Invisible Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 ***Updated timeline***Date applied - 21/01/2016 City/Council area - Brisbane City Council Online / Paper - Online Date received the acknowledgement email - 21/01/2016 (auto generated email within 5 minutes) Date of the Citizenship Test invitation - 2/2/2016 Date of the Citizenship Test - 15/02/2016 Date of Approval Letter - 15/02/2016 Citizenship Ceremony (Tentative Date): 13th July 2016 (Confirmed by Calling DIBP). @sunnyalt, I'll see you at the ceremony! @littlegreenman, surely you will. PM me your details a couple of days before the ceremony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinu001 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Update ********************** Date of Application: 18/03/2016. City Council/State: Wagga Wagga / NSW. Application Mode: Online (Provided all documents upfront). Acknowledgement date:18/03/ 2016. ** 23/03/16 got a email form Immi asking to send a copy of original birth certificate and Form 1339 before book for test Email for Citizenship Test/Interview: TBA Citizenship test: TBA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dubsydney Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Hi I'm just wondering if there is a backlog for Sydney applicants? Anyone have the idea of what's going on with Sydney processing times? approval? and ceremony dates? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlegreenman Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Hi I'm just wondering if there is a backlog for Sydney applicants?Anyone have the idea of what's going on with Sydney processing times? approval? and ceremony dates? Thanks! Try http://www.sharemytimeline.info for some recent timelines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sarah2016 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 ** 23/03/16 got a email form Immi asking to send a copy of original birth certificate and Form 1339 before book What is form 1339 for? Never heard before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemtech123 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Hi. I have a question please. When filling up the form for citizenship, should both parents include their children in their application form. I mean filling out the details and declaring that they're included with their application. Thanks for your reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlegreenman Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Hi. I have a question please. When filling up the form for citizenship, should both parents include their children in their application form. I mean filling out the details and declaring that they're included with their application. Thanks for your reply. I would. Both your applications will most likely be linked anyhow if you chose to link them and technically speaking the form asks you to state all your children who will be taking up citizenship with you... My take is it can't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaoloP Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Hi all, I currently live in Perth (cbd) and I'm planning to apply for my citizenship on the 26 of April. I'm already quite sure that I will not be able to attend my ceremony in Perth as I'm planning to move to Melbourne around August/September. Do you know what I should do in order to don't delay the process too much? Thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harunidrees Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) Applied 11 Feb 2016 online Brisbane CBD Test Email 24 Feb Test Given 16 Mar ... passed Now waiting for approval email .... anyone having idea how long further it will take for approval email ... called DIAC on 22nd Mar they mentioned check in 4 weeks time Edited March 30, 2016 by harunidrees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzukiscottie Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Hi. I have a question please. When filling up the form for citizenship, should both parents include their children in their application form. I mean filling out the details and declaring that they're included with their application. Thanks for your reply. At the time of our application we had one child under the age of 16. I included her only in my application. However you can link all the applications together anyway so it doesn't make much difference. (If you are filling out the form, you can state other family members that you wish to attend a ceremony with. That way, everyone in the family is linked) We all have our ceremony next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlegreenman Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Now waiting for approval email .... anyone having idea how long further it will take for approval email ... called DIAC on 22nd Mar they mentioned check in 4 weeks time You won't get an approval email. You'll get a physical letter by snail mail for the approval and then another physical letter from your council with the invite for your ceremony. Usually the approval letter is a couple of days after your appointment unless they are doing extended security checks on you (high risk country, common name, another person with the same name and date of birth...). In that case it can take weeks or several months for HR countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harunidrees Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Hi Greenman ... what do you say should I ring them asking about security checks ... for few of my friends got the email in couple of days and one direct letter for ceremony without approval email or letter ... would it be wise to wait another 2 weeks as they mentioned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlegreenman Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Hi Greenman ... what do you say should I ring them asking about security checks ... for few of my friends got the email in couple of days and one direct letter for ceremony