shiveringpom

Iam 15 months now and nothing either - just ‘received’ ..... Brisbane ..... I have spoken to the citizenship line and they tell me just to wait as within time frames ..... if no request for extra info I was adviced all ok just waiting for file to be processed and so we just wait and wait ...... just make sure RRV in place so u can go on holiday etc and not get stuck outside the country xxxxxxx

On 14/04/2019 at 17:46, Darley Dale said:

Hi and welcome back home !!!

Have you moved yet to the Sunny Coast???

No further news on my application, but will keep you posted...

All the best

Darley Dale

Oh think you have me confused with someone else we live in Brisbane and been here for many years x

On 12/04/2019 at 09:35, Darley Dale said:

Hi Shiveringpom….. any further news on your paper application ??  I rang them beginning of this week... they said all ok with my paper application nothing further required... just wait.... phew....

I rang again last week and just told to wait as I expected ...... we are over 15 months now and nothing ..... no requests for extra info .... just waiting for a test date .... told me no news is good news essentially ...... they checked my application and said all looks ok ..... just frustrating when others getting tesr etc yet applied after us . All very random ! . I have visions of applying for another RRV at this rate before we get an Ozzie passport - imagine ! 

date applied 2/1/18

brisbane

paper-also uploaded aswell since  just to be sure 

acknowledgement 3/1/18

and nothing still at 14 months ............ waiting  and checking accounts and emails daily ....... 

paper application 2/1/18 brisbane city ,  family of 4 in our 40s with 2 kids - British -     no issues 

ackowledgement 3/1/18  by email 

nothing at 15 months

have also uploaded everything to immi account since and nothing and rang them and nothing .... we wait and check everything daily lol...... x

this is interesting as we applied paper-postal service  Brisbane  city  2/1/18 so now 15 months ago , we got acknowledgement within few days  promptly  then absolutely nothing .... no request for extra info whatsoever and waiting for test date...we are straight forward working  UK family of 4  in our 40s with 2 kids living in Brisbane city  with no issues ....i have since uploaded all copies we have of all the forms we sent in  to our immi account and a covering letter just in case  ... still nothing.

I know friends who applied well after us and already done test ...... i have rang them also to check all ok- they adviced paper treated same as online applications and just to wait .... and so we wait now at 15 months patiently for a test date ..... whilst it doesnt change anything as we secured RRV and all uk passports fairly new its a bit frustrating when we see others get dealt with quicker  without any explanation when we ring .

If we knew our number in the queue i wouldnt fret lol

I just hope it all gets sorted before have to apply for RRV again lol! 

8 hours ago, jimmy2621 said:

congrats to you. However, there are many people applied before you and completed citizenship before you and they are still waiting on "Received" status (including me).

On one side congrats for you but on the other side its frustrating how Immi allocates applications without disclosing more unambiguous criteria to the public. 

brisbane  seems to be very random ! we are 15 months and nothing, not even a test date  yet .....i dont mind waiting but its the total randomness of it all that bugs me  a little , if i was told at the start i was  say 550th  in a queue and i could check monthly online  where i was i would be totally happy  and stop fretting plus it would stop people calling them and pestering  them ..... i check immi and emails daily but still nothing for my family ...... again first world problem as doesnt effect my day to day life here  at all  it would just be nice to know all is ok...i take it that no news or requests for info is good news....? x

2 hours ago, abhi1234 said:

Hi All,

Update from my side:

Date Applied: 09/03/2018 

City/Council Area: Brisbane City

Online/Paper: Online

Date received the acknowledgement email: 09/03/2018

IMMI Request for more info - 18/02/2019 (Asked for birth proof as my birth certificate doesnt have name, provided an option to submit high school certificate for Indian Nationals - It must have your name, DOB and name of at least one parent)- Submitted high school certificate the same day

Date of Citizenship appointment letter - 11/03/2019 (For test on 09/04/2019) - I changed it to 13/03/3019

Date of Citizenship Test: 13/03/2019 

Date of Approval: 13/03/2019 

Date of Ceremony: Pending

 

After I completed my test, the officer told me that he ran a police check and its cleared so he should be able to approve today itself. It was approved 15 mins later. He said I will receive a letter of confirmation by mail and Brisbane City Council with send ceremony invitation by mail. So, if my address changes until then, I should inform the department. 

