millski88

43 minutes ago, supertoblerone said:

So it is safe to upload a Aus police clearance on your immiaccount even they don't ask it? I am thinking there is no harm doing this as you said it could work especially if no activity is happening with your case for a long time. 

Wouldn't have thought so! I know that it's advisable not to overly supply documents and to keep it simple and relevant, but i think an AFP check is pretty relevant. For the $40 or whatever it could just shave off a bit of time for a CO processing. (note: this is pure speculation and isn't based on any evidence!)

I filed them in 'Other documents' and labelled as "[Name]_Good-Character-Evidence_Recent-Aus-Police-Check"

1 hour ago, Yeyebonel said:

@supertoblerone my CO told me that they will do an onshore and offshore police checks. I have various places / countries that I had visited so maybe that’s why it took that long. Or maybe because heaps of people lodged their Aus citizenship app.

We actually supplied a new Aus police checks with our application. Judging by these comments it looks like we didn't need to! However it could work in our favour potentially, as we haven't left the country long enough to need any checks from other countries... the application was in a way 'decision ready' when we submitted.

13 hours ago, VBB said:

It appears that most applications take a while to be processed. Could anybody advise if I could lodge my application a couple of months before I meet the 1 year PR requirement, given that I've been living in Australia for over 6 years? 

You have to enter your PR grant number or TRN in to page 2 or 3 of the form (can’t remember exactly which), it then pings a database and checks for your eligibility date, if your PR grant is less than one year old it doesn’t let you continue.

30 minutes ago, LAG said:

We got an email, looks like a generic system generated kind of email. The application on the ImmiAccount still says received. It has the appointment details but the status and the "last updated" info remains the same.

Nice, thanks!

2 hours ago, LAG said:

Hi millski88, yes I feel lucky. So it is me and my wife, linked applications (both got invitations on Friday). Our history is similar to yours, we had two 457s and then moved on to a 186 that was approved last year. This year as soon as we met the residency requirement we applied for citizenship. Low risk country.  

Nice! And could you tell me how you first discovered your application update with the test date - did you receive an email or did something change within Immi Account?

Thanks.

18 minutes ago, LAG said:

Last Friday I received an invitation for the interview and test.  I applied on 5 June this year. So I guess the whole 2018/2019 divide is true.

The interview and test is scheduled for February next year but I'll try to move it forward.

Hey LAG. Wow that's crazy quick. Could I ask the basic details of your application? - How many applicants, which pathway, low risk/high risk country etc?

On 29/07/2019 at 14:20, Coupleinoz said:

Could anyone in Melbourne share timings from approval to ceremony? I'm in Darebin City Council which doesn't hold ceremonies (anyone in this suburb know where the Department of Home Affairs normally send people for ceremony who live in this council?). 

My current timeline:

- Applied: July 2018

- Test date received: April 2019

- Test taken: 25 July 2019

- Approved: 29 July 2019

Have a look at this site: http://sharemytimeline.info/

41 minutes ago, Jacob001 said:

Hi Millski88,

I went through your profile and it looks like you are ENS 186 applicant who got his PR through this pathway. I got mine the same way and same occupation Marketing specialist. Just I want to ask what kind of documents am I required to submit? Mainly work related documents. Do I need to give them my work details when I submit my citezenship application?

 

Thank you

Hey

Are you applying for PR or citizenship?

Citizenship by any pathway is not dependent on employment (a particular job or employer). No work related documents need to be submitted for a citizenship application.

Tom

28 minutes ago, shisman said:

Applied online:                                                              29/03/2019

Test invite:                                                                     01/07/2019

Test appointment date:                                               27/11/2019

Region : Melbourne

Seriously quick!

On 30/06/2019 at 18:09, Nick11 said:

Hello everyone,

 

Applied online:                                                              17/06/2018

Test invite:                                                                     19/12/2018

Test appointment date:                                               16/01/2019

online status changed received  to Approval on :    07/05/2019

Ceremony Letter received :                                          20/05/2019

Ceremony :                                                                      24/06/2019

Region : Western Australia 

Good luck Guys, 

So quick!

1 minute ago, Parkesy said:

Mate hows things been? Great this PR malarky hey!

You were right about people heading back to the forum around this time. Wonder who else will turn up! Im mentally prepared for 2 years before I have a meltdown.

Ideally Im looking for 36 hours.

Ha! Yes 36 hours would be great.

In all seriousness though, taking in to account the activity I've seen recently I'd be happy to have a test booked in within 8-10 months. That'd be a good outcome. But yeah - try and mentally prepare for 12-18 months.

Things been good! Definitely glad to be off the 457 what with all the changes discussed/implemented in the last couple of years. Also glad not to have a 186 to put in or wait for!

