Chennaiguy

Thank you! I had to clear baseline security to commence my new contract. One of the criteria to obtain baseline clearance is to be an Aus citizen.

I just had my VC today morning from Brisbane. My application was approved on 20/Nov/20 and was supposed to have the ceremony on 04/Aug which was canceled due to recent lockdown. I've requested VC (stating my employment requirement) with all supporting docs. To be honest, I have emailed them twice last week, but no response. I have emailed them again two days back stressing about my situation and they sent me VC invite yesterday and done with the ceremony today morning.. Applied: 08/Aug/20 Test/Approved: 20/Nov/20 Ceremony : 04/Aug/21 (Cancelled due to lockdown) VC: 13/Aug/21 (based on request)

Hi mate, I received my ceremony invite today from Brisbane City Council Timeline Applied: 08/08/2020 Approved: 20/11/2020 Ceremony: 04/08/2021 Hopefully, you get yours soon..

Sorry to hear that. I wish they speed up the process or conduct some 'Mega' ceremonies to clear the backlogs. I am hoping to get my ceremony invite for 4/Aug (fingers crossed)

Nope. When was your application approved??

I was told by DHA that virtual ceremonies have stopped in QLD as of now. Having said that, I have seen people(from QLD) in other forums requesting virtual ceremonies in different states and got their ceremony done. The key is you need to prove (with evidence) why you wanna "rush" with your ceremony??! Few stated their job demands or others need to access HECS, etc.. This one is from another forum: You can try your luck.. Universal Email IDs virtual.ceremony@homeaffairs.gov.au virtual.citz.ceremony@homeaffairs.gov.au State Specific Email IDs ceremony.act@homeaffairs.gov.au ceremony.nsw@homeaffairs.gov.au ceremony.qld@homeaffairs.gov.au perth.citizenship@homeaffairs.gov.au sydney.citizenship@homeaffairs.gov.au virtual.ceremony.act@homeaffairs.gov.au virtual.ceremony.nsw@homeaffairs.gov.au virtual.ceremony.qld@homeaffairs.gov.au virtual.ceremony.vic@homeaffairs.gov.au

Same as you. I called DHA today to check what's happening with BCC. I was told there is a huge backlog and people who were approved a year back are still being invited to ceremonies. DHA won't tell me when I will be invited..

Hi mate.. did you received invite for July ceremony??!

Not surprising.. They have just conducted 3 ceremonies so far in 2021 and there is no ceremony planned for June.. moving at a snail's pace.. I got my application approved in Nov 2020, still no signs for ceremony invitation...

Just wait for few more weeks, you should be invited for the July ceremony. My application was approved Nov 2020 as well, still waiting..

Absolutely slooooowwww.. I mean, you will get a test invite and approval within 3-5 months from the date of lodgement. However, the ceremony will take way too long from there. I know someone who applied in Jan 2020 and approved in Sep 2020 just had ceremony 3 days back. I got approved in Nov 2020 - still no glimpse of ceremony invite as the next ceremony is only at July. BCC has done only 3 ceremonies so far in 2021.

Just confirmed BCC has postponed Apr 1 ceremony to a later date. You should receive the info once they have a new date.

You might need to wait at least 4 months with the current trend. My application was approved on 20/Nov and still waiting for the ceremony invite. People who were approved till Oct 2020 were invited to the last ceremony.

I wrote my test on 20/Nov and approved it on same date. I haven't received an invitation yet :-(. When did your friend apply? What's your neighbor's ceremony date - 1/Apr or 19/Apr??

Hey guys, Did anyone got their just Stage 2 (100) grant recently?? We have applied for 100 in Sep 2020 after waiting for 2 years since 309 and it seems like nothing has happened to our application since then. Just wondering if they are still processing Stage2 (subclass 100) applications yet??!

You get an email and also in Immiaccount under messages (correspondense)

Hi galisuman, I think we have to wait a bit longer. AFAIK, people who applied early 2020 or before are being invited for Jan 26 ceremony and I believe they have only a handful of invitations for Jan 26 ceremony. My application was approved 20/Nov/2020, still haven't heard anything from Council or DHA..

Just checking - Did anyone receive a ceremony invite from Brisbane City Council recently?

Maybe just be covid-safe, follow the simple damn rules, and don't let another outbreak happen..!

You will get the ceremony letter through email. And reg dates, Brisbane city council has gone a little slow after they stopped virtual ceremonies. I highly doubt if you will get a ceremony for Australia day as there are still people who were approved in Oct hasn't received the ceremony letter yet. If at all you are selected for Australia day, you should receive invite by next week. Good luck!

Hey Tipu, You will need to keep an eye on your EMAIL. DHA would send an email about your test date and venue along with a formal invitation. You won't be notified about the appointment in Immi Account either. Immi Account will be updated only after you finish your test and docs are verified. Just keep checking your email. Thats all you can do for now.

Not really! You would get a test date first in which your original documents will be verified and you will sit for test. Only after this, your application will move to 'Approved' stage.

Just had my test appointment today morning in Brisbane. It was easy-peasy, the whole process took less than 10 minutes. Just sharing my experience, I took a printout of the appointment which was checked by the guy at the front desk. He scanned it and gave me a slip with an Alphanumeric number and was asked to wait inside. I was called in one of the counters with the slip number Officer just verified my license and asked for my name and address. She explained all the process of test and ceremonies. Later, she said all my documents are clear and should be good. She gave me an iPad to do the test right there. (I thought they would send me to a different room with a desktop) Test done. She initiated AFP verification. Came back clear straight away (she told me, for few people it takes days, but mostly comes back within minutes..) She approved the application straight away and said I have to wait for Brisbane City Council for the ceremony invitation. I asked if they are doing virtual ceremony and she said 'NO' - Queensland not doing virtual ceremonies anymore. Officer congratulated and said I can leave. Thanked her and stormed out. Timeline: Citizenship App: 08/Aug/2020 Test invite: 17/Nov/2020 (Test date: 15/01/2021) Test date (Rescheduled) 20/Nov/2020 Approved: 20/Nov/2020 Now, waiting for the ceremony letter.. Good luck for others with your process.

Anyone from Brisbane City Council applied after June/July 2020 received test invite? I saw a post in this thread someone received invite for May application - that was a month back.. Haven't seen any updates after that yet?

Great. One of my friends applied first week of March 2020 received his test date last week (17/Oct) and within a weeks time, they have come till May. And, they are conducting test/interviews in Brisbane during Saturdays as well to speed up the process.