luckmantj

Hi .. here are my updated timeline.

Applied: 12/09/2016 (paper application) blacktown council

Email test date: 19/10/2016 for test date 16 Feb 17

called DIBP: 24/10/2016 and changed the test to 1 December 16

Passed the test: 1 December 16

2 December 16: received a call from DIBP to submit additional form to enable them to approve my citizenship

2 December 16: went to Parramatta DIBP to hand the additional form and the officer also said that my application is approved now

waiting for Approval Letter and Ceremony letter now

My updated timeline

Applied: 13 September 216 (paper application)

council: Blacktown (Sydney)

payment charged : 19 October 2016

Email test: 19 October 2016

Original test date: 16 Feb 17 (but lucky managed to get an earlier spot on 01 December 2016)

Test date: 01 December 2016

approval: ??

ceremony: ???

hi! Upon mailing it Sept 20 and we received an email for our appointment and also payment been deducted on oct 3 so about 2 weeks, payment was charged morning of oct 3 and we received an email at night same date around 9-10pm, call them maybe theres a problem in debiting your account? At least if you will call and ask about it then you will know whats the problem, i hope you'll sort it out soon, goodluck.

Thanks.. I did yesterday and still the same answer, they received lots of applications for Sydney and you just need to wait until its processed ...

Hello. The gap between the date of application made and payment deducted from credit card was approximate 2 weeks in my case. I would have sat the test in December but i luckily managed to reschedule it to September.

Thanks Blissli42.. I really don't know whats the delay?? my payment has not been made yet and its almost 1 month now (from 13 September)

Hi to all my update to our application:

-Melbourne-

september 20 - paper application posted

october 3- received an email frim immigration with appointment test schedule

January 13, 2017 - appointment / test schedule

Hi Leah28, can you please advise when did the payment was charged? I am still in limbo, applied paper from 13 September and my payment has not been made yet.. appreciate it thanks

and off course, good luck

Hi all,

 

Please find below my timelime.

 

 

1. Date Applied: 26/07/2016

2. City/Council Area: Glen Eira

3. Online / Paper: Paper

4. Date Received the Acknowledgement Email: 15/08/2016

5. Date Received the Citizenship Test Email: 05/09/2016

6. Date of the Citizenship Test: 09/09/2016

7. Approval letter: 09/09/2016

8. Date of ceremony: Waiting

Hi Blissli42, do you mind telling me when your credit card or payment was made in between?

I also applied paper application since 13 September and haven't heard anything, even my payment has not been made.. I am in Sydney.. everytime I called them, they said it could be between 60-80 days just to process?

Thanks

If I may ask, what's the rush? I waited 6 weeks to receive an appointment email, whilst a few others have reported that they've had to wait a few months. It will happen when it's meant to happen, and no amount of phone calls will speed things up for you. I have been waiting over 4 months now for a ceremony invite but it is how it is and there's nothing much that can be done besides waiting.

 

My suggestion to you would be to stop calling them as it'll only frustrate you more. Let it take its own course, and don't worry about it too much. Good luck

Thanks Catalyst2012, I kinda a bit in the rush now, when I applied my citizenship, I submitted my name change documentation as well via deed polls and this deed polls document is for the whole family (little bit complicated). the whole family were born in different names. I borrowed this document (original deed polls document) from my mom as its only 1 for the whole family. She is in overseas and she needs this document as well if she needs to renew her passport or ID card (which im not sure when). I know that I needed this document up till the citizenship test as I need to show the original documents to the case officer. That's why .. hopefully my mom does not require the document soon .. and Im hoping my citizenship test date is not far away .. but I doubt it now.

The longer I received the email, the more longer my citizenship test date will be..

Has anyone applied from Sydney recently??

I don't know what is the delay, but since 12 September 2016, I have heard nothing from them.. I called them few times and the last one the guy was so rude and he recorded my details and told me that if you call again next time, they know how many time you have been calling immigration? he insisted that they don't know what's the delay and advised this could take up to 80 days.. im just worried if I get the email citizenship test later .. my test date will be really really delay like mid next year...

so please advise any timeline if anyone from Sydney has recently just applied?

