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Hey Everyone, I called up DIBP today to ask if a ceremony date has been allocated to me and they informed me that a tentative date of 7th June has been allocated, however my council (North Sydney) does not have a ceremony on that date so I asked about the same. They told me that special ceremonies are being scheduled all across Sydney to clear the back log and the letters would be sent out in the next month. Seems like the waiting game is going to be over soon!! Btw, I was approved in March. Cheers! Sent from my iPhone using PomsinOz
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Great to see you as well, same timelines!! I suppose your questions are already answered above by shriniwas. In my case we created 2 applications - me and my wife (through our seperate IMMI Accounts) and added the kids to my application. During the application process it gives you an option to link both the applications together and asks your preference to have the Citizenship ceremony together, if you choose so, council will ensure that both applicants even though on seperate applications are called together for the oath ceremony. Do note that linking applications together does not guarantee same date and time for the test Appointment, it's usually the same but can be different as well. In my case , my wife has a test appointment of March 17, whereas I have a test appointment of April 28 !! Best of luck, cheers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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I'm booked at the Sydney office as well for April 28th, have been calling everyday for the past 2 weeks to check for any cancellations, no luck!! They do politely tell me that I can continue to check! One of the agents once told me that they had cancellation for the day I called on but they are not allowed to give those spots. Key is to continue calling everyday I believe, unless you are in Melbourne, where you can reschedule online at https://appointments.border.gov.au/login Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Sydney! I called them and confirmed, the tool only works for Melbourne at the moment!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Hi Shriniwas I tried out this link but it doesn't allow me to proceed using my client id and last name. May I check which office did you choose for the test, probably they allow it only for limited locations as it's in beta currently? Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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That is correct, you can also call them and ask if your application is allocated or not (they will usually tell you if the email automated reply states that allocations are happening for the month when you lodged yours'
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Great news guys, just received the grant notification!! Thanks to all for the support
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My understanding is within 7 days after allocation the app will be looked at by a CO and if everything is fine they are able to finalise it the same day when the CO looks at it, or they will call if they need further documents.
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Just spoke to IMMI and they told me that my app is scheduled to be looked at today, hoping for the best!!
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Congrats mate!! You seem to be from my era ;-)!! Hopefully mine is on the way, cheers
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You don't need to upload photos for online applications.
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Hi Pome You are right, applications are allocated to a team now and depending on the workload of the team any CO from the team will pick it up and assess it. The application remains with the same team but if they ask for more documents or something, every time a different CO may pick it up for assessment. Typically once been allocated to a team, a CO will look at your application within 7 days of being allocated. If they need more documents, they will call you, if they want some other checks they will initiate those or best case scenario will finalise your application. If you submitted everything upfront you should hear from them soon ) Cheers
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Seems this can refer to anything then, as my nomination was approved in March, and the visa application was just waiting for my new born baby to be added. The baby was added on July 2 to the application and one of the COs told me when I called that day that the application will now be processed in a week at the most, but when I called them last Friday to get a status update, the admin team told me that the application is waiting for some internal checks now - researched online and it seems these checks can take anywhere between a few days to a few months depending on what they are checking!! Waiting waiting and waiting, sigh!!
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Does anyone know what does "Internal Checks" mean?? - don't even know if this is a generic term or specific term used by IMMI, it seems this is what my application is waiting for now!!
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Great Congrats!! Do you know where was it processed?