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If you don't want to go until October 19 then it could almost get processed too quickly if the application is straightforward. I now have to be in the country by the February 2019 now which is fine, but if you don't want to go til the October then the visa would run out if its granted too early...

And an update on my application - Just got it approved today - so 5 weeks from start to finish. Had a request to provide the police and health checks 3 weeks after applying, obtained those within 2 weeks and uploaded them - approval the next day. 309 and then the 100 came through within an minute of each other!

Hi, When we applied online for our children's citizenship last year- we got their certificates really quickly , think it was a couple of weeks from applying. So you could upload those documents once you receive them as I guess it won't take long if you did it online. However, if you lodge the application and they request the citizenship forms then I think they only give you 28 days to provide the documentation - so if you have any doubt as to whether the citizenship certificates will arrive in that time then you'd have to factor that in.

That's really good to hear that the application can be processed quicker than the 11-15 months that they're quoting! I've just applied and am in similar situation - been married over 12 years and got 2 children with Australian (dual) passports. We've uploaded a lot of documents but haven't uploaded the children's citizenship or copies of passports anywhere yet - was wondering if this is something you did and if so which section ? Hard to know the balance between over doing it and uploading too much - or not uploading enough - we are still uploading documents and are thinking to upload a 'statement' written by both of us in the each of the 4 sections (nature of household etc) as well as bank statements etc. Any information gratefully received - as we're hoping to go mid this year and so would be great to get approval prior to going. Thanks!