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Hi All, I had my citizenship appointment booked in for 5th January at the Sydney CBD office but I've just received a text and email from DHA to cancel due to "the current concerns about the transmission of COVID-19 in Sydney". Apparently all appointments on 4th and 5th have been cancelled. ...so close! Applied: 19Mar20 Sydney Test date: 05Jan20 rescheduled from 19Jan20. Cancelled due to Covid concerns. DHA to reschedule.

Hi Mmmbop, I recently applied for citizenship and one of the questions asks if you intend to travel in the next 12 months - if you answer yes, you have to give an approximate timeframe and details of your trip. If you're out of the country when the department comes to consider your application, I don't believe you can progress any further. From the Citizenship eligibility page: Location at time of application approval Hide If you apply for Australian citizenship on the basis of meeting the requirements for: general eligibility having a permanent or enduring physical or mental incapacity, or being a person aged 60 or over or having a hearing, speech or sight impairment we must not approve your citizenship application if you are outside Australia at the time we decide your application, unless: you satisfied one of the special residence requirements, or the spouse or interdependent partner discretion was applied to assist you to meet the general residence requirement

Page updated today - Sydney office now officially doing in-person appointments too! Currently, in-person citizenship appointments are available at: Department of Home Affairs office, Adelaide SA Department of Home Affairs office, Brisbane QLD Department of Home Affairs office, Canberra ACT Department of Home Affairs office, Parramatta NSW Department of Home Affairs office, Perth WA Department of Home Affairs office, Sydney NSW

Hi All Good news! Following on from Perth restarting In-person citizenship appointments, Adelaide, Parramatta and Brisbane have now followed suit. No word yet on Sydney Central or NSW/Qld regional offices, but hopefully coming soon! https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship