coquette

16 minutes ago, 04April2017DE said:

The speed and experience for applicants from Sydney or NSW region is a joke - I encourage every affected to make some formal complaint. 

 

I am with the sydney CBD office too,have a look on my timeline, i did my test 13 months after my application.

Thank you so much and congratulations again, you are now a brand new ozzi

Congratulations mate! Can you please advise which email you used? Am also desperate to have my ceremony as only my husband and younger son got their invitation but me and my older son received nothing regardless how many times i tried to sort it out on the phone. 
congratulations again and best of luck

My husband called DOHA today asking them why him and our young son only received the ceremony invitation while myself and our older son have not yet, they linked the applications together (though they were supposed to be linked as per what we have stated in the applications) but no guarantee we can do the ceremony together.  So bummed:(

6 minutes ago, tt2 said:

Congratulations to your husband and son, hope yours is coming too. Fingers crossed. 

Thank you hopefully soon we would love to the celebrate the special day together 

Hi guys , quick update.. my husband ans younger son got the ceremony invitation for 15/12 at sydney Rockdale townhall, however myself and my older son have not received any invitation!! Are not we supposed we all take the pledge together as family?

On 11/11/2020 at 15:48, Sean007 said:

Hi all, I had the citizenship test on 29th Sept and got approved and waiting for the ceremony. During the interview the visa officer mentioned I can take part in a virtual ceremony and I said am happy to do that. Still no news on ceremony, has anyone had similar experience or being invited for a ceremony ? I applied from NSW. 

On 13/11/2020 at 13:08, Coreanoob said:

Hi Everyone!

Just a follow up with the new status on my citizenship application! My application got approved today (Passed the test on the 4th of Nov) and I definitely will write a letter to the department which takes charge of scheduling ceremony dates so that it happens within 2020! Fingers crossed.

 

Citizenship App: 17 July 2020
Test Invitation: 26 October 20
Original Test Date: 4 December

Re-scheduled Date: 4 November
Approval: 13 November
Ceremony: TBA
Council: Adelaide (SA) / City of Campbelltown Council

Can you tell me please the address where you gonna send the letter to? Am really desperate to do the ceremony before end of 2020

I did the test same day at Sydney, same questions was asked unfortunately have not heard back yet

Hey guys.. anyone knows the email to the virtual ceremony team in sydney if i need to send them an email?

5 minutes ago, Coreanoob said:

Thank you. Yeah I went through all the posts in this forum and I could easily notice that SA and WA are the fastest states to get test appointments. The officer I met in the DHA Adelaide advised me that it will take around 3 days to a week to get an approval as they are still waiting for my police clearance records (Passed the test with 100%). So I am just waiting to get approved and will write a letter to the ceremony department to attend or do a virtual ceremony and receive the certificate ASAP as I am devastatingly hoping to get home builder grant! Fingers crossed

I am on the same boat with you , waiting for ceremony to apply for the home builder grant as it is our only chance to get our first home

2 minutes ago, Dips123 said:

Guys

any one knows about the citizenships test and approval time , Me and my wife had test together at nov 2 At Sydney city , my wife application was approved  4 hours after the test but my one is still received . Guys Anyone knows why this happened. Thank you 

Do not worry.. we were at the same office in Sydney..three of ua on same day done the test..my son got approved an hour later..i got approved a week later..my husband got approved 2 weeks later no explanation lol

2 hours ago, Kris9 said:

Hi Guys, finally received the Golden email today for the Virtual Citizenship Ceremony. Would like to know if we should explicitly reply to the email confirming that I'm okay with the given date/times and am willing to attend the VCC.

Congratulations..am glad knowing they still do the virtual ceremonies.. hopefully same for us at Sydney.. congrats again 

Thanks Kris9.. am gonna camp beside the mailbox

5 hours ago, tt2 said:

@Chezza81Keep checking every few hours you might even get a date in October or November.  All the best.

 

Can i ask how you usually receive the invitation to the ceremony? Is it via email, immi account or post?

22 minutes ago, Baby Pom said:

Quick update - Just had my citizenship ceremony today (23/10/20).

Ceremony was done at local council offices with about 23 applicants.

We were split into groups of 3 or 4 and then each group made the pledge, before being presented with a certificate and a bag of goodies.

Next step - Apply for Australian passport!!

 

Citizenship Application: 12/1/2020

Received Invitation for Test: 20/7/2020

Test Date: 5/8/2020 (Passed)

Received Ceremony Invitation: 1/10/2020

Ceremony: Done on 23/10/2020

City: Perth

Oh congratulations! Pretty quick ☺

4 minutes ago, tt2 said:

Fingers crossed to both of us. Hopefully the federal government extends the grants like how the WA government did yesterday.

Yeah I think they extended only when constructions can starts but not on when to apply for the grant

4 minutes ago, tt2 said:

Thank you, very helpful information wasn't sure what was the next step so thought the letter would explain it all. Thank you @coquette

Am waiting anxiously like you.. we were hoping to become citizens before December so we can apply for the home grant lol . However I believe it is little too early as the waiting time is approx 6 months from date of approval. The letter is really generic says you are approved but not a citizen yet until you pledge in the ceremony which may take up to 6 months : good luck for all of us

5 minutes ago, tt2 said:

Yeah waiting anxiously because our council has a ceremony at the end of this month so we are hoping to attend that one.

I believe the invitations are handled by the department depending on the waiting list.. 2-4 weeks prior to ceremony date you should receive an invitation from DOHA to attend at your own council

34 minutes ago, tt2 said:

Can anyone please tell me how long it took to receive the approval letter once application was approved? Thank you.

Mine took less than a week and came in the mail

10 minutes ago, Marisawright said:

Are you sure it was a genuine request, it could be a scam

Yeah I agree.. would be logic if he is applying for PR or another Visa but citizenship !! Sounds illogical to me

5 hours ago, Hesh said:

But I'm worrying about it. In the appointment letter it says if you don't have originals reshedule the test. I asked my parents to send it urgently but not sure. Have you done for your test without having original birth certificate?

When we did our test at Sydney CBD office, the officer asked me to show him every original document that i attached to my application , same for my husband and son.. i think you go and explain the situation and see how you go

Hey guys. Anyone at Sydney got a ceremony invitation recently?

1 hour ago, Danny842003 said:

I noticed that my local council Fairfield, Sydney are holding in person citizenship ceremonies again. Just thought I would share as I had only heard of them happening in Perth. 

I checked mine at Bayside council, yeah they recommenced. Not sure if that is good or bad as i hoped virtual one may be quicker to get ours 

7 minutes ago, nike1902 said:

Just a quick update i have finished the test today at the Brisbane city office, it was a straightforward and easy process, the officer reviewed my application online and only asked to see my QLD drivers license and i was made to sit the test, i cleared it and the officer said he was satisfied with the application and he is approving me for the ceremony.

 

He told me there is a 5-6 month wait for the ceremony , hopefully i get it by April 2021 latest, anyways looking at the current situation doesn't look like we travelling international anytime soon..

Congratulations! Was it also approved on the immi account?

1 minute ago, Manga said:

Congratulations

Thanks ! Now a new waiting phase is starting