mansawant Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 800- 1000, that is too much in one ceremony...!!It was special ceremony to clear the backlog in Sydney thats why DIBP chose Sydney Olympic Park hall with big capacity. Due to large number of people organisers had to request 3 people to move their cars as they were parked at wrong places. I applied in August 2016, received approval in October 2016 and had ceremony on 7th June 2017.Sent from my MotoG3 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Hi NSJ- I have not received the email yet ... I applied 18 April ...!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tech123 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 On 16/06/2017 at 11:02, Komalami said: Mine took 1 month and 2 days I don't know if it's wise to contact the local council for the citizenship ceremony after finishing the test. I was just thinking it can help with the processing of the application as they "may" follow up with the department on the applicants that they can take in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Tsao Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Hi all, Update: I have refreshed Citizenship appointment date to 12 Sep, 2 days earlier than original schedule. I will keep refreshing... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Tsao Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Elliot Tsao said: Hi all, Update: I have refreshed Citizenship appointment date to 12 Sep, 2 days earlier than original schedule. I will keep refreshing... Final Update: The second refresh completed: 30 June....10 days remaining.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tech123 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 On 19/06/2017 at 11:54, Sheila said: Hi, @tech123 and @ NSJ do you got test email. Hi Sheila, yes I have already taken my citizenship test last week. It took me 2 months to receive the invite and had my test taken last week with 100% passing. Apologies if I have not given the update. Now it's waiting time for me. I have called the citizenship hotline no. this morning, but I didn't get a good reply from them. They're just going with what is written in the website in regards to the timeline of processing. I am thinking of contacting our local council. They have replied to me before when I asked for the dates of the citizenship ceremonies which is every two months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSJ Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 8 minutes ago, tech123 said: Hi Sheila, yes I have already taken my citizenship test last week. It took me 2 months to receive the invite and had my test taken last week with 100% passing. Apologies if I have not given the update. Now it's waiting time for me. I have called the citizenship hotline no. this morning, but I didn't get a good reply from them. They're just going with what is written in the website in regards to the timeline of processing. I am thinking of contacting our local council. They have replied to me before when I asked for the dates of the citizenship ceremonies which is every two months. It has been around 2 month so far and I am still waiting for a test appointment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tech123 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, NSJ said: It has been around 2 month so far and I am still waiting for a test appointment. I know the feeling, it's very frustrating :-( I don't know why everything has been very slow. Months ago it wasn't like this....really really disappointing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSJ Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, tech123 said: I know the feeling, it's very frustrating :-( I don't know why everything has been very slow. Months ago it wasn't like this....really really disappointing. Nothing we can do but waiting. Do they only send out emails during the business hours ? Edited June 20, 2017 by NSJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tech123 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 1 minute ago, NSJ said: Nothing we can do but waiting. Do they only send out emails during the business hours ? No...I think I got my invite on a Saturday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Tsao Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, NSJ said: Nothing we can do but waiting. Do they only send out emails during the business hours ? Hey NSJ, just let you know, I received my test appointment email last Thursday, out of business hours, 10:10pm AEST I think they just confirm which applicants can receive email then put us into an emailing waiting list, then system automatically send us by numeric sequence? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSJ Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, tech123 said: No...I think I got my invite on a Saturday. Interesting. They may have an automatic reply system to organise the tests 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSJ Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 1 minute ago, Elliot Tsao said: Hey NSJ, just let you know, I received my test appointment email last Thursday, out of business hours, 10:10pm AEST I think they just confirm which applicants can receive email then put us into an emailing waiting list, then system automatically send us by numeric sequence? It sounds very logical. How long had you been waiting? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Tsao Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Just now, NSJ said: It sounds very logical. How long had you been waiting? I applied 16 Apr night and paid and received an ack letter. Firstly received test date email last Thur, 1010pm, scheduled in 14 Sept. Then, refresh timetable everyday. This afternoon, moved to 12 Sep and about 40 minutes ago, refreshed again then changed to 30 June. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tech123 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, Elliot Tsao said: I applied 16 Apr night and paid and received an ack letter. Firstly received test date email last Thur, 1010pm, scheduled in 14 Sept. Then, refresh timetable everyday. This afternoon, moved to 12 Sep and about 40 minutes ago, refreshed again then changed to 30 June. Hi Elliot, just want to know....what timetable are you referring to? What are you refreshing and some changes happen. Just curious to know. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSJ Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Just now, Elliot Tsao said: I applied 16 Apr night and paid and received an ack letter. Firstly received test date email last Thur, 1010pm, scheduled in 14 Sept. Then, refresh timetable everyday. This afternoon, moved to 12 Sep and about 40 minutes ago, refreshed again then changed to 30 June. Good on you. Good luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Tsao Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 1 minute ago, tech123 said: Hi Elliot, just want to know....what timetable are you referring to? What are you refreshing and some changes happen. Just curious to know. Thanks. Hi tech123, which city r u from? I'm from Mel and I received an email with my Client ID and an URL to access to citizenship appointment schedule (timetable), then I can refresh and change my test date. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tech123 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Just now, Elliot Tsao said: Hi tech123, which city r u from? I'm from Mel and I received an email with my Client ID and an URL to access to citizenship appointment schedule (timetable), then I can refresh and change my test date. I'm from regional Victoria. Ah I thought you are referring to the excel sheet for the processing times of this forum. I didn't know that you changed your appointment. I didn't change my appointment as I want to have more time to do the practice test. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSJ Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 21 hours ago, Sheila said: Hi NSJ- I have not received the email yet ... I applied 18 April ...!! We are probably the only people still waiting for a test appointment before the cut-off date. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Tsao Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 5 minutes ago, tech123 said: I'm from regional Victoria. Ah I thought you are referring to the excel sheet for the processing times of this forum. I didn't know that you changed your appointment. I didn't change my appointment as I want to have more time to do the practice test. Ok, thanks for reminding me to update the excel sheet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 HI NSJ & Teck 123, I applied around 22:50 PM AEST on 18th April. Just 2 days before cut off date for the change of rules. I have not received any response from DIBP yet. It looks that you guys are right, after processing they have an automatic system which is sending emails out of business hours. I am from Hume council in Victoria. It is really a good news that people from Melbourne can refresh and potentially get early dates if they are lucky. Perth & Sydney is far ahead most of them have already appeared in test who applied in April. I became eligible on 14 April but my bad I applied little late. Still lucky enough that I applied before the change of rules. Good luck with the upcoming test on 30th June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSJ Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 13 minutes ago, Sheila said: HI NSJ & Teck 123, I applied around 22:50 PM AEST on 18th April. Just 2 days before cut off date for the change of rules. I have not received any response from DIBP yet. It looks that you guys are right, after processing they have an automatic system which is sending emails out of business hours. I am from Hume council in Victoria. It is really a good news that people from Melbourne can refresh and potentially get early dates if they are lucky. Perth & Sydney is far ahead most of them have already appeared in test who applied in April. I became eligible on 14 April but my bad I applied little late. Still lucky enough that I applied before the change of rules. Good luck with the upcoming test on 30th June. hope we get appointment soon, Sheila. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 (edited) It is our turn now. I think we will get before the end of the week Thursday or Friday. Edited June 20, 2017 by Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSJ Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Just now, Sheila said: It is our turn now. I think we will get before the end of the week Thursday or Friday. Why Thursday or Friday? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 5 minutes ago, NSJ said: hope we get appointment soon, Sheila. I mean that is the maximum limit of my waiting.... I will die if not received by the end of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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