Juncobalt Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 6 hours ago, Eddie0719 said: Hi @Chris N Lora Thanks for your reply. I just checked everything I received from the DIBP. I firmly believe that I didnt receive the letter you uploaded. @Juncobalt how about you? Chris, thanks for ur example letter. Eddie, I confirmed to have not received such a letter with application ID. Only got an email for the test appointment. It’s very hard to understand why they do things in a very different way. This is typically unprofessional conduct. But it’s not strange coz they are immi, as all that they have been doing throughout citi processing. Inconsistency and no standards are their work guidelines. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie0719 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Hi all, Just in case you missed the update from the DIBP website, they changed processing date to 12 months for 75% and 14 months for 90% applicants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonluci Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 This whole thing is just so inconsistent and frustrating! Still no sign of approval here, application done in Feb 17, test in June. Nothing since. Sydney CBD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Applied April 2017, Test June 2017, Complete silence since the test.My younger sister applied for 189 PR visa 20 August granted 22 December but citizenship department is so slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris N Lora Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 I only sent off the application on the 12th of December, we will be in for a long wait ... They are asking us to upload all the identity and proof etc, however, as we had to do a paper based application it was all sent via the application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorz Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 (edited) On 12/17/2017 at 21:19, fwmonger said: Has anyone in Sydney who has applied after 20th of April got the test date? Nope. applied early june still nothing Edited December 22, 2017 by Rorz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Christmas is over...Any news ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goan Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Finally I have received an email today with the test date of 18th Jan, applied on 7th May from Sydney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 @NSJ and @Elliot Tsao Any news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSJ Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 6 hours ago, Sheila said: @NSJ and @Elliot Tsao Any news? No, heard nothing since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Tsao Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 20 hours ago, Sheila said: @NSJ and @Elliot Tsao Any news? Still 'Received' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterson Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 (edited) Anyone else did the test on Nov/Dec 2017 and still waiting approval? It seems like i'm the only one who did the test in Nov/Dec period without an approval everyone got approved in that period. appreciate ur help Edited December 31, 2017 by peterson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterson Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 (edited) On 12/22/2017 at 09:22, londonluci said: This whole thing is just so inconsistent and frustrating! Still no sign of approval here, application done in Feb 17, test in June. Nothing since. Sydney CBD. Why do they give approval next day for some and then don't approve and put some of us on hold like this for many months/years? It is mental torture and i lost 2 Gov job opportunities with 6 figure salary, they gave up on waiting for me even though they want my skills. Financially and career wise i have been severely affected. I am sure, like me your documents are all clear, i have no issues with ID docs infact at my interview the Officer was very impressed how i had everything in order and legit. I have very clean record since birth didn't even harm a fly, I really hope they conduct some investigation into this and immediately process all these apps, it is really wrong to withhold our citizenship from us which we are eligible for. When i google other countries, citizenship usually takes 2 weeks to 6 months maximum, just in near past Australia was processing in 80 days. Government only needs to read this thread to understand the scale of the problem. Edited December 31, 2017 by peterson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris N Lora Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Could it be due to the new immigration rules causing the delay, I only submitted ours on the 12th of December, so expect a long wait for any test. Let alone approval etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vir Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Hi everyone, i got a question regarding to apply for citizenship. i arrived in Australia in 2009 on student visa, in 2013 I applied 457 visa after complete my study and visa was approved in couple of month but due to my employer fault IMMI canceled my employer nomination in 2015 so I can’t apply my ens (permanent residency) after few month they cancel my visa as well because I can’t found new employer And I got bridging visa E, I applied MRT which was not successful then federal but I withdraw federal before hearing and go back to my country then I applied Rsms offsure which was approved in 8 month and I come back may 2017 after 9 month so my question is am I eligible to apply for my citizenship in may 2018 or not or I need to wait again 4 year? Thxs to all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Yes Eligible, May 2018, provided you have not been overseas more than 3 months in last 1 year on PR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vir Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 5 hours ago, Sheila said: Yes Eligible, May 2018, provided you have not been overseas more than 3 months in last 1 year on PR. 5 hours ago, Sheila said: thxs Sheila some one told me that I been in Australia on bridging visa E after my 457 visa cancellation, so it put me again in freshers to wait 4 year residency before apply citizenship. I was very stressed with this, thnk you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Ente/Retu/residence-calculator Edited January 2, 2018 by Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simi Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 April applicants should count the global processing time from the time the application was submitted/acknowledged or from October when we got the email saying our application will be processed according to old rules.Was on the phone with the citizenship dept(officer) and she says to count the application time from April 2017 when the application was submitted (22ndApril2017).Anyone else told the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juncobalt Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) 22 hours ago, Vir said: Hi everyone, i got a question regarding to apply for citizenship. i arrived in Australia in 2009 on student visa, in 2013 I applied 457 visa after complete my study and visa was approved in couple of month but due to my employer fault IMMI canceled my employer nomination in 2015 so I can’t apply my ens (permanent residency) after few month they cancel my visa as well because I can’t found new employer And I got bridging visa E, I applied MRT which was not successful then federal but I withdraw federal before hearing and go back to my country then I applied Rsms offsure which was approved in 8 month and I come back may 2017 after 9 month so my question is am I eligible to apply for my citizenship in may 2018 or not or I need to wait again 4 year? Thxs to all You’re not eligible in May 2018 coz ur valid visa was discontinued for some time. Ur new residence requirement is calculated from May 2017 and will be met after 4 years since then. More specifically, u ever held a bridging visa for quite a long time, whigh is one of the factors disqualifying you with residency requirement as DIBP designated. Please refer to https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Ente/Retu/residence-calculator Edited January 2, 2018 by Juncobalt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) I was on bridging visa 4 around 3 months between two 457's, they did not ask anything?. In last 4 years, you should not be overseas 4 more than 1 year and not more than 3 months in last year which is pr year. Better to check with migration agent Edited January 2, 2018 by Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juncobalt Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 10 minutes ago, Sheila said: I was on bridging visa 4 around 3 months between two 457's, they did not ask anything?. In last 4 years, you should not be overseas 4 more than 1 year and not more than 3 months in last year which is pr year. Better to check with migration agent More precisely, it depends on the bridging visa type. If the holder has been onshore all the time between two visas (bridging visa A) there is no problem. But obviously he had a bridging visa after the valid substantial visa expired (Bridging E) due to MRT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 That makes sense, I agree with u. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tejas Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 (edited) For anyone interested; Date applied - 10th Nov 2016 Acknowledgement Email - 12th Dec 2016 Council - Parramatta Council Online / Paper - Online Date of Citizenship Test - 01/06/2017......PASSED Citizenship approval letter - Never Received Online Status Change from received to approved - 20th Dec 2017 Citizenship Ceremony Invitation Letter Received - 3rd Jan 2018 Date of ceremony - 26 Jan 2018 Type of ceremony - Standard Edited January 3, 2018 by tejas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie0719 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Congrats @tejas Can you please share your nationality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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