take to send invitation letter for the ceremony after approving application? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony.Kay Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 I suddenly received an email from IMMI on 22 Oct. I was told more documents required. I applied on 31 March 2020. Does this mean the test is coming soon?? maybe i could finish the test this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tt2 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 21 minutes ago, Tony.Kay said: I suddenly received an email from IMMI on 22 Oct. I was told more documents required. I applied on 31 March 2020. Does this mean the test is coming soon?? maybe i could finish the test this year? @Tony.Kay we were asked for more documents and 10 days later we received our invitations for test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony.Kay Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, tt2 said: @Tony.Kay we were asked for more documents and 10 days later we received our invitations for test. Not too long to wait. good to know. thank you for your reply. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezza81 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Received my invite today, 9 weeks after I applied, rescheduled to earliest available date. Husband still waiting but his application was submitted a few days later. My app includes both of our kids. Citizenship App: 25 August 2020 Test Invitation: 27 October 20 Test Date: Original 9 December rescheduled 3 December Approval: Ceremony: Council: Rockingham, WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezza81 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Turns out my husband has his invite too. Citizenship App: 30 August 2020 Test Invitation: 27 October Test Date: 10 December Approval: Ceremony: Council: Rockingham, WA 23 minutes ago, Chezza81 said: Received my invite today, 9 weeks after I applied, rescheduled to earliest available date. Husband still waiting but his application was submitted a few days later. My app includes both of our kids. Citizenship App: 25 August 2020 Test Invitation: 27 October 20 Test Date: Original 9 December rescheduled 3 December Approval: Ceremony: Council: Rockingham, WA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tt2 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 30 minutes ago, Chezza81 said: Turns out my husband has his invite too. Citizenship App: 30 August 2020 Test Invitation: 27 October Test Date: 10 December Approval: Ceremony: Council: Rockingham, WA @Chezza81Keep checking every few hours you might even get a date in October or November. All the best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coquette Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 5 hours ago, tt2 said: @Chezza81Keep checking every few hours you might even get a date in October or November. All the best. Can i ask how you usually receive the invitation to the ceremony? Is it via email, immi account or post? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris9 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 6 hours ago, coquette said: Can i ask how you usually receive the invitation to the ceremony? Is it via email, immi account or post? Its mostly through the post but in some cases, by email as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coquette Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Thanks Kris9.. am gonna camp beside the mailbox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tt2 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 36 minutes ago, Kris9 said: Its mostly through the post but in some cases, by email as well. @Kris9 is that for the ceremony? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUS Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Hi guys, my wife and I passed the test on Monday 26/10 but just checked immi account and it is still showing: "Further Assessment" Does anyone know how long it usually takes to approve it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris9 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, tt2 said: @Kris9 is that for the ceremony? Thanks Yeap, for the Ceremony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipu Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Hi any idea about ACT applicants, which month is going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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