Sheral Singh

23 hours ago, Indianinoz said:

Is citizenship application quicker for applicants from regional areas(small towns) than metros like Sydney and Melbourne?

You have to check. It depends upon the sort of application you file. 

12 hours ago, shiveringpom said:

monthly groan from me in Brisbane  and shout out to all those waiting a long time..................................

we hit 19 months months with nothing other than 'received'  this weekend ......4/1/18 'received' status  for  Brisbane city - straight forward family of 4 application ......

i am keeping up the calls and emails to anyone who will isten   but as its  now '90% for 24 months to completion'  they have 5 months to complete us  still so must sit on my hands and waittttttttt

any other long waiters feel free to have a good moan   and all those who have sailed thro please nod politely and pass the wine  x

 

All the best for your application. 

11 hours ago, Chris N Lora said:

To  be fair,  My Daughter got hers the same day from the Parramatta Office, and it was literally uploaded on the system before she left the office as she checked so on her phone.

My wife passed her test on the 4th of Dec 2018, she had a letter dated the 5th of Dec and the council contacted her with a letter dated the 5th of Dec also.

 It is not really fair for you to call his comments misleading when all cases are based on individual merits.  IE I got my letter in Jan 2019 and a week later I had the ceremony and got citizenship. 

As rightly said, it depends upon case to case. 

Thanks for coming into my support. 

On 30/07/2019 at 16:42, cybervoodoo said:

My mum got her ceremony letter about ten days after she was approved, but I think it depends on the council. 

Congrats

On 24/07/2019 at 12:31, MrGrieves said:

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'

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

On 25/07/2019 at 16:11, Tanwi said:

PR is PR. Permanent it's just the travel component that expires after the initial 5 years and needs to be reapplied for if you wish to travel in and out of Australia. 

If you don't need to travel out of Australia .

No need to renew RRV. 

Like myself for example Travel rights expired but I don't need to travel so I don't have an RRV in place at the moment. 

You can continue to live in PR indefinitely as per the government website if this is the case. 

7 hours ago, Canada2Australia said:

I didn't know PR visas could expire?!?!?  

The PR Visa is for the period of 5 years. You need to apply for the citizenship to stay permanently in Australia. 

On 16/07/2019 at 14:07, Bamborabi said:

I gave my test on June 12th at Parramatta and passed the test. Yet to receive approval letter. Immi account still says as "RECEIVED" . Anyone who recently gave the test in June and is still waiting for an approval here ? I really dont know whats happening with my application, people who applied after me have got their approval.

 

 

 

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

On 19/07/2019 at 04:52, Harmann said:

Hi, hope you guys doing great!

I am currently holding 65 points and turning 25 next month so i'll be having 70 points from next month. So i was just wandering, is there  any chance of getting 189 (registered nurse- nec) on 70 points or not really? if not is there any other recommendations.

Thanks  heaps!

You can go ahead in applying for the Subclass 189 Visa for Australia. Looks good. If not you can apply for the subclass 190 visa. 

On 16/07/2019 at 14:24, Bamborabi said:

Just sharing my timeline..

Applied for Citizenship: 15-March-2018
Test Invitation: 01-May-2019
Test date: 12-Jun-2019 (Pass test 100%)
Approval letter: Waiting
Ceremony: Waiting

Its already 16 months completed so far.. Anyone with a similar timeline to mine ? When can I expect to complete the whole process !!

It is really difficult to tell when will the process be completed. It is not in anyone's control. Everything depends upon the immigration officer in charge. So all the best. 

3 hours ago, Bamborabi said:

Just sharing my timeline..

Applied for Citizenship: 15-March-2018
Test Invitation: 01-May-2019
Test date: 12-Jun-2019 (Pass test 100%)
Approval letter: Waiting
Ceremony: Waiting

Its already 16 months completed so far.. Anyone with a similar timeline to mine ? When can I expect to complete the whole process !!

You have to wait for the application to process. All the best!!

On 08/07/2019 at 19:08, 31Hillbury said:

The wife an I are currently sat on 75 points waiting for a 189 visa for 241411secondary school teacher. 

Hopefully this months select round is not just 80/85 points again. 

We lodged in May, not that long ago and the wait is still painful

At 75 points, it is expected you would get the invite soon for the subclass 189 visa. All the  best for the same. 

On 28/06/2019 at 14:58, Parkesy said:

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? 

Wait time for the PR is unpredictable. You have depend upon what is actually written on the official website. If everything falls in place then you can get the said visa timely. 

On 02/07/2019 at 11:37, MrGrieves said:

Hi,

Do you guys know whether we get an email when application gets approved? I passed the test last Friday and now wondering if I will have to wait another couple of hours or 10 months. I'm checking my immiaccount about 16 times a day, but if I know I will get an email when approved, I might slow down on my compulsive checks.

My timeline FYI:

- Application 15.02.19

- Interview and test email: 19.06.19

- Test and Interview: 24.06.19 (rescheduled from 9.11.19)

Thanks!

