shriniwas211 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 If your circumstances change after submitting the application, then you'll have to notify them of your new address. It really is as straightforward as that. Ceremonies are allocated to the council in which you reside. Thant's great! Thanks @Suzukiscottie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 You don't get an AFP check, DIBP will obtain this on your behalf. Do we need overseas police check as well for Citizenship ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieMay24 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Do we need overseas police check as well for Citizenship ? It depends. DIBP provides this information on their website: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Citi/Appl/What-documents-do-you-need/document-checklist-for-australian-citizenship# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shriniwas211 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) It depends. DIBP provides this information on their website: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Citi/Appl/What-documents-do-you-need/document-checklist-for-australian-citizenship# I arrived in Australia on 1st Oct 2012 on 457 visa visa granted (PR) on 23rd Oct 2015 till now I haven't travel anywhere (living in Australia) My questions is: Do I need overseas police check and AFP while submitting application for citizenship on 24th Oct 2016? Edited April 18, 2016 by shriniwas211 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzukiscottie Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I arrived in Australia on 1st Oct 2012 on 457 visavisa granted (PR) on 23rd Oct 2012 till now I haven't travel anywhere (living in Australia) My questions is: Do I need overseas police check and AFP? while submitting application for citizenship on 24th Oct 2016? Did you read the link provided by MaggieMay24? You will need to provide original penal clearance certificates from overseas countries if, since the grant of your permanent Australian visa: you lived or travelled overseas since the age of 18 years or over, and the total time spent overseas added up to 12 months or more, and the time spent in any one country was more than 90 days, or you are requested to do so by the department. If you are applying outside Australia, then Australia should be considered an overseas country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanimmahmud Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Date applied: 12/3/16 City/Council area: Yarra, Melbourne Online / Paper: Online Date received the acknowledgement email: Same day - 12/3/16 Date of the Citizenship Test: Waiting... Date of ceremony: Waiting... Type of ceremony (Urgent/Normal): Normal No test date yet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dubsydney Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 I want to update my timeline!!! Soooo happy even it took around 7 months of waiting until the finish line.. Date Applied: October 19,2015 Paper Application Acknowledgement and test dates notification:Around First week of December 2015 Test date: January 21,2016 Date of approval/date of ceremony: two letters/posts arrived today April 26,2016 Date of ceremony:May 24,2016 I wish everyone will get their citizenship soon!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonium7 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I might be lucky - Just submitted my Citizenship Application in Sydney (Online) on the 26th, got a test appointment the very next day. Scheduled to sit the test in mid June. Has anyone had success calling for an earlier date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpledonna Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 No, nothing as of yet. I logged in to check my application and it still says 'application received' and then there's a message saying I've to upload a few of the documents but I did already do that with my initial application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT55 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Date applied: 16/4/16 City/Council area: Brisbane Online / Paper: Online Date received the acknowledgement email: 21/4/16 Date of the Citizenship Test: 21/6/16 Date of ceremony: TBA Type of ceremony (Urgent/Normal): Normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanimmahmud Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 No, nothing as of yet. I logged in to check my application and it still says 'application received' and then there's a message saying I've to upload a few of the documents but I did already do that with my initial application. Same .. don't know whats wrong with the Melbourne office !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalyst2012 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Same .. don't know whats wrong with the Melbourne office !! From what I've read on other forums, the Melb office appears to be swamped with applications, and a timeline website suggests that the average calendar day wait to receiving a test appointment is 22 days with the maximum being 60 days. Not sure if those numbers are to be relied upon, but that's based on feedback submitted, so... Oh and I applied 2 weeks ago (Melb office again) and haven't heard a word either, so I guess I'm in for a long wait too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpledonna Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Same .. don't know whats wrong with the Melbourne office !! Oh? That's interesting to learn. I thought I'd stuffed up my application even though I went through it with a fine tooth comb. Please keep me updated of your progress. