VARANASI1 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Hey fellas, my timeline is submitted application : 19/06/2014 Email received for the test : 10/07/2014 Test date : 22/07/2014 Just wondering how difficult is the test and how long does it takes normally to finish it. I am also curious if the interview happens first or the test happens and then the interview. Any suggestions/experience/ advice shared will be appreciated. Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbourneguy Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 (edited) Hey fellas, my timeline issubmitted application : 19/06/2014 Email received for the test : 10/07/2014 Test date : 22/07/2014 Just wondering how difficult is the test and how long does it takes normally to finish it. I am also curious if the interview happens first or the test happens and then the interview. Any suggestions/experience/ advice shared will be appreciated. Ta Hi Varanasi. you need to go there 15 minutes before the time and you will be issued a ticket. once you will be called you need to produce relevant documents original (driving license passport, utility bill and medicare, identity declaration form and your photograph as well). they may ask you couple of general questions like how do you know the citizen that signed in identity form etc. Then you will be asked to sit for the test. They will give you 45 minutes but you can finish in 10 minutes time. now the questions they will ask you are very simple but still you need to through the material. http://www.citizenship.gov.au/learn/cit_test/test_resource/_pdf/our-common-bond-2014.pdf now finally in this pdf you need to read only testable sections part 1,2 and 3 for test purpose. all the best.... Edited July 20, 2014 by melbourneguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lala27 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Hey fellas, my timeline issubmitted application : 19/06/2014 Email received for the test : 10/07/2014 Test date : 22/07/2014 Just wondering how difficult is the test and how long does it takes normally to finish it. I am also curious if the interview happens first or the test happens and then the interview. Any suggestions/experience/ advice shared will be appreciated. Ta Hi Varanasi1, melbourneguy is right. And the test questions are pretty straight forward . It's actually hard to get them wrong. But do read through the testable material a couple of times carefully before you sit the test. best of luck lala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbourneguy Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Hi all new update 19/06/2014 applied footscray melbourne online acknowdement 19/06/2014 email to sit for test 26/6/14 testdate 17/7/14 test passed and updated status online as approved 17/7/14 approval letter got today 21/7/14 waiting for ceremony letter........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 The more I look at historic threads on this and other forums, the more convinced I am that the bottleneck is not local authorities, it is DIAC introducing waiting times before they send letters to local authorities asking them to invite people to ceremonies. It looks like the imposition of citizenship quotas by the back door and it looks like it has been going on for several years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VARANASI1 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) Hey fellas , superbly good news. I undertook the citizenship test today and I passed it with flying colors !! I got 100 percent right answers and i finished my test in less than 5 mins. The immi officer was very nice to me, we had a very good conversation and no hocus pocus at all. She checked all my documents and took a mug shot of me and asked me to sit the test. I was only there for a duration of less than 35 mins in the brisbane immi building. My timeline is as following : submitted application : 19/06/2014 Email received for the test : 10/07/2014 Test date : 22/07/2014 Approval online : 22/07/2014 Approval letter : ?????? (expecting it to come in a week time from Canberra). Hurry up Aussie Post !! My online status says I have been approved and waiting for the ceremony. Now the final countdown begins from today !!! All excited And once again thank you Melbourneguy and thank you lala27 for you generous advice/information All the best !! Edited July 22, 2014 by VARANASI1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twister292 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I got my passport as well in less than 2 weeks... I had my ceremony 8-July, applied for passport on 9th, and got it yesterday (standard/non-priority processing). Just like citizenship, the passport application also needs a guarantor to sign your application; he/she has to be an existing citizen who knows you for at least a year, and is either registered on the electoral roll or has an Australian passport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maulajatt Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Hi Twister, Do we have to sit in an interview as well while applying for passport? This guarantor thing is really needless at this stage, applicant already provided this information few months ago while applying for Citizen, Redundant step.... I got my passport as well in less than 2 weeks... I had my ceremony 8-July, applied for passport on 9th, and got it yesterday (standard/non-priority processing). Just like citizenship, the passport application also needs a guarantor to sign your application; he/she has to be an existing citizen who knows you for at least a year, and is either registered on the electoral roll or has an Australian passport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twister292 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Hi Twister, Do we have to sit in an interview as well while applying for passport? This guarantor thing is really needless at this stage, applicant already provided this information few months ago while applying for Citizen, Redundant step.... Guarantor needs to sign your application and also backside of one of the 2 photos you provide. The "interview" for the passport is essentially the receiving officer running through the form section-by-section and confirming the details you entered, and cross-checking to ensure all attached documentation is valid and eligible. It's not an "interview" from an interrogation perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollymolly Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I did call them last week, they say it could take up to 8 eight weeks. I am not sure if this is ordinary thing or it is a rare case :confused: hi pakenham did u hear anything about your citizenship test date? yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbourneguy Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Hi guys quick question..for those who have received their ceremony letter... Does online status changes from "applicant approved" to another message? Please advise me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Not at all.... my ceremony is tomorrow, 24 July at 19.00. Bloody foreigner! enjoy your ceremony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lala27 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Hi guys quick question..for those who have received their ceremony letter...Does online status changes from "applicant approved" to another message? Please advise me hi melbourneguy, Have you already received your invitation? Ive only received the approval letter. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbourneguy Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 hi melbourneguy,Have you already received your invitation? Ive only received the approval letter. cheers Hi Lala, not yet but I received approval letter on monday itself...now waiting for ceremony letter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twister292 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Hi Lala,not yet but I received approval letter on monday itself...now waiting for ceremony letter. You could be waiting a bit for this one...a few months is the norm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbourneguy Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 You could be waiting a bit for this one...a few months is the norm Thanks twister292. I am planning to overseas this December...hopefully everything will be done by that time. If not I have to postpone it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelloreon Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Here is my citizenship timeline: Application lodgement (Online): 13 Jun 2014 Acknowledgement Received: 13 Jun 2014 Test Appointment mail Received: 14 Jun 2014 Test Passed date: 25 Jun 2014 Application approved date (online): 03 July 2014 Approval confirmation letter received: 10 July 2014 Invitation letter (from Blacktown City Council) to ceremony: STILL Waiting Ceremony date: Not Confirmed yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahul trehan Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 ]Here is my citizenship timeline: Application lodgement paper 24 April 2014 Test Passed date: 4 June 2014 Application approved date paper 12 June 2014 Invitation letter 6 august Ceremony date: 17 September thanks every one hope every one get their dates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbourneguy Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 ]Here is my citizenship timeline: Application lodgement paper 24 April 2014 Test Passed date: 4 June 2014 Application approved date paper 12 June 2014 Invitation letter 6 august Ceremony date: 17 September thanks every one hope every one get their dates Congratulations Rahul. That was quick. what is your online status showing now? :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakenham Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 For me if anyone interested, I have passed the 8 weeks mark since the application's date but still did not receive the test appointment. last call to citizenship told me that I have stuck in a system technical issue, nothing to do with my application, it is pure IT problem. IT department needs up to two weeks to solve my issue before they can book me for test. what a bad luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahul trehan Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Congratulations Rahul. That was quick. what is your online status showing now? :cool: Hi I applied paper application not a online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshinebaby Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 applied on 6/8/14 online email received today for test on 18th sept waiting for the test now brimbank council victoria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pakenham Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Finally I have received my test appointment email. Test is on 19/08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwall Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Hi, has anyone got citizenship applied to cairns regional office?please Post time line here if you like to share. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwall Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I got my application approved today 18 th aug. there is a ceremony in my council 30 of this month, will that be enough time to organise me for the ceremony? Should I ring them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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