millski88 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 44 minutes ago, MrGrieves said: Yeah, true, some Council are much faster than others - I should not use my case as a rule I hope to get my invite from Moreland in the next days then I'm Moreland too! how long have you been waiting so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGrieves Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 59 minutes ago, millski88 said: I'm Moreland too! how long have you been waiting so far? 2.5 months, so if I'm on the October ceremony, it will have been 3.5 months between approval and ceremony. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millski88 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 34 minutes ago, MrGrieves said: 2.5 months, so if I'm on the October ceremony, it will have been 3.5 months between approval and ceremony. Cool! Keep us updated? i'd be keen to hear how you go with that. How many do they have per year in Moreland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGrieves Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 28 minutes ago, millski88 said: Cool! Keep us updated? i'd be keen to hear how you go with that. How many do they have per year in Moreland? Every second Tuesday of the month, apparently. And up to 100 people per ceremony from what I have read somewhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millski88 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, MrGrieves said: Every second Tuesday of the month, apparently. And up to 100 people per ceremony from what I have read somewhere else. Really, that many? Woah. I thought maybe 3-4 per year! So 12 per year? 100 people in attendance or 100 people gaining citizenship do you think? 100 people gaining citizenship in moreland every month weeks seems a lot! Edited September 13, 2019 by millski88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGrieves Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 19 minutes ago, millski88 said: Really, that many? Woah. I thought maybe 3-4 per year! So 12 per year? 100 people in attendance or 100 people gaining citizenship do you think? 100 people gaining citizenship in moreland every month weeks seems a lot! 80-100 people gaining citizenship from what I've read, but not sure how reliable is the source (another forum). It also said the backlog was currently about 400 people (but I suspect it has gotten worse with all the new approvals in the last couple of months, so hard to say). What I know is there has been 3 ceremonies since my approval (including the September one which I'm sure I'm not on the list), and no news from Council. Soon my waiting time from approval to ceremony is going to be longer than from lodgement to approval Did you not find a sooner date for your test date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millski88 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 21 minutes ago, MrGrieves said: 80-100 people gaining citizenship from what I've read, but not sure how reliable is the source (another forum). It also said the backlog was currently about 400 people (but I suspect it has gotten worse with all the new approvals in the last couple of months, so hard to say). What I know is there has been 3 ceremonies since my approval (including the September one which I'm sure I'm not on the list), and no news from Council. Soon my waiting time from approval to ceremony is going to be longer than from lodgement to approval Did you not find a sooner date for your test date? I am keeping a look out but nothing earlier yet. how long did you wait between doing your test and getting approval? Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGrieves Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 22 minutes ago, millski88 said: how long did you wait between doing your test and getting approval? 4 or 5 business days. My initial test date was in November, got it back to end of June. I checked 10 times a day and moved it 4 times forward 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGrieves Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Just got my ceremony email. Looks like it's not going to be hosted by Moreland Council, so probably a DOHA ceremony on 14 October. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamB Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 HI all, I hope this will be quite short trip, after waiting over 23 months for PR. Application submitted: 3rd Sep 2019 Invitation for test: 13th Sep 2019 (after 10 days) Test: 24th Oct 2019 (probably I won't reschedule it) Location: Townsville  Cheers Adam 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imthedave Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Update on mine.... Applied online: 22/03/2019 Test invite: 24/06/2019 Test appointment date: 13/09/2019 (for both wife and I at same time as I linked the applications) Test taken: 13/09/2019 @ 3.30pm in Melbourne CBD. Both passed 100%. I went first, wife went about 10 mins after. Status changed to ‘approved’ on Wife and daughter (linked to her application) Immi account by 5pm Mine still shows ‘received’ We got interviewed by the same lady who confirmed our applications were linked and said as such, one won’t progress without the other to be approved so I’m guessing mine just fell off the end of the day and may update Monday. She did say confirmation would come in the post too. Region: Yarra