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Hi above, The ceremony I have been scheduled starts at 9.30am, need to arrive 30 minutes prior to commencement. See you on that day !! xx

really quick, i got it approved on the same day. departmental ceremonies are held by the immigration department in your city, not local council.

Got uni, so need HECS !

I am going to an urgent ceremony on 4th Feb. I applied on 14th Nov, did the interview on 29th Nov and it was approved on the same day. Best of luck to you. I can't believe the immigration being so efficient in this regard !!!

Thank you for the post! After a long wait I gave immi a call this morning and found out my request was approved. The ceremony letter is on the way being sent out and I am going to a departmental ceremony on 4th Feb, well before the payment due date for next semester, 14th Feb. Best of luck to you too, I hope you will have a wonderful moment at the ceremony. ps. After checking with the immigration on the phone, the ceremony letter arrived in the mailbox two hours later !!

I said I got uni but I cannot afford to pay upfront. Fees are the same for PRs or citizens, there are eligible for local fees. The only difference is that PRs need to pay the fees upfront without loan. Citizens can defer the payment into the tax system via a loan called HECS and repay that after their income reaches a certain threshold. I had to put in a urgent ceremony form and attach some evidence to prove that I had enrolled into a course and the fees were due. I am not sure about your situation, but you can try. As long as you have a compassionate reason I don't see why they will decline it. Good luck. XX

Hey everyone, how has your ceremony been ? I got mine approved on 29/11/2013. I checked with the immigration and was told I would not be attending the ceremony on 26/01. So I have to apply for urgent ceremony so I can get HECS for the coming semester. I went to immigration today, filled out a form, and attached my fee statements as evidence. Does anyone know how long it takes approximately to get a reply from them? I am in Melbourne btw .... xx

I never expected DIAC was so efficient. Lodged my application yesterday and got an email today telling me the appointment is on 29th Nov :P

I just submitted my citizenship application online and will attach documents soon. Anyone has a rough idea how long it takes for DIAC to send the appointment letter ?!?! I am Melbourne based by the way.

Congratulations. I am on the same boat and applying on 14th Nov. I'm afraid I can't beat the deadline for the next semester. Which city are you in? I am in Melbourne and hope it is as efficient !!

Thanks. But I also need citizenship because I am a student and need HESC to support my study. I cannot afford to pay upfront so I need it by the census date.

Hi there, I am eligible for citizenship on 14th Nov 2013. Does anyone think I can fit into the citizenship ceremony on 26 January 2014 ? Given it is quite tight and not much time left if taking Christmas and stuff in consideration. I really want to take out citizenship on the national day because there is no second chance in life:arghh::arghh::arghh::arghh::arghh::arghh: ( I am in Melbourne)

You don't seem to be eligible to citizenship by the look of your timeframe ? You need to have lived in Australia for at least 4 years with at least 12 months being a permanent resident.

12 months

You just need to scan and attach the previous official receipt onto the system They can retrieve your information from the system. You just need to make sure the results are still valid I did the same and no problem at all.

You can. But you will not have your visa fee refunded if you lodge 189 visa

No you cannot nominate industrial pharmacist, for independent or relative sponsored applications, you need to nominate an occupation on SOL 1. That means it must be either hospital/community pharmacist. The assessment process is the same for both of them. You still need to take IELTS as it is part of the skill assessment process. Without skill assessment, you will not be able to make any valid application for skill migration regardless which visa you are applying for.

Hi there, Currently only community/hopsital pharmacists can go for the independent migration route. Industrial pharmacists are not eligible because it is not listed in the SOL 1 Instead of IELTS, you can also take OET. If you want your brother to sponsor you you will not get straight PR, you will only get a povisional visa which allows you to get PR provided you have lived for 2 years and worked full time for 1 year in a designated area. Whether or not your brother is eligible to be a sponsor depends on where he lives in Australia, he must live in a designated area to be eligible. For a full list of designated areas you have to refer to the immi web site.

if u studied in australia for at least two years you maybe able to claim another 5 points.

Invitation received: 15/10 Application lodgement: 19/10 Application approved: 14/11 Additional documents: Nil I was not asked anything just a straight approval. Hope everyone get theirs very soon. XX

Woohoo Lodged on 19th Oct and visa granted today 14th Nov !!

Anyone lodged on 19 Oct like me ? I am still waiting for a CO. It is so frustrating and I am losing patience.

It was 885 but I did not lodge any decision ready application. I just waited for ages and was told over the phone that my case was allocated on 21/9.

I got a case officer allocated on 21/9/2012 but there is still no sign of visa grant. I submitted all the required documents and it should be decision ready. I was told the case officer was doing preliminary assessment. What is the time frame for others usually? Thanks

Thank you. I lodged it online and the status is always processing commenced. The allocation table provided stated that it would take 4 weeks initially and changed to 6 weeks then 8 weeks. I rang them up 2 weeks ago and was told my application was batched and would be allocated to the next case officer available. But I still have not heard anything which makes me very worried.