MrGrieves

They also asked for my Medicare card, and they scanned it.

15 minutes ago, millski88 said:

Citizenship test on thursday morning woooooooop  haha. Keen to get it done and dusted!

Good luck! I had my ceremony yesterday, now enjoying my new citizenship and also waiting for my passport!

35 minutes ago, KazBaker said:

Now what i need to know is if i just take a photo of that particular page, will it be ok? Does it make them sense that that date was originally connected to applicant first arrival date? How did you upload it?

It should be fine, immi knows your first date or arrival anyway. They asked me at the interview what my first date was, but didn't ask to see my passport or what. As if it was just a test question

2 hours ago, LouDYorkie said:

I now have approval -yay!

Good that you didn't withdraw and re-submit your application

Congrats!

I think the conditions are clear - if your partner is currently enrolled in her masters, you have unrestricted hours. I had the same condition for 3 years, it was never a problem.

30 minutes ago, LAG said:

And Moonee Valley is taking 60 per ceremony... this is going to be a long wait...

Don't worry, I would expect DOHA ceremonies to help clear the backlog, and hopefully your wait should not be longer than the expected 6 months (if not 3 as it was the case for me).

9 hours ago, Aug2017ACT said:

back log is nearly 200.000 !!!

I was talking in my Council, hey?!

Just now, millski88 said:

I wonder what the relevance is of 14th October?

I think it's just DOHA organising ceremonies across Melbourne to clear some of the Councils' backlog.

30 minutes ago, millski88 said:

So it's not at Coburg Town Hall?

No, not mine at least. Mine is on Fed Square.

On 11 September 2016 (4 years before your intended lodgement date), you were not in Australia nor a permanent resident - see other posts on this forum about this condition.

I think you can only apply 4 years after your return to Australia, on 2 Feb 2021.

Just got my ceremony email. Looks like it's not going to be hosted by Moreland Council, so probably a DOHA ceremony on 14 October.

22 minutes ago, millski88 said:

how long did you wait between doing your test and getting approval?

4 or 5 business days.

My initial test date was in November, got it back to end of June. I checked 10 times a day and moved it 4 times forward

19 minutes ago, millski88 said:

Really, that many? Woah. I thought maybe 3-4 per year! So 12 per year? 

100 people in attendance or 100 people gaining citizenship do you think? 100 people gaining citizenship in moreland every month weeks seems a lot!

80-100 people gaining citizenship from what I've read, but not sure how reliable is the source (another forum). It also said the backlog was currently about 400 people (but I suspect it has gotten worse with all the new approvals in the last couple of months, so hard to say).

What I know is there has been 3 ceremonies since my approval (including the September one which I'm sure I'm not on the list), and no news from Council. Soon my waiting time from approval to ceremony is going to be longer than from lodgement to approval

Did you not find a sooner date for your test date?

28 minutes ago, millski88 said:

Cool! Keep us updated? i'd be keen to hear how you go with that.

How many do they have per year in Moreland?

Every second Tuesday of the month, apparently. And up to 100 people per ceremony from what I have read somewhere else.

59 minutes ago, millski88 said:

I'm Moreland too! how long have you been waiting so far?

2.5 months, so if I'm on the October ceremony, it will have been 3.5 months between approval and ceremony.

Yeah, true, some Council are much faster than others - I should not use my case as a rule

I hope to get my invite from Moreland in the next days then

1 minute ago, millski88 said:

Woah! Congrats. See, there's a potential turnaround within a year right there.

Not if the ceremony is scheduled 4-5 months later, which is the average wait at the moment.

8 minutes ago, Netbg said:

My PR has expired and we are going overseas on 18th Dec. I have sat my test (beginning of June) and heard nothing. Should I be apply for the visa to leave the country (I think it’s a 155 visa)? How long do they take to process that?

Yes, even if you had your approval tomorrow, waiting times for the ceremony can be long (I've been waiting for more than 2 months, and no news yet). So it might be safer to apply for a RRV.

14 minutes ago, millski88 said:

Nice. I managed to move mine about 3 weeks forward this morning to mid-december. I will keep alternating between mine and my partners!

Yes, keep checking everyday, I managed to move mine from November to June after 3 times! If you check often enough, I'm pretty sure you can get a slot for the next few days!

I got my approval the week after (early July) and now waiting my ceremony invite with Moreland. Looks like it's a long wait at this Council, be prepared!

Hi,

I understand you would be eligible around the 26th of July 2020 in that case. You need to be in Australia 4 years prior to your lodgement date, and in your case you came back on the 26th of July. I guess the immigration officer was right, and the residence calculator doesn't really take into consideration where you were 4 years before your lodgement date.

There are a couple of posts on this subject, I think.

Cheers

1 minute processing time, well done mate

How long is your student visa for? It it was a straightforward application, it was probably processed by their computer, temporary visas are not as critical as permanent residency visas.

10 hours ago, Sheral Singh said:

It is the same thing that is said by me in short. 

No, you said you would receive the approval letter soon as you have passed the test, which is not correct and misleading.

Again, for some applications, approval can take several months after you have passed the test. It is not 'as soon as' you have passed it.

19 hours ago, Sheral Singh said:

You would receive your approval letter soon as you have passed the test. All the best!!

I don't think this is correct, it just depends. Some have their application approved on the same day as test, others have been waiting for months. You will receive your approval letter a few days after your immiaccount shows 'approved'

4 hours ago, andrew2307 said:

Had test last Friday and got approved on immi acc the same day. However, I have not received an official email stating the approval as yet. 

You'll probably get your letter in the mail this week or next week, no email.

12 hours ago, Kkk7 said:

Hi 

can any please help through citizenship requirements process. Got few questions 

came to Australia in June 2009

got PR in December 2016

was away from October 2015 to November 2016 that’s more than year. 

But when calculate requirements in residence calculator it say I’m eligible to apply in Jan 2020( that when I use my law full residency date as June 2008).

But the rule says you have to be in Australia for last 4 years. 

And if I use my PR date as first lawful date in Australia (December 2016) it say I will be eligible in December 2020. 

Can any one please help me out. 

Thank you

 

Hi Kkk7,

Be very careful - if you think your eligible date is Jan 2020, check where were you exactly 4 years before, in Jan 2016. According to your post, you were not in Oz, in that case I understand (from what I read in previous posts in this forum) that you would not be eligible even though the residence calculator says you are. You would only be eligible in November 2020, 4 years after you returned to Australia, providing you didn't exceed the allowed time overseas.

This is just information I read on the forum, double check by yourself and/or ask a migration agent if you're not sure...