20 minutes ago, Parkesy said:

Hello citizenship people!

Back on the forum after a 12 months break. Conferral application is in today. So much easier than PR hey! Took me a few hours max.

What are the realistic wait times at the moment? Im aware of the published guidelines but what is the average we are seeing on the forum? 

Seems crazy all over the place/pot luck, kinda like our 186 wait haha.

Have seen 3 months to ceremony, also seen 16-18 months with no test appointment.

45 minutes ago, imthedave said:

Update on mine. Got my test invite today

Applied online: 22/03/2019

Test invite: 24/06/2019

Test appointment date: 13/09/2019

Region: Yarra Ranges, VIC

 

I was expecting to hear nothing until at least next year so only waiting 3 months for a test date has made my day!!

3 of us applying, myself (British), wife (Thai) and daughter (14). 

Both test dates at same time in same location (Melbourne CBD)

 

 

Woah! That's amazing.

1 minute ago, Maryan said:

Hi There,

Which materials to be prepared for Citizenship test and how long this takes?

Can anyone help?

Regards, Aryan

Quick google search, everything you should need is here: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship/test-and-interview/overview

On 11/07/2015 at 17:54, FlashP5sub175 said:

 

1. Date applied: 27/03/2015
2. City/Council area: Randwick - Ceremony sponsored by a club in Sydney not council
3. Online / Paper: Online
4. Date received the acknowledgement email: 01/04/2015
5. Date of the Citizenship Test: 29/04/2015
6. Date of ceremony: 28/06/2015
7. Type of ceremony: Normal 

 

Just landed on the first page of this thread by mistake - wow how things have changed since 2015 

44 minutes ago, Wtara said:

So frustrating to wait ,can see others get approval after short period, even we have updated all documents up to date.it seems  cook applications are not very concerned.is there anyway of checking or fast track the application ....

In the period i was waiting for my 186 TRT the applications did appear to be looked at in waves relating to occupation. Months might go by without a single cook appearing to be granted, then BOOM - a month of all the cooks being granted. It's really difficult and frustrating, but that's just the joys of visas i'm afraid!

Tom

Interesting processing times update for May haha.

Doesn't the row 1 time plus the row 2 time usually equal the row 3 total time (application to ceremony)? I kind of looks like it's been 'half updated'!

That makes sense. Given we've declared this holiday and it's only a month in to our wait, i can't see it'll be an issue. We may have to pay closer attention to booking an overseas trip to visit family next year though!

2 minutes ago, LouDYorkie said:

It is the travel portion of your visa that expires (5 years). If this is the case you would need an RRV. But as your visa was only issued 12 months ago, hopefully you will have your citizenship before the travel portion expires!!

Great, so unlike visa to visa bridging periods, we don't get allocated a bridging visa or different conditions between PR and citizenship? It'd be just our luck to be caught out on the way back from holiday!

Just a quick one to double check - our 186 visas issued in June 2018 are still active whilst we're in application for citizenship, right?

I stated on the citizenship app that we're away for a month in Europe next month. Is it correct that we don't have to arrange bridging visas if our 186 is still valid?

Ah thank you. I do think it's a little strange as surely a multi page PDF is a lot easier to handle at the other end than a heap of jpeg images! But nevertheless, if that's what others have experienced then i'll just do it as best i can. I just like to have this stuff all really neat and tidy! Thanks again.

Hi all

Since we last used Immi Account about a year ago the doc upload part looks to have changed. I've arranged all our evidence as really neat and tidy PDF docs, but now it seems to be converting each page in to a jpeg image?? Is this normal?

For example, a 10 page PDF doc which is a signed rental agreement, it's showing 10 uploaded jpeg images instead of a single PDF doc. Is this OK? Seems a bit weird!

Thanks for any insight.

Tom

On 03/09/2018 at 21:49, Nemesis said:

If you became eligible on the 3rd, then it would not let you apply until after the end of the 3rd. The whole of the day has to be complete for it to count. 

Not in our case. Our PR was granted 14 June 2018 and at midnight last night the form on Immi Account let me continue (it previously stopped me when i had tested earlier).

14 June 2018 - end 13 June 2019 is equal to 1 year, literally speaking, therefore 00:01 on 14 June 2019 and the application is allowed.

58 minutes ago, PW1 said:

Well I guess if they have never been then yeah, I'd leave it blank. If it lets you leave it blank then I'd say that was correct. Mind actually have been here, so that bit was easy. It amazing how often you have to enter the same into multiple times. For my holidays since I was 18, I filled all that out when I applied for PR, so they already have that, but you have to go though the pain of entering it all again. I'm just going to do the last 10 years for that.

Regards,

P.

Cheers. I found a couple of other posts about this online and have selected 'No' for my parents. It's just strangely worded!