Ravi2019 4 Posted April 12 Dear all Has any one lucky so far to get invite for Citizenship Ceremony with Govt's new approach ? https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/davidcoleman/Pages/statement-on-australian-citizenship-processing.aspx Cheers!!! Ravi 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samlab 79 Posted April 12 (edited) 13 hours ago, Ravi2019 said: Dear all Has any one lucky so far to get invite for Citizenship Ceremony with Govt's new approach ? https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/davidcoleman/Pages/statement-on-australian-citizenship-processing.aspx Cheers!!! Ravi No, but thanks for the information. Looks like tests have been put on hold. Edited April 12 by samlab . State: Qld Stream: 457 Visa - ENS 186 Transition Nomination & Visa Lodged: 22nd Feb 2018 Nomination Granted: 5th December 2018 IMMI Status: Finalised 12th December 2018 Applied Citizenship 17th December 2019 Still waiting for test date Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danny842003 26 Posted April 12 2 minutes ago, samlab said: No, but thanks for the information. Looks like tests have been put on hold. They’ve no option as it’s impossible for them to ensure people aren’t cheating doing a test remotely and you would still need an interview for the to sight your documents as genuine anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samlab 79 Posted April 13 3 hours ago, Danny842003 said: They’ve no option as it’s impossible for them to ensure people aren’t cheating doing a test remotely and you would still need an interview for the to sight your documents as genuine anyway. I wasn’t complaining. That’s fair enough given the circumstances. I just wasn’t aware they had officially done that until I read the information on the link. State: Qld Stream: 457 Visa - ENS 186 Transition Nomination & Visa Lodged: 22nd Feb 2018 Nomination Granted: 5th December 2018 IMMI Status: Finalised 12th December 2018 Applied Citizenship 17th December 2019 Still waiting for test date Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olloyd21 4 Posted April 14 6 minutes ago, Joyfullheart said: Approval Letter Nice one! What are your timings? When did you apply, when did you do your test? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joyfullheart 3 Posted April 14 (edited) Applied in May 2019 Interview and Test February 2020 Did yours get approved? Edited April 14 by Joyfullheart Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millski88 194 Posted April 14 https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship Some more info here ^^^ Note the part about the 12 month limit of approval validity being lifted. Looks to be a nod at the fact some approved applicants may now need to wait longer than 12 months for a ceremony. Makes sense... and at least they won't make you take the test again! [2013] 417 Working Holiday [2014] 417 Second Working Holiday [2015] 457 Temp Work Skilled (Marketing Specialist) [2016] 457 Temp Work Skilled - Subsequent Entrant (De facto partner) [2018] 186 ENS TRT (2 applicants, LR, Marketing Specialist) [2019] Citizenship by Conferral: 16/06/19 | Test email: 02/09/19 | Test passed: 17/10/19 | Approval: 29/10/19 | Ceremony: 03/06/2020 Journey complete thanks to everyone on Pomsinoz for making the last 7 years of Australian immigration more bearable! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
galisuman 53 Posted April 14 On 10/04/2020 at 12:08, KazBaker said: You need to apply for your newborn “Evidence of citizenship” once baby’s birth certificate arrive. You have to apply this separately. I had a baby recently and i did it Thank you applying for the evidence of citizenship long process though... Occupation: Quality Assurance Manager 2 People 186 TRT HR Country Applied Nomination and PR 28.03.2018 nomination approved: 8.04.2019 PR granted: 10.05.2019 Citizenship Applied: 16.07.2020 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indianinoz 26 Posted April 14 On 10/04/2020 at 12:08, KazBaker said: You need to apply for your newborn “Evidence of citizenship” once baby’s birth certificate arrive. You have to apply this separately. I had a baby recently and i did it We have had a new born recently too. We have applied for Birth certificate. Once I get it, can I use my immi account to apply for Evidence of Citizenship also? I applied my and my wife's citizenship by conferral through this account also. Current status - Permanent Resident Citizenship Application: 13/12/2019 Invitation: TBA Test Date: TBA Approval: TBA Ceremony: TBA Mackay Regional Council, Mackay, Queensland Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millski88 