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simran7757 Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Are you serious guys?? I applied on 28 feb and haven't heard anything yet. 9 weeks melbourne office# waiting#no hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FollowYourBliss Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Hi all, firstly thanks for sharing your timelines and experiences - thanks to this board I've found out that I'm eligible for citizenship six months earlier than I'd previously thought, due to a conveniently-timed vacation before making the move in mid-2013. I thought the gap between the visas rendered that time moot, but it seems DIBP decided otherwise fortunately! I'm in a similar position with my eligibility as user sapphilor a couple of pages back, but I noticed that they received two different answers. So I just wanted to share what I'd learnt - I called the citizenship hotline number, who acknowledged that my eligibility date was currently four years following my entry to Australia on my first tourist visa, and that there is no hard rule stating that you need to have been in Australia on Day One of the four years ("you can apply when you're eligible") as long as you had entered the country. I found this somewhere else on this forum: https://www.border.gov.au/Citizenship/Documents/acis-july-2014.pdf , and on page 75 (thank goodness for Ctrl+F) they have a guidance note on this exact scenario. As long as you had a valid visa ticking away in the background for the whole time (like my 651 eVisitor) and you had previously entered the country as has been oft-repeated here, you're fine. My timeline for reference: Dec 2012: Entered Aus for 2 weeks Mar 2013: Primary applicant (my mum) relocated to Aus on an eVisitor Jul 2013: Relocated to Aus on an eVisitor Aug 2013: Approved for BVA as secondary applicant (dependent) on 820 Apr 2014: 820 approved Mar 2015: 802 PR applied for Nov 2015: 802 PR granted Mar 2016: Finally notified that 802 PR was granted Dec 2016: Eligible to apply for citizenship (pushed to mid-Jan 2017 due to travel slightly exceeding the 365 day limit) Anyway, sorry that's long winded but hopefully it can help someone else! See you guys in January when my eligibility rolls around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shriniwas211 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Hi all, firstly thanks for sharing your timelines and experiences - thanks to this board I've found out that I'm eligible for citizenship six months earlier than I'd previously thought, due to a conveniently-timed vacation before making the move in mid-2013. I thought the gap between the visas rendered that time moot, but it seems DIBP decided otherwise fortunately! I'm in a similar position with my eligibility as user sapphilor a couple of pages back, but I noticed that they received two different answers. So I just wanted to share what I'd learnt - I called the citizenship hotline number, who acknowledged that my eligibility date was currently four years following my entry to Australia on my first tourist visa, and that there is no hard rule stating that you need to have been in Australia on Day One of the four years ("you can apply when you're eligible") as long as you had entered the country. I found this somewhere else on this forum: https://www.border.gov.au/Citizenship/Documents/acis-july-2014.pdf , and on page 75 (thank goodness for Ctrl+F) they have a guidance note on this exact scenario. As long as you had a valid visa ticking away in the background for the whole time (like my 651 eVisitor) and you had previously entered the country as has been oft-repeated here, you're fine. My timeline for reference: Dec 2012: Entered Aus for 2 weeks Mar 2013: Primary applicant (my mum) relocated to Aus on an eVisitor Jul 2013: Relocated to Aus on an eVisitor Aug 2013: Approved for BVA as secondary applicant (dependent) on 820 Apr 2014: 820 approved Mar 2015: 802 PR applied for Nov 2015: 802 PR granted Mar 2016: Finally notified that 802 PR was granted Dec 2016: Eligible to apply for citizenship (pushed to mid-Jan 2017 due to travel slightly exceeding the 365 day limit) Anyway, sorry that's long winded but hopefully it can help someone else! See you guys in January when my eligibility rolls around we'll be sailing on same boat mate, see my timelines below: 1st Oct 2012: Entered Aus with 457 sponsored visa (Myself, wife & Child) 10 June 2015: 186 PR applied 23 Oct 2015: 186 PR granted In this case I’m eligible to apply for citizenship on 24th Oct 2016, however I’ll apply for citizenship on 1st November for the safer side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonium7 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 It's possible to move your citizenship test apt up. Just give them a call and be polite (might need to try a few times!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanimmahmud Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Oh? That's interesting to learn. I thought I'd stuffed up my application even though I went through it with a fine tooth comb. Please keep me updated of your progress. Good luck. no worries. i will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanimmahmud Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) waiting ! Edited May 3, 2016 by tanimmahmud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanimmahmud Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 waiting ! Are you serious guys??I applied on 28 feb and haven't heard anything yet. 9 weeks melbourne office# waiting#no hope seriously ??!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harunidrees Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Today we received the approval letter for my wife application in the snail mail Rang Immigration and informed congratulations you got the ceremony date for 11th August. Good Luck everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harunidrees Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 One of my friend timeline Brisbane Online Application Applied 23 Sep 2015 Test 13 Oct 2015 Ceremony Australia Day Rang Immigration and informed congratulations you got the ceremony date for 11th August. Good Luck everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maun Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Hi Mate When was your citizenship ceremony. I am just trying to work out how long it takes for citizenship approval to ceremony in Maribyrnong council. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harunidrees Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Hi Mate When was your citizenship ceremony. I am just trying to work out how long it takes for citizenship approval to ceremony in Maribyrnong council. Thanks 12 Feb Applied Ceremony 11 Aug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becstar Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Date applied 28/10/2015 City/Council area Randwick Online / Paper Online Date received the acknowledgement email 29/10/2015 Date of the Citizenship Test 11/11/2015 Date of ceremony 05/05/2016 (invite sent 05/04/2016) Type of ceremony (Urgent/Normal) Normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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