Approval time depends on various factors and are not controlled from out end. There are heterogeneous things that are taken into consideration while your application is  proceed for Australia PR visa.  

On 28/06/2018 at 18:15, EKR said:

Hi all, 

Just wondering if submitting the EOI when the points are still 60 with the subsequent increase to 65, will the assessment be conducted based on the point at the submission date of the application process or the new legislation (regardless of when have lodged the application)? 

 

Thanks!

 

Regards, 

E

I think as per the points based system of Australia immigration, you would be considered for 60 pointers rather 65 points one. 

On 28/06/2019 at 01:25, WizardofOz2018 said:

 

Thank you @Sheral Singh I know we must be in the system somewhere... maybe just maybe one of these fine days. Although the DIBP processing changed recently to 9 to 13 months I think.

Most of the time it is an approximate time. All of the things come down the type of visa you have filed and whether you have filed the right sort if visa or not. 

20 hours ago, Sheral Singh said:

I think he is still in PR status. He would sponsor you as a Permanent Resident not as a citizenship. In my view he doesn't but yes it would be beneficial to check it once. 

Sorry wrongly answered. Well in my view he has to update the same to the department. 

On 23/06/2019 at 16:32, Mrshubs said:

Hello guys, 

just wanted to ask, my husband had applied for his citizenship application in feb at that time i did not get my Permanent residence. Now i got my PR so my question is does my husband need to update about it to the department? If yes than how? 

Any help would be highly appreciated 

thanks 

I think he is still in PR status. He would sponsor you as a Permanent Resident not as a citizenship. In my view he doesn't but yes it would be beneficial to check it once. 

On 10/06/2019 at 08:30, WizardofOz2018 said:

Hi Sorry I have not been on here for a while - I know tell me about it ---- it was 8-10 months then now it says 11-14 months processing time. if its 14 months then our police checks and medicals will expire - i have no idea what will happen then if thats the case.  Oh dear do you have to do them again even though you had no control over it?

Forever hopeful. 

All the best 

It usually takes lesser time then 12 months for Subclass 190 visa. It usually takes about 8 to 10 months, approximately. Though as said it depend on various factors, but yes, if everything goes in a glossy way then it would take a lesser time. 

All the best!!

19 hours ago, HollyS said:

Hello everyone 

 

i was was just wondering for those that have had their visas granted or are already on Australia, did you have to have ‘show money’? I see a lot of conflicting info online about this, I believe it varies state to state. 

 

Kind regards

Holly  

It's the visa you are targeting at. It is just to see whether you have enough money to support yourself in the country. 

1 hour ago, HollyS said:

Hello all

please forgive me as I have only just registered and we have only just started discussing the possibility of migrating from the U.K. . 

 

I have been doing a bit of research and am quite disappointed to see that mine and my husbands occupations are not on the lists. He’s a Police Community Support Officer and I am Police Staff Admin. 

 

Can anyone give me any advice on which route we could potentially go down or is the dream over before it’s even got started?!

 

many thanks in advance 

holly 

I don't think this type of opportunity exists, but ya you have check thoroughly for that. 

On 18/06/2019 at 14:24, cybervoodoo said:

UK citizen here. I submitted my application in March 2018, sat my test in March 2019 and my application is still on 'received'. My mum submitted her application in August 2018, sat her test in May 2019 and hers was approved three weeks after the test, with a ceremony in August. What's weird though is that my dad and brother's applications were linked to my mums, and they sat their tests at the same time, but they have received nothing yet. 

I'm really upset since the only reason I submitted my application seperate from the rest of my family is because I need it to access HECS for uni, but was told I just had to wait regardless, and that there was no way I could speed up my application. I live with my parents and so we'd all be doing our ceremony with the same council, so there should be no wait time difference due to the council.

It just seems completely unfair that people could apply and sit their test months after me and be approved before I am, surely there should be a queue system? Is there anything I can do? 

What I got from the situation is that you have to wait for the application. Hope you do receive it asap, 

On 26/02/2016 at 10:16, Guest said:

Hi everyone,

Citizenship applied on 21st December. Its been more than 2 months haven't heard anything from immigration yet. Melbourne office.

Anyone else going through same timeline? ?

Thanks

It takes its own time. It may depend upon your application how much the office bearers are busy with the immigration system. If it is a peak immigration season you can surely expect a delay, if not hope you get it timely. 

3 hours ago, 12sam24 said:

Hi

wondering if anyone can help I have been employed as a hotel manager for 20 years in the uk and have completed relevant training courses etc however the highest level of education I have is secondary school so my question is can I be assessed purely on work experience or must I have a higher education level - has anyone been assessed this way and passed 

thanks in advance for any advice

sam

I think being a 20 year experienced, you experience can replace your education. So you can try that once. 

The processing time for  subclass 190 visa does take a longer time. Though it depends upon number of factors and is really unpredictable, but the it normally takes about 12 months or so to do so.