Amy.K Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 12 hours ago, Aayush said: No, haven't received anything yet. I got my approval in July 2021, when did you received yours? June 25 2021 iI am sure we will hear soon as I reckon they would be having a ceremony in March Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success21 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Anyone received invite from Brisbane City Council for 28th February 2022 citizenship ceremony? What's your application date and approval date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimatemenace Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 9 hours ago, abey1 said: I am following another forum. It looks like someone applied on 20/12/2020 received the invitation 18/02/2022 with the test scheduled for 31/03/2022. In VIC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimatemenace Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Just now, Ultimatemenace said: I am following another forum. It looks like someone applied on 20/12/2020 received the invitation 18/02/2022 with the test scheduled for 31/03/2022. In VIC In other words most VIC submissions are taking around 13 - 14 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimatemenace Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 04/02/2022 at 10:59, MLB_Applicant said: The above timeframe is average time for entire Australia. The Victoria processing timeframe is more than the average timeframe. I think around 50%( 75000 out of 145000 ) of applications are pending from Victoria ONLY. Whilst true for the entire country, it matches up to the current VIC status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abey1 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 How do we get contacted for the test? Via email or the immi account? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLB_Applicant Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 18/02/2022 at 08:25, abey1 said: Hi Abey1, did you get any luck for your test invite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abey1 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 11 hours ago, MLB_Applicant said: Hi Abey1, did you get any luck for your test invite? No luck yet. Did you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiting_in_vic Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 18/02/2022 at 18:23, Ultimatemenace said: In other words most VIC submissions are taking around 13 - 14 months And then some. Applied Nov 2020, test 15/2/2022, more info 19/2/22, approved 22/2/22 (today ). OH had the same application and test date (actually had the appointment/passed the test first) and is still “received”. Ceremony hopefully sometime this year…but so far, even sans ceremony, it’s been 15 months application to approval (would/will be 15 months tomorrow actually). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixology Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Wow! Congratulations on approval of the application. What was the extra information that was asked? And do you know why it was asked? Something we can do to provide that info already so it doesn't delay the application? Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiting_in_vic Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Mixology said: Wow! Congratulations on approval of the application. What was the extra information that was asked? And do you know why it was asked? Something we can do to provide that info already so it doesn't delay the application? Thanks! Thanks! They sure take their time hey. It was proof of change of name…which doesn’t exist . Won’t be an issue for normal people, but for as long as I’ve remembered I’ve spelled my middle name one letter different to how it is on my birth certificate. I explained this on my PR application, as my passports, driving licences, etc. all have “my” spelling, but this time they wanted to know how I’d been issued a passport with a different name to my birth certificate. I explained (truthfully) that I just filled the form in and nobody questioned it, about 20 years ago (very manual process, my original passport has a real photo laminated into it, so people were definitely involved!). The only proof I had, luckily, is that HMRC have always used my birth name spelling, and I had a letter from them with my full name which matched the address on my UK driving licence. So I bombarded Immi with letters linking my UK National Insurance number, UK employment and address, and it seemed to satisfy them that the two spellings were in fact the same person. Lucky I had all these docs actually as I imagine most people would have thrown out payslips and stuff relating to a job from a decade ago So if there’s any name discrepancy (even one letter it seems), find proof of how it links, even if Immi have never questioned it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLB_Applicant Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 6 hours ago, abey1 said: No luck yet. Did you? No. I applied on 28th Jan 2021 and waiting to clear year 2020 queue first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne_2020 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Today got citizenship test date for 1st April, 2022. Applied on 23/12/2020. Rescheduled the appointment on 24th February, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan1 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Any news on ceremonies in Victoria? Did any council sent invitations for March? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy 4 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) Has anyone received test date in VIC who applied on January 2021? Edited February 23, 2022 by Crazy 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarens Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 22/02/2022 at 17:49, Melbourne_2020 said: Today got citizenship test date for 1st April, 2022. Applied on 23/12/2020. Rescheduled the appointment on 24th February, 2022 So can you actually ask them to anticipate the date of the test? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne_2020 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 3 hours ago, sarens said: So can you actually ask them to anticipate the date of the test? After getting the first appointment, there is a an option to reschedule the main appointment. Main appointment could be rescheduled from https://appointments.homeaffairs.gov.au/ on any available dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sub7er Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Hi, Does anyone know what the Covid 19 vaccination policy is for Brisbane city councils citizenship ceremony? I am currently unvaccinated. Look forward to hearing from other members of this forum. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 31 minutes ago, sub7er said: Hi, Does anyone know what the Covid 19 vaccination policy is for Brisbane city councils citizenship ceremony? I am currently unvaccinated. Look forward to hearing from other members of this forum. thanks The rule for the January 2022 ceremony was that one must be vaccinated, because it was held in a hospitality venue. However the rules change frequently so I would check with the Council when you know the date of your ceremony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLB_Applicant Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Has anyone received test invite in VIC for January 2021? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryPumpkin Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 On 24/01/2022 at 04:14, MerryPumpkin said: Congratulations on the first contact! Do you mind sharing what council please? My husband applied 18/11/2020 and I applied 23/11/2020 as well and we haven't heard any yet, also from Melbourne. Just hoping something will move soon! Update: We finally had out interview and test done 21/02 for me I moved from original test date of 10/03. My husband's finished his test and interview today and we both received our approval within an hour of finishing the test. Council: Glen Eira We're also interested to find our if anyone in Victoria who applied Sept or Oct 2020 have receive invites for ceremony? Or what the current timeline is. Thanks! Goodluck on those still waiting. It feels good to know it is finally moving. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samlab Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 18 hours ago, sub7er said: Hi, Does anyone know what the Covid 19 vaccination policy is for Brisbane city councils citizenship ceremony? I am currently unvaccinated. Look forward to hearing from other members of this forum. thanks We’re on the Sunshine Coast Qld and they stated the following on our invite … Covid-19 You will not be required to show proof of vaccination to attend this event. The event will have physical distancing in place. you will not be required to wear a mask for the duration of the ceremony unless social distancing of 1.5m is not possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiting_in_vic Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 3 hours ago, MerryPumpkin said: Update: We finally had out interview and test done 21/02 for me I moved from original test date of 10/03. My husband's finished his test and interview today and we both received our approval within an hour of finishing the test. Council: Glen Eira We're also interested to find our if anyone in Victoria who applied Sept or Oct 2020 have receive invites for ceremony? Or what the current timeline is. Thanks! Goodluck on those still waiting. It feels good to know it is finally moving. We applied 23 Nov 2020. Contacted 19/1/2022, tests 15/2/22, approved (me) 22/2/22 and (OH) 23/2/22. So very slightly shorter than yours, but still long haha. No ceremony invite yet, was advised 2-6 months, probably. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abey1 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Got the approval today!! applied December 2020 test April 2022 rescheduled to today approval - in less than 1 hr ceremony- TBA Glen Eira city council 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLB_Applicant Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 3 hours ago, abey1 said: Got the approval today!! applied December 2020 test April 2022 rescheduled to today approval - in less than 1 hr ceremony- TBA Glen Eira city council Wow. Congratulations Abey1. May I know the date of lodgement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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