Ranges, VIC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianinoz Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 On 13/09/2019 at 17:01, AdamB said: HI all, I hope this will be quite short trip, after waiting over 23 months for PR. Application submitted: 3rd Sep 2019 Invitation for test: 13th Sep 2019 (after 10 days) Test: 24th Oct 2019 (probably I won't reschedule it) Location: Townsville  Cheers Adam This is real quick. I'm from Mackay region and this is inspiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millski88 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 On 13/09/2019 at 17:00, MrGrieves said: Just got my ceremony email. Looks like it's not going to be hosted by Moreland Council, so probably a DOHA ceremony on 14 October. Oh that's interesting. So it's not at Coburg Town Hall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGrieves Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 30 minutes ago, millski88 said: So it's not at Coburg Town Hall? No, not mine at least. Mine is on Fed Square. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millski88 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, MrGrieves said: No, not mine at least. Mine is on Fed Square. Ah that's cool! I wonder what the relevance is of 14th October? Is it a public holiday or special event or something? So 3.5 months from your test date to ceremony - not bad at all! Edited September 15, 2019 by millski88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGrieves Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Just now, millski88 said: I wonder what the relevance is of 14th October? I think it's just DOHA organising ceremonies across Melbourne to clear some of the Councils' backlog. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millski88 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Just now, MrGrieves said: I think it's just DOHA organising ceremonies across Melbourne to clear some of the Councils' backlog. That's a good sign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph2120 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 On 26/08/2019 at 08:52, kkumar said: Date applied - 26-10-2017 City/Council area - City brisbane Online / Paper - Online  Date received the acknowledgement email - 26-10-2017 Date of the Citizenship Test - 18-10-2018 Citizenship approval letter - TBA Date of ceremony - TBA  Type of ceremony - TBA  applied FOI  MAL-green IS-Clear by position noxxxx risk match-no match ccpt-Clear seem nothing wrong with the foi not that far i guess  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouDYorkie Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 2 friends of mine just had a ceremony on Sunday in Acacia Ridge (Brisbane). There were 7000 people apparently!!! They also held a ceremony on Saturday!Looks like they are trying to wade through the backlog... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
187 june16 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) Hi Gold coast council application online Apply date 17/05/2019 Test date 16/09/2019 approve date 16/09/2019 ceremony  TBA  ( anybody have an idea about next ceremony on gold coast ?  ) thanks Edited September 16, 2019 by 187 june16 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausa0000 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 10 hours ago, 187 june16 said: Hi Gold coast council application online Apply date 17/05/2019 Test date 16/09/2019 approve date 16/09/2019 ceremony  TBA  ( anybody have an idea about next ceremony on gold coast ?  ) thanks Do you mind sharing when you received test date email and did you reschedule the appointment earlier? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
187 june16 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 51 minutes ago, Ausa0000 said: Do you mind sharing when you received test date email and did you reschedule the appointment earlier? Thanks. Test date received on 5/9/2019 for 19 nov reschedule to 16 /9/2019Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausa0000 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 11 minutes ago, 187 june16 said: Test date received on 5/9/2019 for 19 nov reschedule to 16 /9/2019Â Thanks for that. After doing a bit of digging, I found out from other Gold Coast applicants that the next two scheduled citizenship ceremonies are November 27, and January 26 (Australia Day). Sadly, contacting them to organise your ceremony or find out if you're on either is unlikely to be successful. They'll simply inform you that they or DOHA will notify you when you have been allocated a ceremony date. Hopefully if there is a backlog, they may add additional ceremonies. Best of Luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millski88 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 17 hours ago, LouDYorkie said: 2 friends of mine just had a ceremony on Sunday in Acacia Ridge (Brisbane). There were 7000 people apparently!!! They also held a ceremony on Saturday! Looks like they are trying to wade through the backlog... 7000! wowzers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada2Australia Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Hopefully the Mackay Citizenship ceremony grants in 2020 are less hectic and processed quicker than the bigger cities. I'm counting on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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