Brisbane City Council typically shares ceremony dates and number of vacancies closer to the ceremony date and then IMMI sends them list of people who are in the queue. That's how they decide ceremony dates. Hope that helps.

wow thats great speed !, we are almost 15 months waiting  and nothing whatsoever from same  Brisbane based  application  ..... can i ask did they contact you for extra info via email ? checking emails daily and immi account but nothing other than acknowledged.....  we are straight forward application  and just a tad jealous you applied after us and already done your test ..... sad face  but waiting  patiently / inpatiently at times lol 

1 hour ago, Rach Brisbane said:

 

Thanks! Hope yours comes through soon! It looks like they're getting to the ones applied for at the beginning of last year now. 

just over all our visa applications over the years ( first world problems lol) , RRV applications, getting new passports and then citizenship applications ,  uploading and signing and countersigning and all that stuff......exhausted !... so much paperwork and so many computer files and so much scanning ......

18 minutes ago, Rach Brisbane said:

Hi All, 

Update for Brisbane City Council applications:- 

Applied online- 9 March 2018

Acknowledgement by email the same day

Test appointment email received- 18 February 2019

Test scheduled for 7 March 2019

 

well done ! we are brisbane  but sadly no test dates yet  for us......

waiting  since 3/1/18 ....13 months and counting on ...at least we got RRV and new passports all secured  in meantime .....

fingers crossed we are in the pile somewhere in Brisbane lol

7 hours ago, Tianna said:

Keshev , I live in Brisbane, and applied online, submitted date: 15/3/2018. Most ppl I know submitted same time with me already got exam date. But I haven’t got anything yet. I also want to go overseas in the end of this year too, but I don’t know how long I still have to wait for. So confusing

we applied 3/1/18 brisbane and still waiting for a test date..... now over 13 months and nothing x

11 hours ago, rammygirl said:

Those timelines should apply to those applying now not those who applied last year though. 

so true

we are approaching a year now with nothing other than 'received' ...... to hear 20 months is just depressing  and crazy when all they have to do for most of us is press the button to take the test etc lol.....the backlog must be hideous

4 minutes ago, ali said:

You would have put your maiden name on the original application and supplied your marriage certificate - so you're not providing new information.  I know it's frustrating, but they won't be picking on you specifically for your gender.  All applications will be treated separately - e.g. we all got our passports at different times, even though they all went in on the same day.

Thankyou - deep down I know this but you know what’s it’s like when u feel totally stuck / not sure what to do / rest of family sorted / fed up with filling in forms and uploading stuff ...... all first world problems .... then u panic and think the worst like can never leave or will get kicked out or Mum will die and can’t leave country etc etc .... all ridiculous thoughts ..... at least here in Oz with work and house.....  must stay calm and put away crazy lady thoughts ! x

14 hours ago, paulhand said:

Have you changed your passport and not updated the Department? Sounds like your travel records aren't linked to the details you provided.

Iam thinking you could be right - altho passports and all visa stuff all in same names I did. Change passport But did send off paperwork to tell them with all stuff they needed ..... could this be the link that’s not adding up ? Altho did travel in/ out on new passport at Easter no problem ? 

Passport just expired so got new one with no changes but travelled on it so it must have been linked up to my PR ???? Or else I would have got stopped coming back in ?

great getting all these thoughts as very helpful in trying to work out what issue could be so please feel free to keep giving them out !  

Passport change now only difference but doesn’t make sense if already used it without issue ??? ......

Oh when I say agent I mean an Ozzie home affairs agent at immigration hunted down our PR file not a private agent and the apology came from immigration ...... 

grateful for all tips as lay awake last night mulling over what could be different and actually it’s my new passport possibly altho this is in same name as old one and PR visa ....... plus our PR visa isn’t visible at all in our account and not sure if it should be ? 

First world problem obv but Iam wondering if all our links scattered  and not in one place ......? 

45 minutes ago, Raul Senise said:

Some RRV applications that meet residency requirements and tick all the boxes are processed very quickly (most likely without any human intervention).

Anything that falls outside of this, take a long time to process. 

It could be many things that have caused your application to fall outside of the standard processing basket. 

Thing is nothing is different to my families application but I did change my passport this year with my citizenship application and these have been done by post ..... Iam thinking my passport linkage may not be in place - also our PR visa grant doesn’t exist in our immi account - not sure if it should ? Someone mentioned links not joining up and just wondering if it could be this ..... can’t see my new passport or citizenship on line nor any old visas or PR grant ?

