AlmostOZ

On 03/02/2022 at 10:02, APR said:

Hi AlmostOZ I am from Toowoomba got approval in September 2021  . When I spoke to council they said they were doing for people approved from June to august.  May be we may get in next ceremony . 

Hi @ARP, 

Thanks for responding.
I just got invitation for the citizenship ceremony couple of days ago. I am going in next couple of weeks.

Good Luck!!

Hi all,

Anyone waiting for Australian Citizenship pledge in Toowoomba?
I got the approval in Aug 2021. Does anyone know what is the wait period like?

Regards,

Hi,

Anyone in Toowoomba waiting for Australian Citizenship Ceremony? I got approval in August 2021 but I have not heard anything regards to the Ceremony.

15 hours ago, APR said:

Hi AlmostOZ did you got any response from council about ceremony? 

Hi @APR, 

No, nothing at all. I have had approval since August 2021.

What about you? Are you in Toowoomba as well?

Regards,

On 13/08/2021 at 09:10, jadee said:

Hi Almost Oz- I have emailed ceremony.qld@homeaffairs.gov.au on several occasions to no avail. Not sure if your timeline is similar to mine (below)

Let me know if you hear back- Good luck! 

Hi @jadee, 

I only got approval last week. I have emailed on the email address and no response yet.

Looking at your timeline, I may have to wait 6 months. Let's see how it goes.

Regards,

6 hours ago, ToowoombaBlue said:

I called Toowoomba Regional Council and was kept on hold for ages while someone tried to find the information you are requesting. Sadly they are driven by Brisbane and were unable to provide any worthwhile information. I was told to ring them instead.

All I can say is that ceremonies are still going ahead in Toowoomba, just not huge amounts.

I have called Home Affairs who are quite frankly useless and also emailed, but no reply to date.

I see. Thanks for response

Hi,

Anyone in Toowoomba, QLD waiting for the ceremony? Do we know what sort of backlog are we looking at for the Australian Citizenship Ceremony? Can we ring the council to inquire?

Regards,

Hi all,

Is there Virtual Ceremony email address for QLD? Can you please share it?

Regards,

2 hours ago, ToowoombaBlue said:

Every day I read posts from people getting more and more impatient that the date for their citizenship ceremony hasn’t been set.

Whats the rush? Why are people so keen to get the process completed, the test has been passed, most likely the status on the Immi account has been changed to approved, so why are people so desperate? 

Id be interested to know other peoples views, I’m waiting for my ceremony, but am not expecting it to happen for at least 6-8 months and that’s being optimistic!

Good question...I would be interested in knowing as well.

5 hours ago, ZULU2000 said:

Hello everyoneTest is next week 28/7 so anxious I have been practicing the test on Immi reading the bond booklet.

Do the questions we practice on Immi same as we get on the day?

Also do we take all documents we used in application

Thnx everyone

 

Hi @ZULU2000, 

Don't stress. Its mostly common sense questions. I had read the booklet only once and passed the exam.

Nothing tricky. Make sure you read the "Australian Values" section bit more because getting any of the "Australian Values" questions wrong is an automatic fail regardless how you do on rest of the test.

Due to ongoing Covid, they did not check any of my documents. They did not want to touch my documents and spread Covid that way. They only checked my driver's licence.

Good Luck!!!

3 hours ago, Julies450 said:

Hi all, 

I have a quick question:

I had my interview and test passed 100% and was in and out within 20mins, I took my test at a local Centrelink office on June 01st, was told there is no outstanding checks on June 24th, my question is, does the approval take significantly longer if your test is at a Centrelink office, I see from this thread that people get approved the same day... am I just unlucky or has this been the case for others that have tested at Centrelink offices. (I am remote so no other option).  

Hi @Julies450, 

I, too, am in the same boat. Tested and Passed at Centrelink last month but no approval so far. Hopefully it comes soon!!!

Regards, 

Question about approval here.

Does it always get approved in the ImmiAccount and then we receive letter? Or not necessarily?

Regards,

On 28/06/2021 at 16:55, ToowoombaBlue said:

So I guess you know now, I hope you passed. 
As you and the many others on this forum have no doubt found out, the questions are more or less identical to the government practice test and all the answers were in the ‘Our Common Bond’ literature.

Hi @ToowoombaBlue, 

Passed with 100% last week, now waiting for approval. I don't know how long will that take.
Yes, reading "Our Common Bond" certainly helped!

Hi all,

Has anyone gotten a Text message reminder for the Citizenship Appointment?
I got one, Since I have not heard that before I am wondering if that's normal for everyone?

Regards,

On 30/05/2021 at 10:38, ToowoombaBlue said:

We have too!

Hows the revision going?

Hi @ToowoombaBlue, 

Its going good I guess. I have done the practice test online. I am wondering how similar the real exam is to the practice exam?

Any idea?

Regards,

On 06/04/2021 at 19:19, ToowoombaBlue said:

I doubt you will have the same issue. We got married in the Dominican Republic and the certificate was in Spanish, we had it translated in the UK but Immi insisted it needed translating by an Australian approved translator! 
Bit jobsworth if you ask me, but you have to jump through the correct hoops I suppose.

Hi @ToowoombaBlue,

I have heard back today. I have got a Citizenship Test Date for June 2021. 

Applied July 2020
Citizenship Test Date June 2021 
Location: Toowoomba, QLD

Regards,

11 hours ago, Zayn said:

Not sure if anyone else here is in same boat.

had test 2nd week Feb 2021,status Received.

lodged FOI and today received reply,according to notes nothing is pending such as ospc not required is mentioned since date of test.

I have no idea what is causing delay when nothing is pending and what should I do next.

I am from VIC and its been 15 months since I submitted my citizenship application.

Can anyone else please advise as it seems that I will loose the job opportunity I am after since more then a year.

 

Hi Zayn,

I applied in Jul 2020. I have not heard anything back yet? You think I should lodge a FOI request? Or should I wait? 

And What exactly to put in the FOI request?

Regards,

Anyone from Toowoomba has applied for Citizenship and heard from?

I applied in Jul 2020, I have not heard anything yet. I am wondering what's going on?

Thanks in Advance

On 06/03/2021 at 20:25, ToowoombaBlue said:

Word to the wise, check your immi account regularly!

I nearly missed a request for more information, luckily caught it with five days to spare! They should have emailed me, but didn’t.

Hi @ToowoombaBlue, 

You applied in June 2020? I applied in July 2020 from Toowoomba as well.

Do you mind sharing what sort of information they have requested, so I can prepare as well?

Good Luck.

Regards,

On 07/01/2021 at 22:25, ToowoombaBlue said:

Chased up Toowoomba Regional Council regarding test invitations, I may as well have not bothered. Basically they had no idea as they are a regional centre and it is out of their hands.

Very frustrating!

Hi @ToowoombaBlue, 

I am also from Toowoomba. I applied in July 2020. I have not heard anything yet. 

I think the test is done by the Services Australia (Centrelink) in Toowoomba, not by the regional council.

Regards,

On 10/11/2020 at 06:59, JonOgre said:

Applied beginning of May from Toowoomba—no word yet.

Hi @JonOgre and @ToowoombaBlue

I am also in Toowoomba. Have you guys heard anything regarding Test date back yet?

I applied in July and have not heard anything at all.

Regards,