melbourneguy

I went to local post office today and got a passport application for free. took passport photos as well for $16.95 (6 photos). called passport office to try my luck to book an appointment but failed. They suggested to apply in post office with express post and pay priority processing fee $108. then I can collect from passport office within two days hopefully

Got my oz passport in two days. So excited and happy !

 

Did my application on thursday and collected it from the passport office on friday !

Hi,

Did you apply in post office or in the passport office? I called today to passport office to make an appointment but they asked me to apply in office by paying priority processing fee.

Got my oz passport in two days. So excited and happy !

 

Did my application on thursday and collected it from the passport office on friday !

Hi,

Did you pay the normal charge or additional? thx

ok its 244 bucks which is standard price plus 108 bucks for faster processing

:cool:thanks vanarasi and YC10. I will confirm with local post office. Congrats for your tomorrows ceremony Varanasi

Not sure this thread will be very useful. Passports are delivered within two weeks unless you pay extra and then they are delivered more quickly.

thanks Quinkala,

what is the procedure to apply for passport on urgent basis? I want to get ASAP since i already booked tickets in December first week and my ceremony in Nov Third week. Happy to pay more to get passport quicker than paying huge amount to travel agent to change dates specially in December. please anybody advise. thanks in advance.

Hi guys,

i just started new thread for the guys who got their citizenship and applied for passport or want to apply in the future.

I welcome your ideas and share your experience,

it would be easy to follow the pattern

ceremony date

passport lodgement date

aus post/passport office

urgent / normal

online status

passport received date

thank you for your support

Hi guys,

I just started a new thread "Passport timeline for 2014" just to help myself, existing candidates and future candidates. please correct me if I am wrong. I welcome everyone to post their timelines for their passport applications. this is also helpful continuation of this thread who wants to apply for passport. thank you

http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/migration-issues/221099-new-passport-timeline-2014-2015-a.html#post1936619725

Hi all

just an update:

1. Applied 19/06/14 and uploaded all material online- online status changed to 'received and being processed'

2. Received email on 26/06/2014 status changed to 'application being processed further

3. Took the test on 17/07/2014 and passed and approved same date

4. approval letter within a week.

5. citizenship ceremony invitation letter received today to attend in November.

all the best for rest of the guys ....

Hi all :update

 

application approved 17/7/14

invitation received 17/09/14

ceremony: 07/10/14

 

lana

congratulations LALA27, lucky to get that sooner. I am still waiting for the ceremony..whats your online status showing? is it in your council or in cbd?

Thanks IMaxx.. Could anybody please tell me, who applied online and got ceremony letter, what would be the online status?

would that be "applicant approved" or "Application completed" or "ceremony arranged" or something else? thanks in advance

I rang the Citizenship hotline today. I was told my invitation was posted 2 days ago from Canberra. It will be on 05 Sep at Parramatta Immigration Office. (my preferred council was Blacktown as noted in the application.) I have not received the letter though. But I am impressed how quick the processing went.

 

my timeline:

 

04 June 2014 - application online

06 June 2104 - received test schedule via email

13 June 2014 - citizenship test and approval letter (dated same day)

21 June 2014 - approval letter received by mail

05 Sep 2014 - ceremony at Parramatta Immigration Office

Hi Imaxx

you were so lucky to get that quick. congratulations. I got approval on 17/7/14 and waiting for ceremony letter. what is your online status showing now applicant approved or ceremony arranged or ...?

]Here is my citizenship timeline:

 

Application lodgement paper 24 April 2014

Test Passed date: 4 June 2014

Application approved date paper 12 June 2014

Invitation letter 6 august

Ceremony date: 17 September thanks every one hope every one get their dates

Congratulations Rahul. That was quick. what is your online status showing now? :cool:

You could be waiting a bit for this one...a few months is the norm

Thanks twister292. I am planning to overseas this December...hopefully everything will be done by that time. If not I have to postpone it.

hi melbourneguy,

Have you already received your invitation? Ive only received the approval letter.

 

cheers

Hi Lala,

not yet but I received approval letter on monday itself...now waiting for ceremony letter.

Hi guys quick question..for those who have received their ceremony letter...

Does online status changes from "applicant approved" to another message? Please advise me

Hi all

new update

19/06/2014 applied

footscray melbourne

online acknowdement 19/06/2014

email to sit for test 26/6/14

testdate 17/7/14

test passed and updated status online as approved 17/7/14

approval letter got today 21/7/14

waiting for ceremony letter...........

Hey fellas, my timeline is

submitted application : 19/06/2014

Email received for the test : 10/07/2014

Test date : 22/07/2014

 

Just wondering how difficult is the test and how long does it takes normally to finish it. I am also curious if the interview happens first or the test happens and then the interview. Any suggestions/experience/ advice shared will be appreciated. Ta

Hi Varanasi. you need to go there 15 minutes before the time and you will be issued a ticket. once you will be called you need to produce relevant documents original (driving license passport, utility bill and medicare, identity declaration form and your photograph as well). they may ask you couple of general questions like how do you know the citizen that signed in identity form etc. Then you will be asked to sit for the test. They will give you 45 minutes but you can finish in 10 minutes time. now the questions they will ask you are very simple but still you need to through the material.

http://www.citizenship.gov.au/learn/cit_test/test_resource/_pdf/our-common-bond-2014.pdf

now finally in this pdf you need to read only testable sections part 1,2 and 3 for test purpose.

all the best....

Congrats.....also to Lala

Thank you YC1ten...

wow congrats!!

 

Mines approved just now !!

congrats LALA we both are on same boat

Hi all new update

19/06/2014 applied

footscray melbourne

online acknowdement 19/06/2014

email to sit for test 26/6/14

testdate 17/7/14

test passed and updated status online as approved 17/7/14

waiting for letter now and then for ceremony

online status Applicant approved - ready for citizenship ceremony. Please await letter from Department.

Hi all

just an update:

1. Applied 19/06/14 and uploaded all material online- online status changed to 'received and being processed'

2. Received email on 26/06/2014 status changed to 'application being processed further

3. Took the test today 17/07/2014 and passed

online status not changed yet. passed with 100% result. officer said they do police check now and send us approval letter by post. after that we receive second letter by post to attend ceremony.

my application's status has a new line, "application being processed further", does it mean anything?

when i got email to sit for test on 3rd week of july my status changed to application being processed further; before that the status was ;;;processing commenced;;;; so hopefully you may receive email or letter to sit for test sooon

Hi all. I posted some questions regarding citizenship the other day. Just thought I would update you and anyone who is interested. I took the citizenship test Friday and checked my application online today, and its been approved. So I am naturally very happy. Thank you for all the advice offered on here. Its seems my migration journey is now coming to a close. Happy days!! I look forward to my future here in Oz.

please send citizenship questions so that i can prepare well. thx

 

Good luck to you all............

thank you.....hopefully i may meet lana in cbd office cheers my online status is

""

processing commenced further""

processing commenced

got email today for interview and test on 17th july so its a week to get email and almost a month from the date applied to sit for test