silencio Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 We're due for citizenship application early next year. Though everything seems to be fine one of us has a problem with the photo 'thing'= certification. As far as I know applicants need a accredited certification from a professional listed on the citizenship wizard. Here it goes: both hubby's dentist and GP are no longer working in Adelaide/GP has recently retired. What should he do in order to get his photos witnessed as only bank manager known to us is the one who were coming to us for the mortgage papers last year twice. Would this mortgage bank manager from a well known bank be suitable as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencio Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 We are due for application early next year, feb 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Several chemists advertise sessions with a JP available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Several chemists advertise sessions with a JP available. This is fine for certifying documents but for citizenship you need to get someone who has known you for at least a year. The Bank Officer would work if he/she has at least five years' continuous service. If you can't get anyone on the list, then you need to get to know someone who is on the list and wait a year before applying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaranmacgiolla Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Are u sure, we got a chemist who to sign ours and a friend to sign our photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 A pharmacist is on the list - so can sign photos if they have known you personally for at least a year. A friend can sign the photos if they are one of the professionals on the list and have known you for a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencio Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Thanks Quinkla, you explained the matter really well. I've checked our medicare account in between, hubby has been to a specialist/dermatologist last Nov 2014 and another GP mid of Feb 2015 and luckily this issue is solved hopefully as both doctors would know him for at last 1 year before we could apply anyway. I can only pray they don't retire or change jobs!!! Even dentists and GP's change very often. Horrible when you've been to them for years and then you've nobody to sign the photos as it's unfair to wait one more year just for a bloody signature and living here for 4 years continuously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencio Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 I have gone through again the official list right now how can sign the identity declaration for citizenship and luckily found out that also an employee of the Australian Post qualify to do so when employed at least for 5 years. W know our Post manager as he often sells us stamps or releases all our parcels we collect from Australia Post always in the same official Post office. Also a member of Engineering Australia would qualify and hubby should know one or two as he finished his TAFE courses 18 months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 People usually do manage to find someone who can sign their photos, but I agree that it seems like a lot of effort to go to. There are other gripes along the way too - I didn't like having to beg for supporting letters from my parents in law for successive visas; of course they were willing to sign them, but I still felt awkward asking. And for the passport photo once your citizenship comes through, you need to find someone on the list of professionals and get them to include personal details including their date of birth. That felt really intrusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencio Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 You're absolutely right Quinkla including DOB of witnesses is very intrusive indeed but that's the way DIBP want us to do. Hopefully the person has done it a thousand times and won't mind. We're now in the process of getting the original birth certificate as we accidentally took with us certified copies only! Stupid I know but in 2012 we didn't knew how long we would last here. Hurdles everywhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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