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Congrats @Rorz. The wait is finally over. And when you finally have your passport, entering and leaving the Airport is just a breeze.

Congrats @coolmotu! what a big relief to finally be over it. Good luck to everyone still waiting, I noticed there are January applicants getting their test invite

It is just an informal one. the officer will just ask for your original documents, photocopy it, ask you if you have any travel plans.. and take a photo of you and that's it. He/she will assist you to the test area and take your test. Good luck!

You need to be living here for 4 years with no more than 1 year being away from Australia before you can apply. IMMI will not allow you to lodge even a day short before your 4th anniversary.

Oh no, I am shocked that you haven't received your approval yet. reachtoakhil got his ceremony invite, so I hope you hear something positive soon.

Try checking your spam mailbox, some invites goes to spam. I hope you hear something positive soon.

Congrats!

Congrats! Your wait will be over soon!

Did you check your IMMI if the application was approved? That should be your indicator if you're already approved.

Yes, you can call your council and let them know of your scenario. I am sure they will accommodate you for the next ceremony.

That is also their response to me when I told them I cannot attend the ceremony, just do not attend and they will book me for the next available date in the council. I ended up attending the ceremony, and paying for passport expediting fee for our holiday the week after. One of my friend is overseas when she had her first ceremony and she just did not show up. She was scheduled for the next ceremony.

True, mine was messed up too. But I also corrected it to help others who are still waiting for their citizenship. I just can't believe someone will change the dates for fun or what, but seriously, it is not funny at all.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rLZKwjhbfXLeqWyX3mqxU3p4SOfFedG7WanXQSwyrfA/edit#gid=1621018804 But someone changed some of the dates, and I find it not too reliable anymore. I had to change the correct dates to our timelines as it was also changed.

All the best on your application. Current processing time is 14-17 months. We got ours in 10 months.

Not really cheaper as you need to apply on separate applications, but you can use one IMMI account. You can link your application to your partner so you can attend the test and ceremony together.

You can apply on 30/09/2018. But if you want to apply citizenship together with your partner, you may want to wait for 15/11/2018 so you can apply at the same time.

That's good to hear @rammygirl. Just in time for your travel next month.

My IMMI showed approved first and then I got the approval letter after a week.

My friend applied in November 2017 too. He got the test invite last month and his test is October. He is in Melbourne. Looks like each state has different timelines.

We are now citizens. No questions were asked about it, though he got his approval 20 days after taking the test. We did our test in May, and took oath last August. ?

My husband had a parking offence and we did not include that in the application since it did not reach to court.

That was a quick turnaround. Your husband's IMMI should show approved first (a formal letter will follow soon) before he gets a ceremony invite. We got our ceremony invite 1 month after approval.

Mine was approved after 2 days, husband got his approval 20 days after. Are you from which state? Ours is in Victoria. Congrats on your approval, hopefully your husband will get his approval soon.

Hi @nakulm, I already replied on one of your separate post. As mentioned, you can travel after submitting your application, but you will not be invited for the test until you come back in Australia.

You have to be in Australia to be invited for the test and interview. Did you mention in your application the travel dates that you intend to do? When we lodged our citizenship application, we mentioned our upcoming travel dates, so we were invited for the test right after we came back to Australia. If you are travelling in between application, it might delay your application and you will only be invited when you come back in the country.