Parkesy
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Awesome update mate. We should honestly grab a beer soon!
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Mate...got cancelled. CV19
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@millski88 You had yours yet??
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Ceremony date locked in: Tuesday 17 March, Fed square Melbourne
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I hope so but my friend didnt get one so Im not getting my hopes up! Fingers crossed!
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Touche
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Oh I like this. To celebrate, depending when it is I think my partner and I will go for a dinner date at one of our favourite Japanese restaurants in Melbourne (Izakaya Den - check it out!). The weekend following the ceremony I think will go away for the weekend into the aussie bush, maybe camping or a tiny house, and disconnect from technology and the like, perhaps somewhere down the great ocean road. I might even crack open the book 'Bill Bryson - Down Under' - the book that inspired me as an impressionable 12/13 year old to move to this great land of ours. Finally if I dont get one - I will buy myself a gum tree and try and keep it forever.
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Haha. Freaky. If we had been in the same industry then I probably would start believing we are actually in The Matrix. Agency is fun but tough in my experience! A lot of bad agencies out there so let me know where you apply. I've been a senior role for a while and I have worked with a shed load of good and bad agencies here in Melbourne. Many are just not that good!
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I know its weird haha! I will have to check but I think my first flight into Aus (Syd) 3 June 2013 (I always get mixed up between 13 and 14),I just dug out the flight details. Time flies! We are almost identical except I didnt do a second working hol. What sort of company you at now? I've moved from the University to a government entity but Im going to move on. No budget to do anything fun after Ive finished my major projects.
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Same day I think! Really hope the ceremony in the city comes quick now - not that it matters really but its been nearly seven years and I reckon they owe me one ha! Fingers crossed I get in the March ceremony held in the city as opposed to May! I saw that there are 100 people at the aus day one in the city and the mayor is presenting which would be pretty cool. My friend just told me you get the invite by post which surprised me! Also he didnt get a tree!
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Hi mate, thank you. Its very straight forward and you will go great im sure. They asked me hardly anything. 1. Original documents - in my case new birth certificate, passport, driving licence and a recent utility bill 2. Anyone else applying with me? 3. Have I ever been convicted of a crime or have any cases pending? I just checked my immi account and I have been approved! Awaiting ceremony now
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Yeah it will be city. Friend of mine who lives two doors down did his in the city and had to wait about two months which isnt too bad at all. Did my test this morning. Got there at 8.45am for my 9am but I was taken straight through. 10 minutes chat with the interviewer and updated a few documents (new birth certificate). Took test and was out in 4 minutes. 100% and out on the street at 9am! Couldn't believe how fast it was. Cant wait for that ceremony now. In a great mood!
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Amazing, thats exactly what I want to hear haha! Well done! Im Darebin council so I should probably take a look. Are you brunswick area I cant rememeber?
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@millski88 how was your test? Seen you passed! Congratulations! Heard about the ceremony yet? Ive got my test tomorrow morning finally!
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Got my appointment and test today. Scheduled late Jan. Pretty fast turnaround of 2.7 months to get the invite.
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Yeah so keen to get mine. Ive waited enough over the years! Sam as you - working hol, 457, work transfer, 457, 186, CITIZENSHIP. Same ANZCO too ha. You in Melbourne again I cant remember?
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Awesome mate. Moving quick that hey! Think we are owed it after the PR debacle! Hoping mine comes through soon. Its like our visa lives are in sync haha!
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There seems to be some crazy differences in the timelines - not that im surprised given this is my fifth and final IMMI process!! Annoying as hell. What has been the average you have seen on here recently? Not that I really care about it as I have PR but Im certainly looking forward to becoming a citizen of my adopted home!
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Long time no speak kids. Just an update for HR Managers. My mate go approved today. HR Manager TRT, LR Applied 2/07/19 Approved 03/09/19 No questions.
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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.
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Mate I am very familiar with the process times (hence the amount of posts I have!). So frustrating ha! I actually think I cracked their processing strategy in the end as I could predict the time and occupation quite accurately. Not sure you can do that with citizenships!
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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?
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2000 pages and counting. That is a lot stressing! Imagine if we had all put that much effort into something productive haha!!
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Only just beginning the search but had a lot of friends get theirs recently so I will lean on them. I've done my own visa applications since (3!) since arriving here so this one should be fairly straight forward! I will have a look and see what the go is and report back.
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That is Sh1t! Cant even remember how long mine was. Feels like a bad dream I had. Felt a lot worse at the time. Think though...when it comes how good its going to be I actually came on here to check what everyone is saying about citizenship as im applying in June - that how fast things move post PR! Time stands still when you are in it but trust me, it passes.
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