cutest angel Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Hi guys, any one heard anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapphilor Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Online application sent: 21 Nov 2016 Status: Received Preferred Test/Interview Location: Sydney CBD Council: Georges River (Sydney South) No acknowledgement email. Payment processed: 23 Nov 2016 Test date email received: 29 Nov 2016, test scheduled for 14 March 2017. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sami77 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Timeline in Perth is really ****, I have recently applied on 11/11/16 and still waiting for the Test notification Hi mate, same here, I've lodged my online application on 11/11/2016, got the acknowledgement letter n thats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlingperth Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Yes mate it sucks and calling the immi doesnt help either, atleast they can advise of the dates immi is working on for Perth area but they have just advised to wait.....its so frustating....:dull: Hi mate, same here, I've lodged my online application on 11/11/2016, got the acknowledgement letter n thats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlingperth Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 unfortunately none......:notworthy: Hi guys, any one heard anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sami77 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 When I called Immi couple of days ago, he said to me" my friend you have to be patient, nowadays the whole process may take up to 9 months" . We can do nothing but to wait n guys keep us updated please, by the way I'm from Perth. Good luck to all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummygirl Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Hi All,I applied for our family citizenship on 23rd October 2016, had acknowledgement email but no other contact. Due to family illness we will now be going back to the Uk in Feb for a long period of time. If it hasn't gone through by then... which i doubt very much reading everyones timelines, Will they refund the money if we have no choice but to go back without ? Thanks HiGoldyshell! I would recommend waiting till Feb to see if you atleast can do the test and be "approved". Once you are approved you can leave the country and return at a later date for you Citizenship ceremony. Seems a shame as you have spent a lot of time & money for the process already - dept of IMMI also do not refund. My husband and I are moving back to the Uk in february 2017 (If we get our ceremony by then)....We wanted to ensure we had our ozzy citizenship before we left to not cut ties with Australia! We applied in October with Melbourne, City of casey council with our application as "Joint" - This is my timeline if any help for you, If you are from Melbourne check several times a day to try and chnage your test dates! Applied: 4 October 2016 (Online) Council: City Of Casey (Melbourne) Original test date: 9 Feb 17 (but managed to change to 4th November 2016) Test date: 4th November 2016 (Passed 100%) Approval: 4th November 2016 (Just called DIPB & was told approval granted on same day as test, and to keep eye out for snail mail letter)! Ceremony: ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshBen Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Hi all - here is my timeline: Date applied: 20/11/2016 City/Council area: Brisbane Online / Paper: Online Date received the acknowledgement email: 20/11/2016 Date Test Appointment email received: 28/11/2016 Date of the Citizenship Test: 1/2/2017. Rearranged to 11/1/2017 (they could not do any sooner). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutest angel Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Hi all - here is my timeline: Date applied: 20/11/2016 City/Council area: Brisbane Online / Paper: Online Date received the acknowledgement email: 20/11/2016 Date Test Appointment email received: 28/11/2016 Date of the Citizenship Test: 1/2/2017. Rearranged to 11/1/2017 (they could not do any sooner). Guys, i got my test date .. 22 march .. so far away.. called to change.. they said nothing available in perth atm before that ... sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieMay24 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 (edited) HiGoldyshell! I would recommend waiting till Feb to see if you atleast can do the test and be "approved". Once you are approved you can leave the country and return at a later date for you Citizenship ceremony. Seems a shame as you have spent a lot of time & money for the process already - dept of IMMI also do not refund. My husband and I are moving back to the Uk in february 2017 (If we get our ceremony by then)....We wanted to ensure we had our ozzy citizenship before we left to not cut ties with Australia! We applied in October with Melbourne, City of casey council with our application as "Joint" - This is my timeline if any help for you, If you are from Melbourne check several times a day to try and chnage your test dates! Applied: 4 October 2016 (Online) Council: City Of Casey (Melbourne) Original test date: 9 Feb 17 (but managed to change to 4th November 2016) Test date: 4th November 2016 (Passed 100%) Approval: 4th November 2016 (Just called DIPB & was told approval granted on same day as test, and to keep eye out for snail mail letter)! Ceremony: ??? Mine was almost identical timing last year with Casey council. I applied early August, my test was mid-November and the ceremony was the beginning of May. They are apparently a very busy council and my ceremony was jam-packed. Edited November 30, 2016 by MaggieMay24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummygirl Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Mine was almost identical timing last year with Casey council. I applied early August, my test was mid-November and the ceremony was the beginning of May. They are apparently a very busy council and my ceremony was jam-packed. Wow! I knew Casey council are one of the busiest but that is a ridiculous wait time! I think I am being slightly optimistic with my thoughts of Australia Day ceremony... Did you have any delays or was it a straight forward application.... Thanks for the feedback x Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldyshell Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Hi Jemma Thank you for your message. Wow yours was quick! We are definately moving back in Feb or even January. So not not sure if we will be here to do our citizenship if it does go through quickly and I think our move to the UK will be a permanent one. None has really settled after 5 years. We are in Bunbury two hour south of Perth Hubby will stay here for a year for work until we are settled over there. Do you know if he can do his citizenship alone if myself and our two daughters are in the UK. We thought that that could be an option. Our PR visa expires in June so we have to renew the travel part anyway. Such a confusing time Thanks and good luck HiGoldyshell! I would recommend waiting till Feb to see if you atleast can do the test and be "approved". Once you are approved you can leave the country and return at a later date for you Citizenship ceremony. Seems a shame as you have spent a lot of time & money for the process already - dept of IMMI also do not refund. My husband and I are moving back to the Uk in february 2017 (If we get our ceremony by then)....We wanted to ensure we had our ozzy citizenship before we left to not cut ties with Australia! We applied in October with Melbourne, City of casey council with