without approval email or letter ... would it be wise to wait another 2 weeks as they mentioned It doesn't matter whether you call or not, the processing takes the time it takes. You can call them if you want to but they won't be any quicker processing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sarah2016 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 one direct letter for ceremony without approval email or letter ... That is strange. Probably the approval letter might have gotten lost in post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harunidrees Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 That is strange. Probably the approval letter might have gotten lost in post. This is as received ... but yeah you may be right ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harunidrees Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 One of my friend timeline Brisbane Online Application Applied 23 Sep 2015 Test 13 Oct 2015 Ceremony Australia Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harunidrees Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Applied 11 Feb 2016 online Brisbane CBDTest Email 24 Feb Test Given 16 Mar ... passed Now waiting for approval email .... anyone having idea how long further it will take for approval email ... called DIAC on 22nd Mar they mentioned check in 4 weeks time Today we received the approval letter for my wife application in the snail mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dubsydney Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Today we received the approval letter for my wife application in the snail mail Congrats!!!! Youre lucky!!!it was a very quick one.... In my case, this will be my 6th month of waiting since my application lodgement last October 2015.. Honestly im really tired of waiting for nothing....I rang Immi this morning and the usual reply ...just keep on waiting ...sooooo frustrating.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrom81 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Congrats!!!! Youre lucky!!!it was a very quick one.... In my case, this will be my 6th month of waiting since my application lodgement last October 2015.. Honestly im really tired of waiting for nothing....I rang Immi this morning and the usual reply ...just keep on waiting ...sooooo frustrating.... hang on. you applied in October last year and still not had your test yet?? I'm in Sydney too - with a notoriously slow council in Waverley - I applied in December and did my test early January, just waiting on my approval now. a mate in the same council missed his as his letter arrived after the ceremony date itself!! I wont be fully relaxed until I have that passport in my mitts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dubsydney Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 hang on. you applied in October last year and still not had your test yet?? I'm in Sydney too - with a notoriously slow council in Waverley - I applied in December and did my test early January, just waiting on my approval now. a mate in the same council missed his as his letter arrived after the ceremony date itself!! I wont be fully relaxed until I have that passport in my mitts Actually I'm waiting for the approval letter. I had my test last January 2016 but I'm so worried and so much annoyed that until now, I haven't had my approval letter...my other 2 members in the family got their approval a week after the test... Their main reason for the delay was waiting for the result of the police checks....really? It's ridiculous...for three months they haven't sorted it out???? so frustrating in my part.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harunidrees Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Actually I'm waiting for the approval letter.I had my test last January 2016 but I'm so worried and so much annoyed that until now, I haven't had my approval letter...my other 2 members in the family got their approval a week after the test... Their main reason for the delay was waiting for the result of the police checks....really? It's ridiculous...for three months they haven't sorted it out???? so frustrating in my part.... Dubsydney I did not mention mine .... applied on 14th Feb still no news so have patience .... I know its hard ... that is why I put my application separate and spouse/child separate .... u can say I had read their minds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harunidrees Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Applying separately at least give you benefit that someone will be get through this first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dubsydney Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Dubsydney I did not mention mine .... applied on 14th Feb still no news so have patience .... I know its hard ... that is why I put my application separate and spouse/child separate .... u can say I had read their minds Yeah thanks for that....but can't avoid the anger /worries we felt though... So as what you've said ..."have patience"...then ....lol....I hope everyone in this forum will get the citizenship sooner!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tanim Mahmud Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Date applied: 22/3/16 City/Council area: Maribyrnong, Melbourne Online / Paper: Online Date received the acknowledgement email: same day - 22/3/16 Date of the Citizenship Test: awaited.... Date of ceremony: awaited..... Type of ceremony (Urgent/Normal): normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest paulthepom Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Updated Date applied : 13/11/15 City/Council area : Bundaberg Online / Paper : online Date received the acknowledgement email 14/11/15 Date of the Citizenship test : 14/1/15 Date of ceremony 3/5/16 Type of ceremony (Urgent/Normal) normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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