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1 hour ago, AlmostOZ said:

Hi all,

Is there Virtual Ceremony email address for QLD? Can you please share it?

Regards,

Hi Almost Oz- I have emailed ceremony.qld@homeaffairs.gov.au on several occasions to no avail. Not sure if your timeline is similar to mine (below)

Let me know if you hear back- Good luck! 

Hi guys! I hope you are all well. I have some developments with my citizenship application and the status is now approved. Please see my timeline below 

I was wondering if anyone had any luck with requesting a virtual ceremony from QLD? Namely Brisbane?

Many thanks!

On 10/01/2021 at 19:31, galisuman said:

Guys any news on brisbane ceremonies I called the council and also home affairs both said I have to wait for 6 months as the list for Jan 26 is getting finalised and if I made it I would be contacted. I am sick and tired of checking post box every day they should get it done its been 7 years... I know I ain't going any where but anxiety is killing...

Hey, not sure if the below helps  

Upcoming ceremonies

A citizenship ceremony will be held on:

• Tuesday 26 January 2021, Royal International Convention Centre
• Thursday 18 March 2021, Brisbane City Hall
• Monday 19 April 2021, Brisbane City Hall
• Monday 24 May 2021, Brisbane City Hall
• Wednesday 14 July 2021, Brisbane City Hall
• Wednesday 4 August 2021, Brisbane City Hall
• Monday 30 August 2021, Brisbane City Hall
• Monday 11 October 2021, Brisbane City Hall
• Monday 29 November 2021, Brisbane City Hall

Info found at; Citizenship information | Brisbane City Council

Hi Rammygirl. Thanks so much. I did exactly that 

I did call the immigration dept and although they weren’t much help- as it wasn’t a personal response to my case more generic advice - they pretty much said the same. 
They also advised to follow up with an email- which is did.

Thank you for your reply! Much appreciated! 

Good evening everyone I hope you’re well.

I recently (September 2020) submitted my citizenship application and “front loaded” I.e submitted all documents including but not limited to my UK police check. 
 

I have just received a further information request asking for my police check. 
I’m not sure what else they need/ want from me?

My ACRO police check is dated within the last 12 month and states my maiden name.

Since applying for citizenship and the police check I have not left the Country.

Has anyone else been asked for their police check twice or know what I need to do?! 

Any help would be amazing! Cheers! 

19 hours ago, garrychandi said:

Hey,

You don't need to do Australian police check as department does it internally. You only need foreign police check if following applies to you

If you have spent a total of 12 months or more outside Australia since we granted you a permanent visa, you need to give us overseas police certificates from every country, including your home country, where you have spent a total of more than 90 days since you turned 18.

If above does apply to you, then you can surely get your police check. But keep in mind that there are no CitizenshipTests happening at the moment, so there is potentially huge backlog of application that need processing 

Hi! Thank you for your reply- as we returned back to the UK for a few months to pack up after validating our visas- this exceeded the 90 days so we will have to pay again unfortunately! I was just wondering if I send for the ACRO check now- 7 weeks premature of being eligible for citizenship, or would this pose a problem? I just wanted to be in a position to apply on the earliest date possible to prevent any additional wait times, It's already looking at 26 months.

Any help would be great!

Hi everyone!

Does anyone know if I can apply for the police check/ certificate/ clearance prior to being eligible for citizenship?

In approximately 7 weeks I can apply for citizenship, but I am conscious the processing times are longer than ever, so was hoping to speed up the process as best as I can.

I understand police check have a 12 month "validity" period for other applications but don't want to buy the check twice if it will be void for the citizenship application.

Any help would be great! Cheers

On 29/05/2020 at 11:02, garrychandi said:

Download form 1300t, it is for paper application but will give you rough idea what information you need

Hey thank you for your help, I have done that and hopefully cracking on with everything.

I heard a rumor  that paper applications are often processed quicker, does any body know if there's any truth in that?

Cheers! 

Thank you so much for you helpful advice! That is exactly what I needed to know! 

I will sure make a start scanning documents and I think I've completed our 10 year travel history so I'm hoping I've made a dint in the process!

Good luck with your application I hope it's quick! 

Cheers!

Hi everyone! Thank you for your reply replies! 

We are due to apply in August - does anybody know if we can open up the applications online prior to this date- to start "front loading"  I think they call it? i.e. Make a start on uploading all the relevant documents? Then being in a position to simply press the apply button when eligible in August?

We are trying to make good use of our time in lock down  

Good luck on your applications! 

Take care 

Hi everyone! Congratulations on your citizenship applications!

We are due to apply in August and I was going to start planning and getting our documents together now.

Would anyone be able to advise on what we will need, I've heard a 10 year historic travel list, passport and I'm not entirely sure on what else?

Maybe someone has a checklist handy? No worries if not  

Also does any one have any hand hints/ tips on making this as painless as possible?! 

Also I'm presuming everything has to be signed by a JP?

Good luck on your applications! I hope they are speedy!

Take care 

Good luck with every thing time for tea

I hope you get the result you deserve and want. Keep us updated!

Hi Nikkiroon, it's a shame as I thought this would be a hot topic- with citizenship processing times adding up!

I'll keep an eye on this thread though!

Hi Nikkiroon. I’m non the wiser at the moment, if anyone has any personal experiences I would be interested to hear! Cheers 

Thank you that's very helpful!

Hi everyone did anyone manage to find an answer to this? Cheers

Hi everyone, just wanted to bump this up as I am interested in this post! Cheers

Hi guys, thank you for your help.

Really- I was under the impression that you could sit the test in London?

I just think it's a stretch now with the waiting time? Anything can happen surely?

Any advances on this would be great! Thanks Jade

Hi everyone! Just wondering if anyone has actually sat the test in London? Thanks Jade

Hi Unzippy thank you for your reply.

Just regarding the logistics- Did you update your immi account when you left to return back to England with your UK address?

Did you have to apply for a RRV?

How did you request to sit the test in London? 

I'm presuming once you passed in London, you then got invited for a ceremony back in Oz? 

Cheers Jade

Hi Starlight7, I hope you are well!

Sorry I may not have been clear.

Of course, I understand the strict requirements before even being eligible to able for apply for citizenship, I just wanted to know if anyone has sat the test in England possibly due to commitments in the UK, after applying for citizenship.

The wait from submission to test is upto 20 months now I believe therefore I feel that there will be lots of people who apply for citizenship, then need to return home for whatever reason thus sitting the test in London.

Any help would be great! Cheers Jade

Evening everyone.

I have been searching for an answer for a while on here, but to no avail  

I was wondering if anyone has sat the citizenship test back in the UK?

What was the process? 

How did you get on with becoming a citizen i.e completing the ceremony after sitting the test in the UK?

I'm conscious that the timeline is getting longer and longer from applying for citizenship, getting invited for the test/ interview then having the ceremony so this I feel is a pressing issue with people having ties in the UK.

Many thanks 

Good afternoon everyone, I'm interested in this post, so just wanted to bump it up!

Any advice would be great!

Thanks Jade

Hi Guys! Interested in this post! Just wanted to bump it up! Have a great day! 

Thank you everyone!

Another 2 years and 28 days to go!

Take care, Jade