our application as "Joint" - This is my timeline if any help for you, If you are from Melbourne check several times a day to try and chnage your test dates! Applied: 4 October 2016 (Online) Council: City Of Casey (Melbourne) Original test date: 9 Feb 17 (but managed to change to 4th November 2016) Test date: 4th November 2016 (Passed 100%) Approval: 4th November 2016 (Just called DIPB & was told approval granted on same day as test, and to keep eye out for snail mail letter)! Ceremony: ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlingperth Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 updated timeline: Applied: 11/11/2016(Perth) Test date notification received today 30/11/16 Test date: 23rd March called to get an earlier date however no dates available in Perth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummygirl Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Hi Jemma Thank you for your message. Wow yours was quick! We are definately moving back in Feb or even January. So not not sure if we will be here to do our citizenship if it does go through quickly and I think our move to the UK will be a permanent one. None has really settled after 5 years. We are in Bunbury two hour south of Perth Hubby will stay here for a year for work until we are settled over there. Do you know if he can do his citizenship alone if myself and our two daughters are in the UK. We thought that that could be an option. Our PR visa expires in June so we have to renew the travel part anyway. Such a confusing time Thanks and good luck Ye I definitely got lucky with changing my test date! When I got my first test date for February I was quite upset as we were naively expecting the entire process to take 3 months [emoji51]... we are heading back to Birmingham, West Midlands - just not looking forward to the cold winters! Yep I know feeling, we have been here 7 years & how time flys...At least you held it out for 5 years which is a very long time and gave it a good go! As citizenships are individual based I would guess it wouldn't be a problem him continuing the application process alone, especially if he is staying in oz for the next 12 months he might as well. Yep I also had to get the resident return visa which is not cheap it's around $450 per person, but lasts 5 years... Wishing you all the best with your move and new adventure back to blighty! Check out the moving back to the uk topics on this forum, I have found it so informative and useful. Jem x Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummygirl Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 updated timeline:Applied: 11/11/2016(Perth) Test date notification received today 30/11/16 Test date: 23rd March called to get an earlier date however no dates available in Perth Keep calling DIBP everyday and request a call back so your not waiting on hold...fingers crossed you can change it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutest angel Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Keep calling DIBP everyday and request a call back so your not waiting on hold...fingers crossed you can change it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Really , can we do that? They dont keep a tract of calls? I mean wont thy be pissed off .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieMay24 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Wow! I knew Casey council are one of the busiest but that is a ridiculous wait time! I think I am being slightly optimistic with my thoughts of Australia Day ceremony... Did you have any delays or was it a straight forward application.... Thanks for the feedback x Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Sorry, I had a typo.... I applied early October, test was mid-November and ceremony was May. It was a long wait, and there were just over 200 becoming citizens at my ceremony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummygirl Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Really , can we do that? They dont keep a tract of calls? I mean wont thy be pissed off ..í*¾í´ I have not herd officially that they keep track, I suppose that every time you call they will take notes and add to your file... but I wouldn't let this stop you! if your innocently trying to change your appointment I suppose that's the only way.I remember when my husband had applied for a partner visa a few years ago I called immigration everyday for a update [emoji23] so I probably pissed them off but hey ho! I was quite fortunate with my test, melbourne based applications can change appointments online so I was literally checking at work every 15min! But if I didn't have that option I would deffo be calling DIBP to check availability everyday, Good luck! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutest angel Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 hmmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapphilor Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Really , can we do that? They dont keep a tract of calls? I mean wont thy be pissed off .. I called when I got 14th of March and asked. The person on the phone said nothing was available yesterday, but I should keep calling. I asked how often, weekly maybe? She said "anytime, there are always cancellations". Now I don't want to be a PITA, but yeah, I'm tempted to call as well. From November to mid-March seems like an awfully long wait. Just for the test, then ceremony waiting afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutest angel Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I called when I got 14th of March and asked. The person on the phone said nothing was available yesterday, but I should keep calling. I asked how often, weekly maybe? She said "anytime, there are always cancellations". Now I don't want to be a PITA, but yeah, I'm tempted to call as well. From November to mid-March seems like an awfully long wait. Just for the test, then ceremony waiting afterwards. Oh ok .. i wil do the same then.. lets c .. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapphilor Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Oh ok .. i wil do the same then.. lets c .. thank you Let me know how you go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlingperth Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Called them several times but no luck....does any one knows whether i will be able to travel overseas after submitting application? Keep calling DIBP everyday and request a call back so your not waiting on hold...fingers crossed you can change it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutest angel Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) Called them several times but no luck....does any one knows whether i will be able to travel overseas after submitting application? Same here .. funny thing is they did offer me a date bt 21 march .. hahaha .. mine was already 22.. so i didnt bother changing it.. i might try after a few days .. so annoying long wait ..if you said in form no u r not going .. then u have to check with department.. and let them know .. i think.. Edited December 1, 2016 by Chandan kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapphilor Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Called them several times but no luck....does any one knows whether i will be able to travel overseas after submitting application? Yes, you have to let them know if you are planning on travelling. https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Citi/pathways-processes/Citi/Attending-your-ceremony#sub-heading-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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