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    AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP TIMELINES 2020-2021

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    Posted · Edited by warren84

    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.

     

     

    Applying for Australian Citizenship then leaving the country

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    On 07/09/2020 at 10:07, Mmmbop said:

    Hi there,

    My wife (and small baby, who is an Aussie citizen by birth) are from the UK and considering returning very soon. My partner and I are both PRs.

    However, we would like to get our citizenship.

    We're looking into the possibility of lodging the citizenship application and then leaving, with a view to coming back one day.

    I realise this is an unusual circumstance, but has anyone had any experience of this, or know if it is possible?

    I've read around it a bit. This page from a migration agent suggests that people who don't have a return date but meet the residence requirement at the time of lodgement (which we would) should in theory be eligible for granting of citizenship while offshore.

    So from that it seems it should be possible, but I just wanted to check if anyone knows of any complications or barriers I might have missed?

    Many thanks!

    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:

     

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    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

     

    AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP TIMELINES 2020-2021

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    On 19/08/2020 at 15:37, Nemesis said:

    Adelaide, Brisbane, Parramatta and Perth are currently doing in-person appointments 

    https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship

    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
     
     
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