194 Posted April 15 On 12/04/2020 at 19:12, Ravi2019 said: Dear all Has any one lucky so far to get invite for Citizenship Ceremony with Govt's new approach ? https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/davidcoleman/Pages/statement-on-australian-citizenship-processing.aspx Cheers!!! Ravi Seen someone on another forum get one already. They'd already had a ceremony scheduled in March though, which had been cancelled. The online ceremony was scheduled 2 days after this person received an email, and they were asked to confirm immediately. The email emphasised that this was a trial run at online ceremonies, so they might not yet be in full swing. [2013] 417 Working Holiday [2014] 417 Second Working Holiday [2015] 457 Temp Work Skilled (Marketing Specialist) [2016] 457 Temp Work Skilled - Subsequent Entrant (De facto partner) [2018] 186 ENS TRT (2 applicants, LR, Marketing Specialist) [2019] Citizenship by Conferral: 16/06/19 | Test email: 02/09/19 | Test passed: 17/10/19 | Approval: 29/10/19 | Ceremony: 03/06/2020 Journey complete thanks to everyone on Pomsinoz for making the last 7 years of Australian immigration more bearable! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Georgiegie 24 Posted April 15 On 06/04/2020 at 08:51, olloyd21 said: Does anyone know if at this stage they are still processing or approving Citizenship applications? I had my test/exam in December 2019, waiting for an answer on my approval after submitting a few final documents early Jan...last correspondence was 2 weeks ago letting me know they are finalising an updated NSW police check... I'm in the same boat mate, had my test and interview on Jan, 21 and haven't had any updates since... PR VISA: 221213 EXTERNAL AUDITOR | 27/08/12 NAATI Community Language (Russian) | 22/06/15 PTE Academic (L90 R90 S90 W90) | 26/06/15 CPA Skills Assessment (12/12) | 26/06/15 EOI | 03/08/15 Invitation to apply | 24/08/15 Visa lodged | 08/10/15 GRANT | 01/12/15 Landed in AUSTRALIA CITIZENSHIP: 01/12/19 Application Lodged | 20/01/20 Invitation Received | 21/01/20 Interview & Test Passed (100%) | Pending Approval | Pending Ceremony Invitation | Pending Ceremony Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millski88 194 Posted April 16 (edited) ***Edited below Edited April 16 by millski88 [2013] 417 Working Holiday [2014] 417 Second Working Holiday [2015] 457 Temp Work Skilled (Marketing Specialist) [2016] 457 Temp Work Skilled - Subsequent Entrant (De facto partner) [2018] 186 ENS TRT (2 applicants, LR, Marketing Specialist) [2019] Citizenship by Conferral: 16/06/19 | Test email: 02/09/19 | Test passed: 17/10/19 | Approval: 29/10/19 | Ceremony: 03/06/2020 Journey complete thanks to everyone on Pomsinoz for making the last 7 years of Australian immigration more bearable! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millski88 194 Posted April 16 (edited) Update on virtual ceremonies (from the one person i've seen online to post about their experience) Currently only Canberra office performing online ceremonies, with randomly selected applicants (likely picked from those who already had a ceremony scheduled and cancelled) Starting Monday next week, Melbourne DoHA office joins in the initial batches, followed by other state's offices After this (not sure of exact timeframe), local councils will be briefed on the process and will also start hosting virtual ceremonies Apparently took 6 minutes today for this person to complete theirs and ask lots of questions. EDIT: Just confirmed, case officer said the local councils will resume on their lists once they're up and running, rather than a national pool. But a national team will continue picking up slack across all councils too. Edited April 16 by millski88 1 [2013] 417 Working Holiday [2014] 417 Second Working Holiday [2015] 457 Temp Work Skilled (Marketing Specialist) [2016] 457 Temp Work Skilled - Subsequent Entrant (De facto partner) [2018] 186 ENS TRT (2 applicants, LR, Marketing Specialist) [2019] Citizenship by Conferral: 16/06/19 | Test email: 02/09/19 | Test passed: 17/10/19 | Approval: 29/10/19 | Ceremony: 03/06/2020 Journey complete thanks to everyone on Pomsinoz for making the last 7 years of Australian immigration more bearable! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravi2019 4 Posted April 16 Thank you for the update and that's really good something is moving. Cheers!!! Ravi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parkesy 454 Posted April 16 2 hours ago, millski88 said: Update on virtual ceremonies (from the one person i've seen online to post about their experience) Currently only Canberra office performing online ceremonies, with randomly selected applicants (likely picked from those who already had a ceremony scheduled and cancelled) Starting Monday next week, Melbourne DoHA office joins in the initial batches, followed by other state's offices After this (not sure of exact timeframe), local councils will be briefed on the process and will also start hosting virtual ceremonies Apparently took 6 minutes today for this person to complete theirs and ask lots of questions. EDIT: Just confirmed, case officer said the local councils will resume on their lists once they're up and running, rather than a national pool. But a national team will continue picking up slack across all councils too. Awesome update mate. We should honestly grab a beer soon! Marketing Specialist: TRT, LR, 1 Person, 186 ENS Approved 20/6/18 Working hol (June 2013), 457 (2014), 457 Transfer (2015) 457 MK2 (2016) PR Applied: 05/08/17 PR Granted: 20/06/18 Citizenship applied for 28/06/19. Appointment letter received 18/10/19 Passed Test: 10/01/20 Approved: 13/01/20 Status: 17th March (Melbourne City) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robinoz2018 5 Posted April 16 Glad to see how proactive they have been in adopting online ceremonies which ultimately reduce waiting times for everyone else further down the process. I am keen to hear what till happen next to the interview/test and how this will be conducted. Permanent Resident 18/02/2019 Citizenship Application: 18/02/2020 Invitation: TBA Test Date: TBA Approval: TBA Ceremony: TBA City of Melbourne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millski88 194 Posted April 16 1 hour ago, Parkesy said: Awesome update mate. We should honestly grab a beer soon! haha yeah that'd be sweet. Only... maybe after COVID-19 lol [2013] 417 Working Holiday [2014] 417 Second Working Holiday [2015] 457 Temp Work Skilled (Marketing Specialist) [2016] 457 Temp Work Skilled - Subsequent Entrant (De facto partner) [2018] 186 ENS TRT (2 applicants, LR, Marketing Specialist) [2019] Citizenship by Conferral: 16/06/19 | Test email: 02/09/19 | Test passed: 17/10/19 | Approval: 29/10/19 | Ceremony: 03/06/2020 Journey complete thanks to everyone on Pomsinoz for making the last 7 years of Australian immigration more bearable! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olloyd21 4 Posted April 16 I was approved yesterday - finally! Good luck with yours. My dates: Applied: June 2018 Exam Date Notification: November 2019 Exam: December 12 Requested additional information January 2 Approved: 15 April 2020 Awaiting ceremony date/next steps. 21 hours ago, Georgiegie said: I'm in the same boat mate, had my test and interview on Jan, 21 and haven't had any updates since... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dreaming_when 17 Posted April 16 25 minutes ago, olloyd21 said: I was approved yesterday - finally! Good luck with yours. My dates: Applied: June 2018 Exam Date Notification: November 2019 Exam: December 12 Requested additional information January 2 Approved: 15 April 2020 Awaiting ceremony date/next steps. Congrats! And thanks to all for the updates regarding the online ceremonies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Domm 3 Posted April 16 Citizenship application: 20/02/2020 Test invitation email: 27/02/2020 Test date: 18/03/20202 Approval date: 15/02/2020 Council: Alice Springs 1 Citizenship application: 20/02/2020, Test invitation email: 27/02/2020, Test date: 18/03/20202, Approval date: 15/04/2020. My prayers to Covid 19 patients, RIP to the dead, and protection to everyone in this difficult moment. God bless Australia! ; Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andrewajp002 12 Posted April 16 Hi all Originally had interview scheduled for 08/04, then was pushed back until 12/08, not postponed. Disappointed, but it will happen at some point. Agent confirmed 06/07/14, ACS submitted 23/09/14, ACS received 08/10/14, IELTS 22/11/14, EOI 12/12/14, Invite 09/01/15, Application lodged 23/01/15, Police Cert 20/02, medical taken 09/03 completed on eMedical 18/03, GRANT 24/03/2015 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maryan 11 Posted April 17 Got email from Virtual ceremony to check I'm OK to go ahead with Virtual way of ceremony and asking me to confirm it by 21st of April'20. Mostly will get to know the actual dates in the coming weeks. Will keep you posted here. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravi2019 4 Posted April 17 Cool keep posted and good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rockshanks 18 Posted April 17 Hi Maryan was your original ceremony got canceled ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
