Sigh

Does anyone have experience of applying for an urgent ceremony? What were your circumstances and were you successful? Thanks

It took six weeks for my test email to come through.

Hey Buddy whats the name of your council?

I'm in Vincent. They have four ceremonies a year. Aus Day, May, August, November. I'm likely to be invited to Aus Day but can't do that or May as I'm away. So August will be my only shot at a ceremony before the year-long window post-approval expires. Sigh.

My Perth experience:

Application to test: 20 weeks

Test to approval: 10 weeks

Frustration-induced reduction in life expectancy: immeasurable

i think it depends on the Council as well.

Hi Nani,

What makes you think this?

Clearly, the council impacts on the timing of the ceremony, as the number of events and invites per event is totally within their control.

But in relation to the actual approval of a citizenship application, it would surprise me greatly if internal DIBP processes involved local government. Surely this is purely a matter for the particular office of the federal DIBP?

Thanks

BTW here are my timelines

 

1. Date applied: 14 August 2016

5. Date of Citizenship Test: 18 october 2016

6. Approval letter: 24 october 2016

7. Date of ceremony:26/1/17

8. Type of ceremony: Normal

Congratulations!

Presumably you sat your test in Perth? I sat mine in August and am yet to hear anything. Another poster on here sat at the beginning of August and heard only a week or so ago.

Nice to see such equal handed and transparent processing in WA lol.

It'll be a great Australia Day, though - Enjoy!

You smashed it! Well done mate.

Hi , May I ask how much time it took to complete the process including test. I know the test is 45 minutes but how long it takes to verify the documents. My appointment is at 2pm at Parramatta but wondering whether it will finish by 3pm considering 30 minutes for test.

 

Thanks...

Hi Mansawant, If the Perth experience is anything to go by, your appointment time only means the time you can start waiting at the interview centre. You will take a numbered ticket and wait for a CO to become available, like at a deli counter.

I was there for closer to two hours. I would very much doubt you would be done in one.

After a three month wait from application to test, I'm now into week eight following passing the test and have heard nothing.

This seems uncommon but not unheard of?