04April2017DE

1 minute ago, whiskey21 said:

Mine had nothing too. My ceremony is on Friday, 19 March 2021 and status is still 'Approved'. I browsed through the menus/submenus and found nothing related to me being invited in the virtual ceremony. 

Congrats. Which council? What excuse did you give them for virtual ceremony? I emailed them many times with no reply. Thanks.

45 minutes ago, Perth123 said:

Quick update. Got citizenship ceremony invitation.

Applied last week of Oct 2020

Test 10th Dec

Approved same day

Got ceremony invitation today. 

Congrats. Which council. Could you please share your timeline?

I spoke to City of Sydney protocol unit today, I was told that the they have invited for approved candidates for ceremony who were approved in November 2020. 

As I was approved in January 2021, maybe another 3 months wait...

Anybody been invited for ceremonies in Sydney lately?

10 hours ago, NRK said:

Why don’t you request virtual ceremony by emailing them?

I did, nobody reply me..

Everyday waiting for ceremony... coming up a year now since application on 25th March 2020.

2 minutes ago, Olivia_1993 said:

I had similar Question. I am waiting for test invite. Do you know how we get notified about the Test ?

By Email or IMMI Account or Letter. 

By text message and email and also shown in IMMI

On 13/02/2021 at 11:38, Sanna said:

Mine was emailed only. No letter NOR any updates on IMMIAccount. 

It was also emailed by a random Council worker whose name was highlighted in the email, which could easily be missed, deleted, or possibly go to junk mail.. At least by me.. 

thanks, how long was the wait between approval and the ceremony email? If you don't mind? Which council

8 hours ago, Ding said:

A question, was the ceremony invitation sent via email or letter?

I have the same question 

On 05/02/2021 at 15:08, Act said:

Congratulations on the approval.

Could you please tell us how many applicants roughly were there with you. Your overall observation / guess on how many people attending the office each day for test based on how many you saw there in your timeslot ?

Melbourne interview waiting time appears to be longer than other states, perhaps due to its longer lockdown period? 

Waiting for council ceremony is another new waiting game.

On 31/01/2021 at 22:03, Tania said:

Hello everyone

Please advise the BEST website to practice the test. I have tried different websites but would like to ask for your advices for the best one.

Is it necessary to purchase $29 to practice the test on AustralianCitizenshipSupport.com? Anyone tried this one yet? 
 

As we are not allowed to fail any of the 5 questions about the common bond so I am a bit scared.
 

Thank you

 

 

 

Totally unnecessary!

On 28/03/2020 at 09:27, 04April2017DE said:

Thought I started a new thread for the citizenship application submitted in 2020.

Applied Citizenship  25/03/2020 (myself and dependent child)

Current citizenship    New Zealand

Invitation                    Awaiting

Test Date                    Awaiting

Approval                    Awaiting

Ceremony                  Awaiting

Cheers and god speed. 

Ok guys, I did and passed my interview and test today! Then after a couple of hours, the status become Approved. Here is a journey summary, so hear me out:

22 Dec 2020, received for invitation of interview and test for 3rd Feb 2021. I brought it forward to 7th Jan 2021. 

4 Jan 2021, received message/email advising my 7 Jan appointment has been cancelled due to recent NSW Covid outbreak. 

21 Jan 2021, received another invitation of interview and test for 24 Feb 2021, I brought it forward to today 30 Jan 2021.

Now waiting for council ceremony invitation.

4 hours ago, Sina123 said:

Hi, thought I'd share my timeline to all the Sydney folks on here. 

Applied for Citizenship  Dec 2019 (my myself, my hubby and dependent child)

City: Sydney

Current citizenship    NZ

Invitation                    Nov 14/11/20 (invite via email)

Test Date                    Nov 28/11/20 (Parammatta)

Approval                    Nov 28/11/20 (Received a letter in the mail on 4/12 confirming approval on Nov 28/11 for all of us). 

Ceremony                  Awaiting (Looking at the comments people seem to have ceremonies 2 months after approval). Hoping for Ceremony in January. 

All the best guys. 

Kia Ora mate congrats. I am waiting for mine to come through. I applied in March 2020

The speed and experience for applicants from Sydney or NSW region is a joke - I encourage every affected to make some formal complaint. 

On 24/09/2020 at 00:23, danido said:

applied citizenship 9/6/2020

invitation for test and interview : 14/9/2020

approval letter received: 14/9/2020 (after passed the test 15 mins)

ceremony: waiting

 

You are so lucky mate. Def 'god speeds' for you. I don't understand what Sydney office is doing???!!! I am going to write to local MP to complain about the great disparity amount states - how can you call this a "fair go"??!!

23 minutes ago, Abro said:

Has anyone received a test interview call in the Sydney City office? It seems like the city office is sleeping. 

I echo your comments mate

48 minutes ago, jennyinoz said:

Huh, I wondered if you guys have seen this?!

Incredibly high drop in the amount of people being granted citizenship. Obviously Covid has a part to play in this but do you think they will make up the numbers?

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/foi/files/2020/fa-200701402-document-released.PDF

I certainly hope so but I don't think so, there is so much each staff can do - what surprises me is that WA has started inviting people to attend tests whereas applications in Sydney seem deadly quiet. In my own case, I think waiting for 6 months without hearing a thing about the next step is disappointing..

59 minutes ago, pearplumpie said:

Yes - it's much quicker for under 18s as no test or interview required. My son was approved in 4 weeks, and had ceremony about 8 weeks later after I unlinked his account to have citizenship ceremony with me and his Dad (our applications are not going anywhere at present!). It means he is eligible for HELP loans for university next year - so good. If your daughter needs her ceremony quickly then you can ask for it be expedited. Great news!

My son is 8 in my application, both of us still waiting. Seems like the quick ones are from separate applications for the children between 16 yr to 18 yrs.

2 minutes ago, Danny842003 said:

for what the original marriage visa? June 2014 

no, when did you apply for the citizenship? 

50 minutes ago, Danny842003 said:

So did my test yesterday in Paramatta, just checked my IMMI account and it’s been approved. Just waiting for the ceremony now I guess. 
arrived in May 2015 on a marriage visa and applied for citizenship in June 2019. 

Congrats, when did you apply? 

1 hour ago, Danny842003 said:

How are you going to go on holiday abroad? 

I think they might be planning ahead!

32 minutes ago, feroz khan said:

Hi Guys,

 

I applied for my citizenship by conferral via immi account on the 7th of June 2020.

Could anyone please tell me how long will it take roughly to get the invitation for the test date?

Mate it really depends where you applied from and your own personal circumstances. Among the latest threads, we have seen people get invitations within 3 and 4 months after applying early this year. I applied March in Sydney, deadly quiet

14 minutes ago, milky said:

Hey Guys, just to share you all an update to my application

I applied mid March 2020 and got text sms invite from DOHA on Tues 8 Sep to do the test next week! It looks like the dept is moving fast to process the backlog due to covid.

I am based in Adelaide and now preparing for the exam 

I'm studying the material Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond and doing the practice test from https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship/test-and-interview/prepare-for-test/practice-test

Can you guys suggest any other practice test that are worth doing so I can nail this?

Much appreciated!

congrats, which city council does your application belong? 

Anyone had been required for passport photos only under 1195 form?

I only upload the photos but not the actual form. Is this correct?

6 hours ago, Abro said:

@Danny842003 You are right. The good news is the Sydney city office also started work from last week. Let's see how they will proceed.  So far no one seen yet be invited for test at Sydney office. Hoping for the best.

May I ask where you got the Sydney city news from?