Thanks

Just received email invitation for test today> Here is my timeline

 

Applied onlinde: 16 Sep 2016

Email Invitation for test: 27 Sep

Test: 12 Oct

Hi Nicolo where are you from??

not the best route for us are you in Melbourne too?

No.. im in Sydney.. I called immigration last Friday and they took down my details.. they said that they have the records me calling on that day.. but since my payment has not been deducted, I wasn't recorded in their system yet !! .. I guessed they did this on purpose so when we call again, they have the records how many we have called them.. they insisted that the application can be processed within 80 days !! which is way too long !!!

I applied here in Melbourne, I reckon mine will taje a bit longer because i do it paper application, im regretting it now, much better to do it online, but im just hoping to receive a reply from them soon.

mee too.. im almost giving up now.. just wait then.. I applied since 12 September (paper) and my payment has not even been deducted .. I might be sitting for citizenship test by next year !!

oh that's not a good idea at all doing paper application but my nephew i reckon it took about 2 weeks and he saw hi cc been deducted, he did paper application as well, is is possible to make online application even if we did paper application? What if it becomes double application? Im from Hume City council. How about you?

OO so you are from Melbourne?? not sure about Melbourne.. but Sydney is crazy .. the line up is unbelievable and especially from my council ... best of luck leah28 .. can you please keep me posted with your progression.. thanks

hi! I just mailed my application last tuesday 20/09/16 so once i've heard something from them i will let you know, hopefully next week, fingers crossed, im also regretting why i did a paper application because in online application you can always check your progress in your immi account, when did you send them your application?

Thanks Leah28.. we are pretty much on the same boat .. I posted my application and received (as per the express post tracking) 12 sept .. nothing ever received and my cc also has not been charged.. I called them and sorry to give you the bad news .. the lady from immigration told me that if you applied online .. once you submitted the information is recorded in their system straight away, while if you posted .. someone from their office needs to manually record the application form to their system and once they are doing that they will charge your credit card ... ( .. since then my credit card has not been charged .. silly me too .. I really regretted posted my application while if you applied online, they responded within 10 working days (mostly) ... good news is ... you are still not be able to check your application even if you applied online.. not for citizenship (the lady said).

which suburb or council do you live??

heard from someone that he applied posted and waited for 2 weeks, then she applied online.. and received the citizenship test email date within a week and past the test within 2 months... and then he received the call from immigration wondering why they have their paper application while he already passed the test (yes it took them 2 months just to register our paper application form into their system) .. maybe we should re apply online now

Hi just want to ask something, i hope somebody will help me, i just applied for citizenship ( paper application) ive submitted the following docs:

birth cert

passport

australian drivers lic

marriage certificate

- my question is that i wasnt able to provide utility bills for my proof of address but my Australian drivers licence has my address on it, is that sufficient enough? Thank you

Hi Leah28, do you mind provide me with your timeline? I also applied paper and haven't heard anything since, even the payment (credit card) has not been charged either and when I called them, they said up till my credit card is deducted, the application is yet to be registered in the system... its really slow and frustrating .. feels like I wanna to re apply online again.

Update

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Date applied: 05/09/2016

Council: Brisbane City Council

Online/Paper: Online

Acknowledgement Email: 05/09/2016

Citizenship test email:14/9//16

Citizenship Test: 3/11/16

Date of Approval: Waiting

Date of Ceremony: waiting

Thanks pretty quick turn around for you? nicee.. good luck btw I'll probably will be seating for text early next year

My timeline so far

Date applied: 12/09/16

City/Council area: Blacktown, Sydney

Online / Paper: paper

Date received the acknowledgement email: haven't received

Date of the Citizenship Test: God knows when, I called DIBP yesterday, they said that if my CC has been charged then they start processing my application. the waiting list for Parramatta DIBP office is approx. 4-6 weeks

Has anyone applied paper application recently? will I receive email acknowledgement? or I just wait for the letter and email come for the test date?

Thanks