VERYSTORMY Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 ...we became Australians! Very nice, very casual ceremony - a fair number were just in shorts, t-shirts and thongs! It was very quick and we then went for a meal at M on the point and some cocktails. Now the hard one. Have to get a passport today as fly back to work tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeboard1980 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 You are becoming a few things of late, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Congratulations! How exciting , can't wait for ours next year. Good luck with the passport . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dxboz Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Congratulations VS - you an now an official Aussie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dxboz Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 VS - you might be able to get - The Australian Declaratory visa is an administrative document that resembles a visa. In limited circumstances it can be issued to Australian citizens who hold a foreign passport, including if you are: under 18 and will be travelling with a non-citizen parent have an emergency or other compelling situation preventing travel on an Australian passport. You will need to provide supporting documentation. http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/931.pdf It does say you have to provide Aus citizenship proof but they will know you obviously cannot. Might be worth dropping into Immigration today and asking about that one (they are very helpful in there) if you have no luck getting an Aussie passport on the spot from DFAT (good luck with that one!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Congratulations, VS. The 'powers that be' just sent me a certificate in the mail. Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpo1971 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 ...we became Australians! Very nice, very casual ceremony - a fair number were just in shorts, t-shirts and thongs! It was very quick and we then went for a meal at M on the point and some cocktails. Now the hard one. Have to get a passport today as fly back to work tomorrow! The pork belly roll is legendary. Absolutely gorgeous. Had lunch there a good few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest30085 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Congrats VS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeegieDave Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Congrats mate. No more waiting in the long queue on arrival to Perth international. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dxboz Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Actually VS I know someone who did exactly the same thing and they applied to the Australian Embassy when overseas. Think there is only a consulate in Tanzania - don't know if they do it. Embassy in in Kenya I think - good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest16631 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 ........congratulation to you........you'll return to work a different person than left.......! ........will they tell the difference.....lol...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted November 29, 2013 Author Share Posted November 29, 2013 Thanks everyone. It means a lot I managed to get a passport. It is only a temp 1 year one, but they will replace it with a normal one when I get back. It's the same as a regular one, but just has the expiry set to 1 year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Thanks everyone. It means a lot I managed to get a passport. It is only a temp 1 year one, but they will replace it with a normal one when I get back. It's the same as a regular one, but just has the expiry set to 1 year. Now you can start work on becoming an Aussie............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docboat Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Welcome to the Aussie family VS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the bottler Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Congratulations ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyHeart Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Congrats VS, we sat the test at roughly the same time I remember..our ceremony is on Aussie day, I doubt it will be quiet and understated but thats ok, we'll make the most of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted November 29, 2013 Author Share Posted November 29, 2013 Congrats VS, we sat the test at roughly the same time I remember..our ceremony is on Aussie day, I doubt it will be quiet and understated but thats ok, we'll make the most of it Yes, I remember. Congratulations on it. It will be a great day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playghirl Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Great news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpo1971 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I am just filling in the citizenship application forms and would welcome some help please. 1. How long did the process take, application to ceremony? 2. What do you do passport wise once citizenship is granted? Do I then have to apply for an Australian passport? Is my UK one still valid as well? Can I travel on the UK passport as an Australian citizen? 3. How much do the Australian passports cost and how long do they take to be issued? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 I am just filling in the citizenship application forms and would welcome some help please.1. How long did the process take, application to ceremony? 2. What do you do passport wise once citizenship is granted? Do I then have to apply for an Australian passport? Is my UK one still valid as well? Can I travel on the UK passport as an Australian citizen? 3. How much do the Australian passports cost and how long do they take to be issued? Thank you. I applied in June and recieved an email within days of the application asking me to attend the test. My test date was for August - though they agreed to bring mine forward as i would be away with work on the original date. After the test, i recieved a approval letter a couple of weeks later. Then though it is up to your local council as to when you get a ceremony and every council is different. Some run them every month, some every three months. Overall, for us in Mandurah, it took about 5 months start to finish. Once you are a citizen you need a Oz passport to leave and re-enter Oz. So yes, you do have to have a Oz passport if you intend to leave the country. Your UK one is still valid as well and if you travel to the UK you should take both. Leave Oz on the Oz one, enter the UK on your UK one, leave the UK on the UK one and re-enter Oz on the Oz one. You can enter the UK on a Oz passport, but you would need a visa. I am not certain on the cost for a normal one as i was a different case to most - i needed one with the extra pages as i fly a lot and i also had to pay a fee for having it done express - i had proof that i needed to fly on the saturday after becoming a citizen on the thursday night, so they did one within 6 hours. But, that is unusual. I think the normal fee is about $250. Normally you have to wait 10 days after becoming a citizen to apply for a passport and they then take a couple of weeks to come through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpo1971 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Thanks for that info VS, much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiralx Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Thanks for that info VS, much appreciated. Yes, v useful. Can I also ask what the ceremony involves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Congratulations !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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