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Just want to share that I just received my invitation for the citizenship ceremony on the 28th of June 2021. I received it via email I am from Cumberland Council and my citizenship was approved on 27th of March 2021.

I see. I am from there too. I called them and Immigration but it seems like all we can do is wait for now Anyway, thanks for sharing the link! Hopefully we get ours soon

Hello @Chelsearoxanna May I ask which council are you from? And was it a virtual ceremony that was given to you? Thanks

Hello @MNB Do you belong to Cumberland Council? Just wondering if you got an invitation for this ceremony? Thanks

Hi everyone, Hope you all had a good weekend! Just wondering if anyone has heard from Cumberland NSW council for their citizenship ceremony? Thanks!

Hi everyone, Anyone experienced changing address while the citizenship visa was lodged? Would you know if the council for the citizenship ceremony will automatically be changed in reference to the new address or will it be the same council as the old address? Thanks!

Hi @Zayn I am in the same situation and I asked this question when I took the Citizenship exam. The officer suggested we change the name after the certificate is issued, but before we apply for new passport. Basically, you will have two certificates - one with old name and one with new name. But for passport, since it is also more expensive to get, you just want to request for one passport with the new name already. Hope that helps

Hi @Saver If you don't mind, may I ask for the reason you provided for the virtual ceremony request? I also did the same however, no one replied back... Thanks!

Oh I tagged the wrong person. Sorry! Congratulations! May I ask which city in Sydney did you apply? Thank you

Hey @vzdike, Your application is in NSW? :) That seems to be quick! I lodged mine 3 days after you. When did you receive the request for test/interview? Thank you :)

@coquette Oh that's good to hear! May I ask when and where you lodged yours? Still keeping my fingers crossed! I honestly don't mind doing online ceremony now tbh. I just want to be eligible for the homebuilder grant lol

Hello @dodziu According to Revenue NSW, only citizens are eligible. See this link: https://treasury.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-06/Fact_sheet_HomeBuilder_0.pdf

Hello @Britralian Congratulations! May I ask what state did you apply?

Thank you @Danny842003 Yes, I understand. It would be a long shot Just hoping the situation gets better soon! Hope all of you are

Hi @tt2 I do hope they process the applications sooner since Australia is currently encouraging people to buy homes now. I'll try to give them a call and see. Nothing to lose anyway. I'll keep you posted here.

Hi everyone, I lodged my citizenship a few weeks ago. I am just wondering if there is anyone's application here that was processed quicker than expected? I am kind of hoping to still be able to get the $25K grant from government if there is any chance the citizenship will be granted this year. Thank you all

Hi Chowder, No, we did not get refund My employer paid again for the visa application. But it's all worth it in the end.

Hello everyone! Been a silent reader as well Just got my PR granted today too! Nomination was approved 11 days ago My skill is Marketing Specialist, 186 TRT. Lodged the second application last January 2019 as my first nomination was refused due to Training benchmark. Congrats to all of us!!!

Hello, Thank you for your response. The documents that were not uploaded were Market Research done prior to nomination. In fact, there were so much research done and it is just unfortunate that they were not uploaded. Our turnover is also good. It should not be a problem. We're just really worried as our visas expire soon and we were kind of hoping to get a positive outcome before our Bridging Visa activates. Congrats on your visa btw!

Hi guys, Any Marketing Specialists here applying for 186 TRT? For those who were granted, may I ask what the size of your company is? I applied in Feb 2018 and got my nomination refused in Jan 2019 due to not meeting training benchmarks. I had to withdraw my visa application. Then, I re-applied the nomination again on the same month and now still waiting. In addition, my colleague, who also applied for the same visa a few months after I did (Oct 2018 - no training benchmarks needed), got nomination refused as well in Feb 2019. But the reason was because some of the company documents were not uploaded, which is also weird. We do not know if it was our MA's fault or the Immiaccount issue as our MA is confident that documents were uploaded. It is also a bit strange that Immi did not even request for the document and just went straight to refusing the nomination. We re-lodged the nomination and application again and now, both of us still waiting. Our visas expire in a few months and having 2 nominations refused, I am just wondering maybe company size also matters when applying? Our company has only 5 full time employees, that includes me and my colleague. In this case, we are thinking of other options to lodge another visa but not sure as well. Appreciate your thoughts. Thanks in advance