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Current knowledge: ceremony can only be hosted at residential council except certain 0emergencies”.

Thanks for the post. Did you receive ceremony invitation via email or a letter in mail ?

Ku-Ring Gai had 521 waiting ceremonies and now it’s 621 https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship/citizenship-processing-times/ceremony-wait-times

I think it’s better to continue in the same council because things might be in motion and changing tracks might cause delays. The backlog is very high. Waiting time is uselessly stressful. My PR and passport are expiring soon. it is going to restrict my travel and also can’t get jobs which require nv1/2/baseline clearance They should do 4 ceremonies same day with minimum 100 people each. or book a school and do 400-500 people once every month.

Same day or within a week if nothing (additional documents) is pending otherwise longer than that. they continue the assessment if the interviewing officer observed an anomaly ( e.g. original document wasn’t shown ) during interview.

No responses here, anyone sent a DM ? How long have you been waiting? approval letter says that we will be informed 4 weeks before ceremony date. so I estimated approval date + 5 weeks at least. Additional guesstimate: there are 561 approved candidates, waiting for ceremony as of 28 feb 2023. ceremony schedule for ku ring gai : 22 April (not expecting if approved on or after 29 feb). 17 May, 28 June, 19 July, 23 August, 20 September, 25 October, 22 November if they do 150/month (don’t know if it’s 100 or 150) then won’t be getting anything till 28 June, so I am hoping for 19 July or 23 Aug. kuring gai is one of the slowest *cough* (laziest) council when it comes to ceremonies It will be easier to guess if someone can tell how many people are invited to each ceremony. don’t know why they do just once per month. Should do twice every month if not weekly.

Hello, I have completed my interview and test, I was asked to provide penal clearance during the interview. I have uploaded the required penal clearance after getting an extension. The current status is “further assessment” any idea how long will it take ?

From all the forums and discussion I have been through. The ceremony invitation letter is delivered via mail.

Thanks Iman. How much delay is expected ? 1 month ?

Will traveling to my current home country (India) for 4-5 weeks delay processing of my citizenship application? - will it slow down the processing & delay invitation for a interview date (if travelling before interview) - will it slow down the invitation for ceremony (if travelling after interview/approval)

What form are you filling ? please post the exact question

Anyone applied in Oct 2022 or Nov 2022 ? please post. Application date: Territory: Council: Current status: Appointment date: Interview date: Ceremony date:

Question: After submitting citizenship application, do we need bridging visa to travel abroad ? Our PR is still valid till dec 2023 and we are traveling and returning before sept 2023

Hi Yameen, please let us know if you informed dha or now know what needs to be done in such scenario. Thanks

Boss man ( https://twitter.com/DrSJaishankar ) is here in Canberra. Maybe get his attention on Twitter. 100 tweets might help

good luck to you I Decided to visit India and try from RPO and go to the Police station. Other forms got mixed responses. Someone applied from Canada (for Canada PR) and nobody visited their place. The entire process is ridiculous and makes no sense. Q: do they (consulate/vfs) confiscate the passport if pcc is negative ? A: No ! Then what’s the point of keeping the passport for 8 weeks Been living abroad for 7+ years now , how verifying my address is important when I don’t even live there, ? What’s the point of having a consulate who can access RPO data or Aadhar data ? why can’t they just verify when I am sitting right infront of the consulate general? can they really catch any criminal by following this process? I doubt if Nirav Modi or Vijay malya will ever apply for pcc Here is a hopeless attempt from me .

Should get end of Oct or early Nov.

Thanks for the quick response. It’s PCC from India. It’s being done by a 3rd party (vfs) in Australia The process takes 8 weeks as per their website. I believe vfs forwards the application for pcc to Indian consulate and then Indian consulate ask the police station in locality of address. My worry is that if the Indian police goes to my place in India then they will find it locked since I nobody lives there except me when I visit India. It’s still my permanent address in India.

Hello Guys, I will be applying for citizenship in last week of October. Need some advice regarding pcc 1. Did anyone apply for PCC from VFS Sydney? 2. Do they (police) go to the address in India ? Reason I asked because: The house is locked. Nobody in the neighbourhood knows me because I was living there on rent and left the place almost 7 years ago when I left India in 2015. Parents moved to another district and other nearby residents I know now live in USA.