whenwillthisend

1 hour ago, Zet01 said:

Congrats @whenwillthisend. You can download the Our common bond booklet and read all chapters 1-3. You can also use this link if you like: http://www.aussiecitizenshiptest.com/free-test/1

thank you @Zet01

10 minutes ago, Namish2015 said:

Hi 

Which state did u apply

 

I also lodged on 28 oct 2017 from brisbane but still havenot got anything 

 

Thnx

Victoria, Melbourne

Timeline updates

Applied: 28/10/2017
Test email: 13/07/2018
Test date: 31/08/2018

If anyone can get me any test material to study would be greatly appreciated

ar... guys... does case officer contact you by their mobile?

@Zet01 @Mavi I applied mine on 28 Oct 2017, thank you for the encouragements, all these waiting just doing my head in... haha, I hope I will get something in these 2 months... 

@Sheila Congratz!!!

This is starting to driving me a bit insane, anyone around in Melbourne waiting for the same thing?
PM me if anyone keen to catch up for a drink or coffee or even add me in a chatgroup on wtsapp/line, I really want some moral support on this...

3 hours ago, shisa said:

This is ridicules! It's a moving target. :'(

I hit 13 months from application today.

I know... I know... sigh...

1 hour ago, jobic said:

But what about in between the citizenship Test and the ceremony? Some people here passed their test 5 or 6 months ago and still haven't received an invite for the ceremony. Can these people still travel or do they have to wait?

hmm... good question, I personally wouldn't risk it, but I do know people travel regardlessly (also didn't notify immi). And everything still turns out fine

Timeline just got extended, on immi page = =
75% remain the same 13 months
but now 90% applicants will need to wait for 16 months

3 hours ago, jobic said:

Just a quicky on behalf of a friend of mine who has just successfully passed his citizenship test.

He is planning to travel extensively within the next 3 months so the question is:

Does he need to wait until the citizenship ceremony to be able to travel? 

from what I understand, after your fd attended the ceremony, he is official an Australian Citizen, thus he/she will need an Australian passport to leave the country

@Elliot Tsao @Sheila omg... I am really hoping you guys are done by now, seeing you guys wait that long, give me anxiety, also I know it sounds stupid or useless but did you guys call them up and check what is happening?

@samit Congrats!! Really hoping they start processing Oct applications now, my stress is building up each day it passes by...

@Erica SmithGreat news! Give me some hope as well since I applied mine 28 October...

4 hours ago, Zet01 said:

Looks like things are moving for those who applied in August 2017. We applied October, I hope we get a test invite in May/June.

Fingercross buddy... Fingercross...

Congrats to all people who got approval, is it just me or it seems like things are starting to move again?

15 minutes ago, DesiGuy said:

Please share this link with others so that everyone can vote. 

This is an important survey.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/mar/28/legislating-by-surveymonkey-senators-launch-novel-review-of-citizenship-bill

 

 

Done the survey, tell her to piss off, on a side note we need a survey to deport Pauline Hanson wherever she is from...

10 hours ago, Sheila said:

 We are few lucky ones who applied before 20 April - 2017--!!...~~~ I am thinking I should have applied after 20th April as they are getting approvals in 2 hours after the test. ...!!~~~

yea same here... I am eligible a few days before everything went to hell, should do get all well prepare and applied right at the day I am eligible... life lesson learned again

6 hours ago, anamy said:

Now an Aussie. Thank you

Passport is next.

"touch wood... let's not see a "passport application timeline" on this forum... haha...

10 hours ago, Ken said:

Immi won't but it may speed things up or slow things down depending on the council you are moving to or from. Once Immi approve your citizen it's up to your council how long they keep you waiting for a ceremony and some councils are much quicker to organise ceremonies than others. The council I was in when I applied was Maribyrnong. They are (or were in those days anyway) extremely slow. We moved to the Wyndham council area before my wife's citizenship ceremony and she got a ceremony date within a month of giving the new address. I'm sure she'd have waited several months longer had we still been in Maribyrnong.

Hi Ken, thank you for the info, I guess moving wouldn't an issue for me at the moment since I haven't got any news back from immi since I applied lol

16 hours ago, rammygirl said:

Why would they do that?

just log in and update your application with your new address and council. 

Thanks for your reply, sometimes I just get paranoid when I dealing with government...

Hey guys, just got a question about moving during application, if I move (not to another city, same city just different suburb) after I submitted my application

will immi secretly delay my processing time?

6 minutes ago, Elliot Tsao said:

I passed test in 22 June 2017, the ninth month (22 March) coming soon.

wow... I applied in oct 2017, been waiting for almost 6 months now and still not a word from immi,
hopefully, yours gonna get approval soon!

@Elliot Tsao
Just curious, but have you taken your test yet? I thought IMMI just approve ppl who pass the test...

15 minutes ago, lttm said:

Hi,

Hopefully this is the right forum to post in, if not, apologies.

I become eligible to apply for citizenship in December and intend to apply then.  However, I'm looking at travelling for overseas for five-six months from the beginning of May next year.  As my overseas travel will be after I apply, will it cause any problems with my application?

Thanks for your help with this.

Hi, Ittm

Pretty sure if you do your application online, there will be a section asking if you intend to travel to oversea in the near future,
just provide the correct details, and you should be fine, but on the side note, I don't know if they will secretly delay your processing time tho...