ahad12

On 29/10/2018 at 12:01, Bassam_OZ said:

Hi respected members, 

Sharing my timeline here. 

Applied: 26 Jan 2018

Acknowledgement Received: 26 Jan 2018

Application: Online

Test Date: 26th Oct 2018 (Exact 9 Months wait)

Test passed. Waiting for official approval letter now. 

Best of luck to everyone waiting. 

-Regards

-B

Even my husband's  approval is pending,

applied on 26th oct 2017,

Appeared for test on 16th aug 2018

Approval is pending

18 hours ago, DeeTowers said:

Did my interview and test on Friday (31Aug), 100% on the test and my immi account changed to Approved straight after. My husband did his yesterday (3 Sept), 100% but he is still showing as received in the immi account. Both the same application, same country, same docs etc.... weird!  

Even my husband is still waiting, he appeared on 16th aug

2 hours ago, Zet01 said:

@ahad12good to know you are done with your exams now. Approval is next

@Zet01 i already have received approval letter dated same as on interview . Now just waiting for my husband's approval letter.

On 24/08/2018 at 15:37, robswife said:

Just updated, through the worst  back to the waiting 

Citizenship Timeline

Date applied - 15 NOV 2017

City/Council area - Cockburn, WA

Online / Paper - Online

Date received the acknowledgement email - 15 NOV 2017

Date of the Citizenship Test - 24 AUGUST 2018

Approval - waiting (son got his though within hours)

Date of ceremony - 

Type of ceremony - 

Congratulations. Did he received approval  letter.

On 21/08/2018 at 15:23, ahad12 said:

I was in the same situation  but i took s.s.c certificate  as DOB proof and for parents details she took Marriage certificate 

I have received approval  letter yesterday but still waiting for my husband's  approval letter. He appeared on 16th aug. Any  idea if we have driver's lisence will it  be delayed . 

I have appeard for the exam last week, waiting for the approval. The caseofficer  took only few documents, medicare, s.s.c certificate, rental contract and old and new passport, drivers lisence and marriage certificate. I applied through agent and he school leaving certificate is enough for birth proof.

19 minutes ago, Kavinam said:

Hello All, So finally we have got the news for our Test date: 31st Oct 2018.

Applied on Nov 18, Wyndham Council, Melbourne and Online application

Test email received: 21 Aug 2018

So they have asked for below original document to your appointment date.

 

So, If we don't have a birth certificate ( Me and my partner ).. what should we do?

As I remember, we didn't submit during our PR process.

Normally, the above details can be fetched thru a passport or High School Certificate.

 

 

 

 

I was in the same situation  but i took s.s.c certificate  as DOB proof and for parents details she took Marriage certificate 

53 minutes ago, imthedave said:

Original birth certificate missing....

Just slowly starting to gather all paperwork ready for our citizenship submission early next year but have a slight issue with my wifes birth certificate.

She's from Thailand and her original went missing years ago. When going for our PR, we thought we needed it and literally spend 5 days going through hundreds of paper records at the local Amphur Office (district council office) unsuccessfully looking for a copy. What's happened is she grew up in Hong Kong and has HK permanent residency too. When she was a child, her mum couldn't find the original for her HK residency so took the only original carbonated copy from the Thai Amphur, took a photocopy of it and then lost the original copy (!!)

What we have is:

A photocopy of the 'original' carbon copy

A photocopy of a certified English translation that was used for her HK residency.

An original letter in Thai, formally translated in English, all certified and sealed by the Thai Ministry of Consular Affairs that confirms her identity, national ID number, date of birth, place of birth, mother and fathers name. Apparently it's very common in Thailand not to have a birth certificate if you're over a certain age and this original document is formalised for purposes of passports and things. 

She also obviously has her original national ID card (which is linked to the numbers on the birth certificates), passport (plus all old ones), marriage certificate, name change certificate (through marriage). Also Australian driving licence, Hong Kong permanent residency ID and we have all our PR details, plus mortgage, land/house ownership details etc.

All of the above was fine for our PR grant.

 

The citizenship application form says that when it comes to the appointment, all original documents must be provided.

Are we really stuck without the original birth certificate or would you think the original consular letter was OK?

