Ronansmyth

Hi, Congrats! Can I ask when was your application approved? I am also in the Shire, but have no sign of ceremony as yet.

Hi, I recently had my interview in NSW. The interview was pretty short. It seemed the main point of the interview is to check some of the paperwork that you included in your application. They asked to look at my drivers license, passport and took a copy of the police check I had to get (because I had spent time outside Australia). Honestly, I would describe the test as an English test. I suspect people's understanding of English is a large part of what is actually being tested. The questions are fairly straight forward, and if you have read 'Our Common Bond', everything is in there. Your husband can do practice tests online, but I found that the questions they asked were not necessarily linked to the 'Our Common Bond' booklet. ALL of the questions in the actual test were. These were the sites I used to practice: 1. easydrivingtest.com.au 2. citizenshiptestaustralia.com.au 3. theaustraliantest.com 4. assiecitizenshiptest.com 5. free-australian-citizenship-test.musitrature.com 6. aussian.com On the upside, he will likely have a couple of months to prepare.

In my test I was asked for the title of the Anthem. No practice test I tried anywhere had questions on the lyrics. I am also dreadful at memorising them so I didn't try. Like other posters have said, know the values section, memorise the dates of federation etc. You should be set. Good luck!

Hi All, Update to my timeline: Date of Application - 26 August 2020 Test invite received - 13 March 2021 Test date - 7 April 2021 Approved - 7 April 2021 (about 90 minutes after the appointment) Location - Sydney

Hi All, Update to my timeline: Date of Application - 26 August 2020 Test invite received - 13 March 2021 Test date - 7 April 2021 Location - Sydney

Congratulations. Can I ask when you received the invitation to the test?

Can I ask a (probably silly) question: Do you get an email to invite you to a test or do you have to constantly check your immi account?

Doesn't seem like 5 years ago when i applied for a partner visa, but citizenship application submitted online on 23rd Aug 2020. Looks like i will have quite the wait. Sydney for me.

Hi All, I was hoping for a bit of advice. My wife and I will be heading to Australia in January and are looking to rent out our London flat. We have linked in with a letting agent and have found tennants, but are at a bit of a loss in regards to the tax implications. We have been advised to get an accountant, but we have also been adviserd to not get an accountant. We have been advised to send a P85 form to HMRC, but (can you guess where this is going) we have been advised froma different source not to bother. Had anyone been through this process and have any advice on the best course of action? Thanks Ronan

The coastal walk from Bondi to Coogee is a must do I think. The views are stunning!

Hi All, Random query - I have a 100 visa (which I validated with a trip earlier this month) and my Mrs and I will be moving over in April '16. My passport to which the visa is linked is a chip one, but the chip doesn't work (meaning I can't get through the quick gates at bloomin Heathrow). It also comes up every time I clear passport control in the UK as they can't get the passport to scan. I will contact immi.gov.au and my passport office to sort it, but I was oondering of anyone knew whether there would be as issue with me replacing my passport with a new one. I am worried that my visa is linked to my current PP and that replacing it would result in a different PP number and issues with the visa. Like I say, I will contact the office query lines, I was just wondering if anyone had any knowledge of this sort of thing. Cheers Ronan

Thanks for the advice all.

Hi All, My wife and I are just planning for our move at the end of the year and have been gathering shipping quotes. We went for three quotes, one from each of: John Mason Bournes Doree Bonner The quotes have come in practically identical in regards to cost. We are moving from London to Sydney, and at the moment we think that Doree Bonner came across best when we met them, but John Mason is London based (we need to get the house packed, but deliver a suitcase of winter clothes 2 weeks later) and they gave lots of advice about getting our things ready. At the moment we are favouring John Mason, but were interested if anyone has feedback on the three (specifically of there is any reason to avoid any of them). Thanks Ronan

We have booked our flights. We have the 100 Partner Visa and I validated it on a trip in January. We've now booked our one-way flights tpo Bangkok (to spend 4 months travelling through there while our possessions are shipped). On a related note, these flights will be our first ever in Business Class - and we did that on airmiles! We have had a BA credit card for the last year and have done all our groceries etc on it (and paid that off immediately). Doing that got us the miles to do the flight for free (just paying taxes). Can't wait!

I have had a bit of a milestone - my 100 visa was granted in mid-December and I validated it on a trip to Melbourne at New Year. Last week my and the missus booked our flights for the move. We will be doing 4 months traveling in Southeast Asia whilst our stuff is en route. It is still an age away, but it really feels like progress is being made!