mansbrofessor

Hi All,

I was granted my citizenship today! Incredibly excited and relieved to be at the finish line. 

About 12 months for the entire process from submitting my application to receiving my citizenship. 7 years prior to that for PR and multiple temporary visas, etc. 

Wishing you all the best on your journey for citizenship! 

11 minutes ago, Bradley1986 said:

Feeling pretty disappointed, is anyone else waiting on a ceremony invite from Stonnington Council? I will have been waiting 5 months tomorrow (for a ceremony) 21 months total from application.

• Applied 23/02/21
• Test 13/05/22
• Approval 09/06/22

Sorry to hear about your long waiting period. 

I've been waiting approximately a month. In the Manningham council. 

From what I've read officially, it can take up to 6 months from your approval date to get the invite. So I'd be expecting your invite to come through between now and the 8th of December.

22 hours ago, Bradley1986 said:

Still waiting for my ceremony invitation..... 4 months post approval now. Do anyone know what the wait time is like for Stonnington council. For those who have been invited to their ceremony do you get an email or is it in your immi inbox?

• Applied 23/02/21
• Test 13/05/22
• Approval 09/06/22

Hi,

I called the department a few days ago regarding this and was told that the invite will be sent via email and should also appear in your immi inbox. Just to be sure, keep checking your immi account. 

Upon checking the Stonnington Council ceremony dates there are a few more for the rest of this year.

Ceremonies are scheduled for:

Tuesday 20 September 2022

Wednesday 12 October 2022

Wednesday 16 November 2022

Tuesday 6 December 2022

Wednesday 7 December 2022

Also, based on the advice from the DHA. You receive your ceremony invite between 3-6 months after your approval. So hopefully it should be within the next 2 months. 

Hi All - quick update on my timeline: @Manningham Council, Melbourne, Victoria

Application Date: 24 Jan 2022 
Interview/Test Invite Received: 04 October 2022
Interview/Test Date: 27 October 2022

Rescheduled Interview/Test Date: 07 Oct 2022 

Approval Date: 07 Oct 2022
Ceremony invite received: TBC
Ceremony Date: TBC 

2 hours ago, restaurant.manager said:

What's your detailed timeline, and after how many days of test you got your approval?

@restaurant.manager - please read my post above for timeline details.

2 hours ago, SSY said:

Hi, anyone in Casey Council had been approved and received invite for Citizenship ceremony?

What is the timeline between approval date and citizenship ceremony?

Thanks

 

@SSY - refer to my post above. I originally applied from Casey Council and then moved to the Manningham area.

Timeline from application to Test/interview invite has been around 9 months 

Hi All, 

Update on my Citizenship Timeline: @Manningham City Council - Melbourne

Application Date: 24 Jan 2022 
Interview/Test Invite Received: 04 October 2022
Interview/Test Date: 27 October 2022
Approval Date: TBC
Ceremony invite received: TBC
Ceremony Date: TBC 

I am honestly very surprised at the amount of time it took to receive the invite. Based on the responses I've been reading on these forums it seems to take anywhere between 12-15 months from application to test invite. It seems like the DHA is really starting to clear it's backlog and speed up the citizenship application process in Victoria. 

8 hours ago, citseeker said:

I personally think

I personally think that COVID is a really weak excuse for this...

You apply online.. your documents are submitted online, the case officers work online...your approval is done online..even your ceremony is done online... Last I checked, COVID cannot transmit through the internet...

 

The only thing you need to be present for is the interview and the test which if processed for 100 people a day ( not a big deal if you have 5 case officers assigned to this)... And you work for 250 days a year.. that's 25000 people every year so over 2 years would be 50k people.. the number of applicants we see online of 145k would most probably include children as well.. who don't need an interview... Let's say 40k of those are children..that means 100k applications across AU.. and maybe around 30k of whom are in VIC..

 

Anyways, this is just my theory and I am sure there are many factors involved.. however the govt should explain what exactly is taking so long... People have left behind a lot to reach here and deserve the respect to know why do they have to wait for so long.

 

100% Agree! This entire process takes place end to end online. Using 2020 and 2021 as an excuse for the delays in Vuctoria is pathetic. 

Other states have been hit quite hard as well and managed to keep things under control and turn around time are very reasonable. 

They should either hire more staff to churn through more applications and bring down processing times to a reasonable pace in line with the rest of the country or remove inefficiencies in their current process, which doesn't seem to be working out too well with no end in sight 

7 hours ago, MLB_Applicant said:

Currently, DOHA is processing Nov 2020 applications for Melbourne as per other expat sites. Hopefully, you will get test invitation by end of March 2022.

Thanks for the update.

It seems absolutely crazy that Victoria has such a massive backlog of applications to be processed. Does anyone know if they are planning to expedite application processing, so we are more aligned with the rest of Australia. The current ETAs are absolutely deplorable. 

Hi All,

What's the average wait time looking like for Victorians? I've applied on 24/01/22 from Melbourne (Casey Council). 

Hi everyone! I'm planning on applying for my citizenship in December 2021 out of Melbourne (Casey council). 

I've been reading quite a lot of posts of 15 month waiting periods for Melbourne folks and it seems like other states seem to be getting their citizenships within 6-12 months. I understand this delay is due to the backlog created by the lockdowns in Melbourne.

Is there a way to expedite this process and not get stuck in the 15 month waiting period. (i.e. apply from NSW, Adelaide or sit the test in those areas)? I don't even know if this is possible with a Melbourne resedential address, apologies for my lack understanding of the process.

Has anyone in a similar situation in Melbourne managed to work out a quicker way to complete the end to end process rather that apply and forget about it until a year or more?

Would really appreciate if I could get some insights into this process.

Thanks