Misplaced 11 Posted July 17, 2018 Hi, Just after some clarification with regards to the RRV. Where someone has a current RRV, becomes a citizen and then gets an Australian Passport does Home Affairs cancel the RRV? Also, what happens with the RRV for the period between citizenship ceremony and the grant of an Australian passport? Is the RRV still in force? Cheers, Mis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parley 7,921 Posted July 17, 2018 A citizen doesn't need a visa. All visas will be cancelled as soon as you become a citizen Buy a man eat fish. The Day, Teach Man, to lifetime. - Joe Biden. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misplaced 11 Posted July 17, 2018 Is the cancellation done at the time of grant or after the ceremony? And how does that work if you keep your British passport? How would you gain re-entry? Does HA link your citizenship to your British Passport? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parley 7,921 Posted July 17, 2018 (edited) My understanding is you only become a citizen after the ceremony and you have taken the oath. So straight after that your visa is irrelevant as you are now a citizen. Whether you keep a British passport is beside the point, you are expected to leave and enter Australia on an Australian passport when you have become an Australian citizen. Edited July 17, 2018 by Parley Buy a man eat fish. The Day, Teach Man, to lifetime. - Joe Biden. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misplaced 11 Posted July 17, 2018 But if you had to travel between ceremony and receiving an Australian Passport how would you return to Australia as, based on your advice, the RRV would have been cancelled. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shaunfreo 44 Posted July 18, 2018 You have to get an Australian passport pretty quickly if you plan to travel after your citizenship ceremony, you can pay an extra amount and get it done quickly within 48 hrs i believe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VERYSTORMY 3,405 Posted July 18, 2018 You can get a passport very quickly. My citizenship ceremony was on a Thursday evening. I knew I had to travel on the Saturday, so I called the passport office prior to the ceremony and they made an appointment for the Friday morning. I had my passport by lunchtime Friday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misplaced 11 Posted July 18, 2018 Strange that as they advise waiting 10 days before applying for an Aussie Passport. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zet01 57 Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) On 18/07/2018 at 14:01, VERYSTORMY said: You can get a passport very quickly. My citizenship ceremony was on a Thursday evening. I knew I had to travel on the Saturday, so I called the passport office prior to the ceremony and they made an appointment for the Friday morning. I had my passport by lunchtime Friday. Hi @VERYSTORMY, who did you ring to get it done quickly? Our ceremony is August 9, and we have a holiday on August 16, we only have 4 working days to apply for passport. I wonder if we can do the same as what you did? Edited July 19, 2018 by Zet01 -- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VERYSTORMY 3,405 Posted July 20, 2018 We lived in WA, so I called the Perth passport office and made an appointment. Every capital city has an office. If you call, explain, they will make an appointment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveysing 12 Posted July 20, 2018 What do you do when you apply for citizenship, can u leave the country during this time as it's taking some people 16 months until they are granted? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DT55 44 Posted July 20, 2018 1 hour ago, daveysing said: What do you do when you apply for citizenship, can u leave the country during this time as it's taking some people 16 months until they are granted? Yes you can. If you receive your ceremony date whilst out of the country just let them know and they'll rescedule it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zet01 57 Posted July 21, 2018 On 20/07/2018 at 14:19, VERYSTORMY said: We lived in WA, so I called the Perth passport office and made an appointment. Every capital city has an office. If you call, explain, they will make an appointment. Hi @VERYSTORMY, thanks for this information. Will try to ring them this week. -- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveysing 12 Posted July 28, 2018 On 21/07/2018 at 07:55, DT55 said: Yes you can. If you receive your ceremony date whilst out of the country just let them know and they'll rescedule it Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