The copies of the original carbon copy and certified English translation are good quality and I have some close long term friends here in qualified positions that could sign them to say certified copies of originals here but no sure if that's pushing it a bit.

 

There must be other people that have found themselves in this situation, for example, if originals are lost in a fire or flood so any advice would be welcomed.

Thanks a lot

 

 

 

 

Even i dont have birth certificate  instead i took my school leaving certificate for DOB proof and they accepted. Me and my husband both have given school leaving certificate. I hope it will be ok for you.

5 hours ago, hjq83 said:

Hi All. I received my ceremony invite yesterday so here is my updated timeline. One month short of 12 months end to end. Best of luck to everyone still waiting - it's frustrating but you'll all get there in the end

Date applied: 21 Oct 2017

City/Council area: Bayside Council, NSW

Online / Paper: Online

Date received the acknowledgement email: 21 Oct 2017

Test invite email: 

Date of the Citizenship Test: 01 Jun 2018

Date of approval: 16 Jun 2018

Ceremony invitation:  13 Aug 2018

Date of ceremony: 25 Sep 2018

congratulations!  Did you took your visa copy also along with you for interview.

On 10/08/2018 at 17:02, Zet01 said:

@ahad12 thank you.

You'll do well, just read the booklet plus do some online test and you'll be fine.

Here is the link that I used in case you might need it, http://www.aussiecitizenshiptest.com/free-test/1

All the best

Thanks@zet01

26 minutes ago, Zet01 said:

Hello, here is our final timeline:

Citizenship application: October 13, 2017

Test Invite: April 13, 2018

Citizenship Test: May 29, 2018

Approval: May 31, 2018 (me) / June 20, 2018 (husband)

Citizenship Ceremony: August 9, 2018

Passport Application/Receipt: August 10, 2018 (in less than 5 hours)

State: VICTORIA

Thank you so much everyone for all your help and assistance!

I will still be around to check on you guys, and help those new members who might need my assistance.

Good luck on those who are still waiting.. Wishing you all the best

Very happy for you I have my citizenship test on 17th Aug.  A bit nervous. I have arranged all my documents. 

Congratulations 

I used passport and 10th certificate as proof of birth

44 minutes ago, ahad12 said:

I have received the test email test is on 17th Aug for me and my husband it is on 16th aug. They have asked to get the birth certificate but I dont have. I just have 10th certificate. Any idea what should I do. 

On 29/06/2018 at 12:06, Zet01 said:

If that was a short trip like ours, then you should be able to get an invite as you are already here.

Did you contact your agent who applied for your citizenship in your behalf?

I have received the test email test is on 17th Aug for me and my husband it is ok n 16th aug. They have asked to get the birth certificate but I dont have. I just have 10th certificate. Any idea what should I do. 

1 hour ago, Zet01 said:

How long are you away? That might be the reason why you did not get an invite yet. From what I know, you have to be here to get a test invite.

We also went overseas for 1 month, and we received our test invite 1 week after we arrived back in Australia.

For the test invite email, it depends if your agent put his email address to notify on the invite.

I went overseas just fo 25 days in January 2018. 

@Zet01 I am also keeping an eye on spam folder.  

1 minute ago, Zet01 said:

Did you check your spam emails? Sometimes the email goes there, just make sure you check it as well.

I hope you get your test invite soon.  

I applied through agent as I was going overseas.  Will I get the email directly to me or through agent. 

I have applied on 26th October 2017, still waiting for test date. I am from melbourne.  

8 minutes ago, coolmotu said:

Just now passed the test. Big sigh of relief. 

1 step closer to Aussie dream. 

Congratulations 

55 minutes ago, coolmotu said:

I am having citizenship today in Sydney CBD. Any last minute suggestions? 

Bit nervous. 

ALL THE BEST

Just now, whtzau said:

@ahad, are you based in NSW ?

I am in Melbourne 

I applied on 26th october 2017 but still waiting for the test date

Hi Namish, I have applied on 26th October 2017 still waiting but I am from Melbourne. Hope to hear soon

I am already eligible on 22nd march 2017 but unfortunately my sons passport was expired on 1st of march, they said I need to apply for his new passport. I missed it