Kevin6370

I mentioned in the original post. I am expecting a newborn baby oversea. The due date is soon. My wife was supposed to come to Australia to give birth our baby but got trapped by COVID-19 pandemic. If I were not citizen before the day baby was born oversea, my child can not got Australia citizenship by descent. In that case I have to let my child stay oversea for a long time and get another country’s passport then apply for Australia visa, which is extremely hard due to the current pandemic. I guess they think the baby’s well-being and healthy matters, that’s why I got my virtual ceremony so fast. I also attached the statement of hospital and medical records as evidence. Obviously you have to got urgent reason to apply virtual ceremony and get the whole procedure speeded up. I am not sure what’s your reason to apply virtual ceremony. If you don’t mind sharing.

hi guys, I just wanna share my amazing experience in applying speed-up virtual ceremony. I sent a email to virtual.ceremony.nsw@homeaffairs .gov.au yesterday. In mail, I told them I want to apply virtual ceremony and wish I could do it by the mid April, cause i am expecting a newborn oversea, I have to became an Australian citizen before my baby is born, so that she or he can get Australia citizenship by descent. Otherwise I can not take the baby back to Australia right away. And I attached statement from hospital oversea and invitation letter with the email. I sent this email in the middle night yesterday, I expected that I will get reply in one month, or even I will not get any reply. I did not expect that I will get reply in 12 hours. I got invitation for ceremony at 2pm today! They invite me to be part in a virtual ceremony on Tuesday! (23 March) I am so happy and so appreciated to officer who is dealing with my application. (I guess also because i have a solid and real reason.) I have got so many information in this forum. So I feel like I have to share my experience to this forum. Maybe it could help someone in needs. i am gonna update my timeline here. submit the application: 20 May 2020. Test invitation received: 22 Feb 2021 Original test date: 16 March 2021 Rescheduled: 2 March 2021 Approved in same day after test. Apply for virtual ceremony: 18 March 2021 Virtual ceremony invitation received: 19 March 2021 Virtual ceremony date: 23 March 2021 Location: Sydney, Hornsby council.

Did you send any evidence attached with the email?

Council will contact you in 2 weeks？ how could it be this fast? Did you apply urgent ceremony?

I am still waiting for ceremony. I attended test on 2/3/2021 and got approved in immi account at the same day.

Do you mind sharing me the email address? Thanks.

I am in Hornsby Shire Council too. I got approved on 2/3/2021.Thought Hornsby council would be fast, cause it holds ceremony every month.

I just attended the test and get 100% of the questions correct. And I got approved 5 minutes later after the test. Don't worried about it, it's pretty easy. Timeline updated Applied:12 May 2020. Invitation received: 22 Feb 2021 Test date: 16 March 2021 Reschedule to 2 March 2021 Approved: 2 March 2021 (Passed the test, got approved immediately ) Ceremony: waiting ..... Council: Hornsby Test location: Sydney office

I just use the book in Home affair website. I think it’s enough for the test. I already rescheduled the test date to 2nd March.

Hi Han, I just received invitation from home affair department. Test date is 16th March. Applied:12 May 2020. Invitation received: 22 Feb 2021 Test date: 16 March 2021

Hi all, I applied citizenship on 12 may 2020 in Sydney office. I know many people applied in May have already got invited in January 2021. But I didn’t get any information. I really need citizenship urgently cause the due date of my baby is in August. And his/her mom is in oversea now. If I can’t get citizenship before due date, I have to take the baby back to my birth country and apply passport then get Australia visa, which is very difficult because of COVID. Is there any way that I can speed up my application or at least check out the status of my case? Thank you.

Hi Han, I applied citizenship on 12th May 2020, one day before you. I also chose Sydney office( I am living in Hornsby council). I have not received any notification about test. But I heard some people who submitted application on 9th May 2020 got notification and already passed the test. Let’s be patient and keep waiting. Wish we can got notification soon. Kevin