Cherry123

around $260 per application

Hi, So iv been in Australia since 5 years and granted with Permanent Residency on 12th april 2013.Now I was planning on travelling in January 2014 for 2 months overseas and then come back and apply for citizenship on or after 12th april 2014. Will I be eligible or I would have to spend the 2 months onshore again to fulfill eligibility? Because it said on the website that I can stay not more than 90 days in the last 12 months before applying? And this link says I can apply outside Australia but has anyone done this?So please advice http://www.citizenship.gov.au/news/lodgement_changes/

i am on 886 and got a CO allocated last year OCT 2011. Still there is no update, does anyone know what wrong? Iv given my medicals police clearances, everything. DOES anyone know how long does it take after a CO being alloted? thanks

Hello! I just registered into this forum out of frustration as most of the people here do. its been great reading the forums.anyways my husband and i applied through a lawyer for 885 and 886 and he's a business anaylyst and his name is on the smp too. We lodged our PR application on 20th of june 2009 and since then theres nothing. What im upset is that if DRC was making applicants get there PR so fast how come my lawyer did not do it for us!? now i guess we cant do drc anymore. we have applied for 2 subclasses and 886 being the main front application. i was wondering if its better that we apply as 885 in the front? or it doesnt matter now? is 886 better or 885? i dont know how it works because we'v applied for both. help!! :sad: and can we /or should we change our lawyer?