Would an agent help ? There is no reason I shouldn’t get rrv as been here almost 5 years now like my kids and family ..... nothing different Other than new passport .......  could my accounts and info I have sent over years be lying in different places ?

we got lost in PR as I said as our account got stuck only to be found after months by an agent then fast tracked thro with an apology ........

all the above suggestions helped me mill it all over and my only thought now is ?linkage of accounts broken ...... or maybe they do just need to view a marriage certificate strangely ?

all thoughts welcome as all very helpful in trying to work out what to do next ......

12 hours ago, shiveringpom said:

So applied for mine with change of surname due to marriage and applied for husbands same time, citizenship application in since 3/1/18 brisbane- nothing whatsoever so far ......straightforward applications

Husbands granted immediately

Mine says received and processing time 67 days to 5 months ........

Surely this cant be true for a RRV...... panicking .... please advice if this is true as they cant penalise all woman up to 5 months banned from leaving the country ???? Tips please

Lordy that first sentence doesn’t make sense - applied for rrv as normal  with husband and kids online all linked is how first paragraph should read ....... 

only difference was that I had to upload marriage certificate due to question about previous names ...... 

2 minutes ago, Marisawright said:

Yes, unfortunately RRV's are taking months in some cases.  Due to cuts in staffing at Immigration, they're absolutely swamped and the government doesn't care - in fact, for things like new visas and citizenship, it suits their political agenda to go slow.

If a RRV is straightforward,  they seem to rubber-stamp them immediately.  If an application has even the slightest thing that has to be double-checked, it goes in the pile to be checked.  

Yep suspect my marriage certificate needs looking at for some bizarre reason ??? Just feel hopeless as so slow and you get no help when u call numbers just told to wait.......   up to 5 months seems bonkers ..... only hope is maybe I will be a citizen by then  

10 minutes ago, Nemesis said:

I know I have read posts from agents lately saying that RRVs are someiimes now taking several weeks or even months. Sadly maybe you were just unlucky

Yep maybe one just selected to be formally vetted in person ..... Iam intrigued about accounts not being linked tho ..... when we applied for PR our account went ‘missing ‘ and it went dead for months until we managed to make contact and find our file had been affected by a glitch and had gone into some dead end file - an immigration agent at home affairs eventually found our account with all our uploads etc and we got fast tracked with an apology...... just weird that my upload has caused this delay yet the kids form 1229 wasn’t obviously looked at in person yet that involves children ? There rrv approved within seconds of hitting pay ??? All very strange but nothing new Iam sure and at least Iam in oz working with a roof over my head 

3 hours ago, paulhand said:

Have you changed your passport and not updated the Department? Sounds like your travel records aren't linked to the details you provided.

Nope passport all in family name as is PR and citizenship application that’s going at present ..... anything Iam missing or anyone else had issue with RRV that should have been instant or am I just unlucky and been tossed in the pile ? X

3 hours ago, Tulip1 said:

You got married over 20 years ago yet only just changed name?

Nope !  Name changed at marriage like most people . The question is ‘ have u ever been known by a different name ‘ the answer is yes my old pre marital name many years ago like a lot of married ladies so u tick yes then that asks you to upload your marriage. Certificate ...... this is the only difference between mine and kids rrv application all done at same time and all linked on group application .....  maybe someone has to sight the marriage certificate ????  Even tho PR all in place ???? 

yes but obviously this was tongue in cheek that for almost all married woman who changed there name ( obv own choice ) we  get slapped with a wait potentially   lol. iam aware other uploaded forms may take a long time to check ......

strangely tho the form u upload to allow your kids to get RRV , form 1229  which has to have both parents sign wasnt an issue and with kids i thought that might have been an issue - the kids were granted in 30 seconds/immediately so  no one checking that both parents sign  these forms........  

its just a tad scarey that if it takes that long i cant even go on holiday outside of oz  as then cant get back in obv which isnt a viable option....... nor travel for work nor attend elderly parentsin uk if needbe 

yes citizenship is really being dragged out for everyone it seems .... just given immigration so much stuff over the years its exhausting so god knows how complex applicants manage 

45 minutes ago, path2aus said:

Have you completed the 2 years in the last 5, requirement?

yes-strangely my husband and 2 kids all got granted within literally 30 seconds .......... 

yes !  only different thing i did was marrige certificate of 20yrs lol........ so over all this today ....... lol

So applied for mine with change of surname due to marriage and applied for husbands same time, citizenship application in since 3/1/18 brisbane- nothing whatsoever so far ......straightforward applications

Husbands granted immediately

Mine says received and processing time 67 days to 5 months ........

Surely this cant be true for a RRV...... panicking .... please advice if this is true as they cant penalise all woman up to 5 months banned from leaving the country ???? Tips please