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I rang the council last week and the officer told me that there would be a ceremony in Oct.

Hi, Anyone waiting for ceremony invitation in Brisbane? Anyone received invitation for October ceremony?

Bumping up thread.... Anyone with experience with penal clearance certificates for citizenship application?

Hi there, I would like to ask for some advice with the penal clearance certificate in citizenship applications. My situation requires me to obtain certificate from 2 different countries and the process is likely to take a while to complete. Should I apply for these certificates early and have them ready when I submit my application? Or should I wait for DIBP to inform me to request for the certificates? How current must these certificates be? Must they cover the entire period till I complete the residency requirements for citizenship by conferral? The overseas police department may require reason for the penal clearance certificate request. Does DIBP provide such any document that I can use to support my certificate request? Thanks, J

Thanks for the replies. I ran through a couple of other threads and I think Bungo is right :-) It appears that citizenship applicants must be in Australia when the decision is made. Would this this rule apply to dependent children who are tagged to their parent's application? This bit is not clear in the DIBP website.

Hi everyone, My family (wife, 2 children, myself) are Australian PR. My wife will be posted overseas for work from early 2017 for 1.5 to 2 years while I continue to work here. Due to nature of my work (some shifts, long hours), it is actually better that my two children accompany my wife overseas. I will meet residency requirements for citizenship mid 2017 . I understand that the citizenship applicant must be in Australia when the decision is made. Does this rule apply to children under 16 who are tagged to their parents' application? Regards,

Hi everyone, Not sure if this is the right spot to post this question but I do not seem to be able find the answer in other threads... My family (wife, 2 children, myself) are Australian PR. My wife will be posted overseas for work from early 2017 for 1.5 to 2 years while I continue to work here. Due to nature of my work (occasional shift, long hours), it is actually better that my two children accompany my wife overseas. I will meet residency requirements for citizenship mid 2017 . I understand that the citizenship applicant must be in Australia when the decision is made. Does this rule apply to children under 16 who are tagged to their parents' application? Regards,

Hi everyone, I understand that the citizenship applicant must be in Australia when the decision is made. Does this rule apply to children under 16 who are tagged to their parents' application?

Hi Helz980, I am in a similar situation as you were. May I know if you were able to enrol your daughter in Medicare while she was still on tourist visa?