LojaChica Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 So today I receive my letter inviting me to attend a Citizenship "Appointment Ceremony" I quote "Due to waiting periods for Council Ceremonies I am inviting you to attend a simple Ceremony where there will be NO refreshments OR speeches OR gifts at our Regional Office" Disappointed.com!!!! GRATEFUL to finally have a date BUT am I wrong to feel somewhat "short changed" in all this? I Was truly looking forward to all the "pomp and ceremony" etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy1 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Mine was with the Mayor in her office - no pomp or anything.Oh, I did get given a free book by a local author. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 So today I receive my letter inviting me to attend a Citizenship "Appointment Ceremony" I quote "Due to waiting periods for Council Ceremonies I am inviting you to attend a simple Ceremony where there will be NO refreshments OR speeches OR gifts at our Regional Office" Disappointed.com!!!! GRATEFUL to finally have a date BUT am I wrong to feel somewhat "short changed" in all this? I Was truly looking forward to all the "pomp and ceremony" etc etc Sounds much better to me. You could always make something special of the day yourself, nice lunch, dinner etc. Or can you wait for a full on ceremony? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 We didn't get a gift, had a ceremony in the evening - stayed for a glass of wine but had booked dinner at our favourite Thai place to celebrate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LojaChica Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 Sounds much better to me. You could always make something special of the day yourself, nice lunch, dinner etc. Or can you wait for a full on ceremony? Yes I know.......................I was just venting because I was a tad disappointed! I "could" wait I suppose for a full one BUT I'm happy to take what I've been given and celebrate in our own way Thanks for your reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LojaChica Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 We didn't get a gift, had a ceremony in the evening - stayed for a glass of wine but had booked dinner at our favourite Thai place to celebrate Thanks Ali Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andychapp Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Hi, I live in you area aswell. When is the date you have been given? I am sure they have a ceremony at Peter depeena park dolls point on Australia day. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I can't wait for my citizenship day, only another 18 months to go. :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) Ours was quite nice, the mayor did our ceremony, about 7 groups of 10, you can choose to do the oath 'with god' or not (6/7 chose to do the oath by saying 'with god'. Our shire didn't lay on anything big, just some light refreshments, but it was a lovely evening and we were quite proud to become citizens and get our certificates. Just to get you in the mood (sorry don't know how to make the photo smaller). Edited December 11, 2012 by ali Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest26012 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Ours was the same as yours Ali! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest26012 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 So today I receive my letter inviting me to attend a Citizenship "Appointment Ceremony" I quote "Due to waiting periods for Council Ceremonies I am inviting you to attend a simple Ceremony where there will be NO refreshments OR speeches OR gifts at our Regional Office" Disappointed.com!!!! GRATEFUL to finally have a date BUT am I wrong to feel somewhat "short changed" in all this? I Was truly looking forward to all the "pomp and ceremony" etc etc Congrats! You will still feel great pride on the day I'm sure! Put the champers in the fridge lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebloggs Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 My ceremony was great, they had finger food served by girl guides an inspirational guest speaker and we all took the oath and sang the anthem. Also got a pen, flag, lapel pin and a bottle Brush Native plant presented by the Mayor. All in all was a great night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy1 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I did a little celebration with my children - they were already Aussie citizens by birth, so it was a really nice feeling to be able join them They realise now that Mummy has a different accent to them, so now I get made fun of.We were traveling along in the car one day when my oldest son just suddenly burst into fits of giggles because of the way I had pronounced something ( cheeky little boys). I just remind them that they are are half British too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 That would have done me fine, don't like a big fuss about anything really, it's the piece of paper that matters. We had a big ceremony in a park close by. The mayor came and there were loads of new Australians there. Had to get dressed up a bit (wife made me) and we got a couple of drinks and a free tree. Which is now quite big in our garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zeeshu Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Booked in for a Citizenship Ceremony on Australia Day 2013...yayyyyyy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LojaChica Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 Hi,I live in you area aswell. When is the date you have been given? I am sure they have a ceremony at Peter depeena park dolls point on Australia day. Andy Really? That is 5 minutes away from me................... 14th January Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LojaChica Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 Booked in for a Citizenship Ceremony on Australia Day 2013...yayyyyyy! Guess you're happy now as oppposed to your other thread on Citizenship :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Booked in for a Citizenship Ceremony on Australia Day 2013...yayyyyyy! Congratulations ... that will make you happier than before - you can plan your travels now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zeeshu Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I wasn't the one whinging about late ceremonies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GeorgeD Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Guess you're happy now as oppposed to your other thread on Citizenship :wink: It was someone with a similar, but different username. I won't name and shame... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LojaChica Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 It was someone with a similar, but different username. I won't name and shame... I was only teasing BUT my apologies Zeeshu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zeeshu Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 No worries guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I wasn't the one whinging about late ceremonies Apologies ... but congratulations anyway - it really is the icing on the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiralx Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I'm ambivalent about citizenship to be honest, I'm eligible next September but I'd only be doing it for the passport to avoid issues in coming back to Aus if I decide to live back in the UK for a while. I don't particularly relish speaking an oath of loyalty to another country, as I'm British - I just live here. I have no problem with Australian values, I just prefer not to swear allegiance to it. So I'd prefer no ceremony at all and the passport sent through the post. I have read responses here which say that you're not asked to 'give up' your allegiance to the UK, but that sounds like a cop-out - as if they'd be happy to swear loyalty to Paraguay, Ukraine and Nepal plus a dozen other countries before breakfast without any problem.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inception Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I was just curious but what's wrong with swearing allegiance to Australia especially since they were kind enough to let you live and work here indefinitely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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