Cairns123456677 1 Posted January 12 18 hours ago, LeJJ4 said: I have been following this forum for a while and I can't still understand what it is with some people here? what kind of expectations do you have when the Doha is pretty clear saying that processing time is between 23and29 months? everything else that comes before that consider yourself LUCKY. No to mention that people here keep calling obsessively and encouraging other to call Doha and council when in the approval letter they discourage you on doing so. Seriously. I think DOHA are not updating the time at the moment. Actually the processing time is less than 1 year in most states? In addition, maybe you are not in hurry reason why u are here? Have a good day. 18 hours ago, LeJJ4 said: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lynkim 11 Posted January 12 On 11/01/2021 at 18:42, tt2 said: Hi @Lynkim i did test beginning of October and was approved same day, was not even invited for Australia day and my council told me that immigration hasn't sent my name to council yet, they said hopefully I can do ceremony in March. Fingers crossed for you. Thank you for letting me know. Good luck 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
galisuman 62 Posted January 12 7 hours ago, jadee said: Hey, not sure if the below helps Upcoming ceremonies A citizenship ceremony will be held on: Tuesday 26 January 2021, Royal International Convention Centre Thursday 18 March 2021, Brisbane City Hall Monday 19 April 2021, Brisbane City Hall Monday 24 May 2021, Brisbane City Hall Wednesday 14 July 2021, Brisbane City Hall Wednesday 4 August 2021, Brisbane City Hall Monday 30 August 2021, Brisbane City Hall Monday 11 October 2021, Brisbane City Hall Monday 29 November 2021, Brisbane City Hall Info found at; Citizenship information | Brisbane City Council Thank you Jadee its reassuring one of those days will be my day of immigration freedom 1 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 Citizenship approved: 14.12.2020 Ceremony ; TBA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
galisuman 62 Posted January 12 23 hours ago, LeJJ4 said: I have been following this forum for a while and I can't still understand what it is with some people here? what kind of expectations do you have when the Doha is pretty clear saying that processing time is between 23and29 months? everything else that comes before that consider yourself LUCKY. No to mention that people here keep calling obsessively and encouraging other to call Doha and council when in the approval letter they discourage you on doing so. Seriously. Thanks but no thanks for your concern... the stress coming out of anxiety varies between individuals... yes checking mail boxes and post boxes doesn't guarantee ceremony or citizenship we still do it as an human instinct. I called home affairs and council only to ask for information not to expedite my ceremony and I asked basic question and not about my particular case and before I called them I know the answer as well but tried what you referenced "Luck" and see if they can guide me accordingly. LeJJ4 please ignore my comments made by people like me to prevent any future pain of reading all this which you just read. Thank you 1 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 Citizenship approved: 14.12.2020 Ceremony ; TBA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lynkim 11 Posted January 12 On 12/01/2021 at 01:04, Darwin0832 said: Hi did u gave test in Centrelink or DOHA office ...thank you DOHA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flatwhite101 3 Posted January 12 Hi all, I applied submitted my citizenship documents back in Feb 2020 and have had no updates or invitation for a test. In the next few weeks, I am moving interstate from VIC to NSW and will update my address contact details on my IMMI account. Is there anything else I need to do as far as my application is concerned? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ronansmyth 12 Posted January 13 Can I ask a (probably silly) question: Do you get an email to invite you to a test or do you have to constantly check your immi account? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Ng 16 Posted January 13 (edited) On 11/01/2021 at 23:56, LeJJ4 said: I have been following this forum for a while and I can't still understand what it is with some people here? what kind of expectations do you have when the Doha is pretty clear saying that processing time is between 23and29 months? everything else that comes before that consider yourself LUCKY. No to mention that people here keep calling obsessively and encouraging other to call Doha and council when in the approval letter they discourage you on doing so. Seriously. Well, simply put, people are impatient, and (a BIG and), I don't think DOHA is working effectively (pandemic is just a good detracting reason). They cost Australian a lot of tax money every year, yet their performance is questionable (during 2019 it seemed that they stopped processing Citizenship all together for 8 months just because of a speculation of new Citizenship requirement). Do a quick Google search about Department of Home Affairs efficiency, you'll get plenty of reports officially about the messy management, toxic/harassing/bullying culture, low morale work environment in DOHA, thanks to the big top guys... (you know who). But as long as they still have protection from the Fed Government, and as long as Dutton is still there; nothing will be changed I guess. Edited January 13 by David Ng 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chennaiguy 7 Posted January 13 (edited) 2 hours ago, Ronansmyth said: Can I ask a (probably silly) question: Do you get an email to invite you to a test or do you have to constantly check your immi account? You get an email and also in Immiaccount under messages (correspondense) Edited January 13 by Chennaiguy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sanji 40 Posted January 13 hi Occupation: cook State: NSW Birth Country: SRI LANKA Stream: 186 TRT Number of applicants:1 Visa applied: 06/09/2018 Nomination Approved 22/03/2019 Visa Granted : 04/04/2019 **finalised ** Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littlefoot 27 Posted January 14 Went for the test on 21st December in Melbourne, and citizenship was approved today! Now waiting on ceremony details. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearplumpie 6 Posted January 14 7 minutes ago, littlefoot said: Went for the test on 21st December in Melbourne, and citizenship was approved today! Now waiting on ceremony details. Fanstastic news - congratulations! When did you apply? We applied back in April 2020 in Melbourne. Not expecting to hear too soon, but be good to know what your timeline is. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littlefoot 27 Posted January 14 6 minutes ago, pearplumpie said: Fanstastic news - congratulations! When did you apply? We applied back in April 2020 in Melbourne. Not expecting to hear too soon, but be good to know what your timeline is. I actually applied in March 2019 so my timeline isn’t very helpful as a reference point. I had to postpone a couple of test dates then COVID happened. It’s been a long wait. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sabster88 1 Posted January 14 On 19/12/2020 at 17:50, Sabster88 said: Hello Everyone I am from Melbourne Dandenong council Here is my timeline Applied citizenship 27-11-2019 with my wife. Test date for her 21-12-2020 Test date for me 09-12-2020 Approval same day for both of us. Ceremony 3rd of Feb 2021. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
helppls 1 Posted January 14 Test passed Dec 8, still on 'received' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tharru 0 Posted January 14 56 minutes ago, Sabster88 said: On 19/12/2020 at 17:50, Sabster88 said: Hello Everyone I am from Melbourne Dandenong council Here is my timeline Applied citizenship 27-11-2019 with my wife. Test date for her 21-12-2020 Test date for me 09-12-2020 Approval same day for both of us. Ceremony 3rd of Feb 2021. Hi, did you get a letter about the ceremony or updated in the immi account? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sabster88 1 Posted January 14 1 minute ago, tharru said: Hi, did you get a letter about the ceremony or updated in the immi account? It was updated in immi account . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy taylor 0 Posted January 14 Hi How many days before you got a letter to attend citizenship ceremony ? Was that through post or immi account ?? Thanks in advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewDreamer 0 Posted January 14 I am wondering why processing time is increasing noticing that there are no external visa approval all the man power in the immigration processing should be diverted to the queue yet the processing time is expanding for no obvious reason .. This is puzzling me ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
path2aus 95 Posted January 14 Application Submitted - 30th September Test Invite received - Jan 13th (Scheduled on 27th Jan) Center - Adelaide My Wife has already completed her Test in December (Submitted date July 30) and has received the letter from local council about her approval. She is waiting for the ceremony date. IELTS 07/22 R 7.5 W 8.5 S 8.0 L 8.5 O 8.0| Positive Assessment on 10/12 | SA SS Online 10/19 | SA Docs Recvd. 11/02 | SA SS Approved 11/18 | 176 lodged 11/30 | PCC and Medicals requested 12/05 | Meds Finalzed 09/01 | PCC met 31/01 | Visa Granted 02/01 My Blog Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garrychandi 39 Posted January 15 Got my approval yesterday. Did the test on 16th Dec Citizenship Applied - 21/05/20 in Sydney, Moved to Perth - Dec 2020, Test Invite - 10/12/20, Test date - 16/12/2020 Approval date - 14/01/2021 VetAssess Applied - 10/06/18, Positive Skill Assessment - 15/10/18 EOI NSW 190 - 23/10/18, Invitation - 15/11/18, Nomination Applied - 19/11/18, Nomination Approved- 20/11/18, Visa Lodged - 27/11/18, Health exam - 19/12/18, Grant - 21/05/19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
helppls 1 Posted January 15 14 minutes ago, garrychandi said: Got my approval yesterday. Did the test on 16th Dec Great news! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garrychandi 39 Posted January 15 2 minutes ago, helppls said: Great news! Are you still waiting ? Citizenship Applied - 21/05/20 in Sydney, Moved to Perth - Dec 2020, Test Invite - 10/12/20, Test date - 16/12/2020 Approval date - 14/01/2021 VetAssess Applied - 10/06/18, Positive Skill Assessment - 15/10/18 EOI NSW 190 - 23/10/18, Invitation - 15/11/18, Nomination Applied - 19/11/18, Nomination Approved- 20/11/18, Visa Lodged - 27/11/18, Health exam - 19/12/18, Grant - 21/05/19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
path2aus 95 Posted January 15 On 12/01/2021 at 16:41, fary said: Hi There, Any update on your test invite please.It seems they are inviting applicants now for tests. Thank you. Yup got my Citizenship Test invite. My test is scheduled for the 27th of January. I submitted the application on the 30th of September. IELTS 07/22 R 7.5 W 8.5 S 8.0 L 8.5 O 8.0| Positive Assessment on 10/12 | SA SS Online 10/19 | SA Docs Recvd. 11/02 | SA SS Approved 11/18 | 176 lodged 11/30 | PCC and Medicals requested 12/05 | Meds Finalzed 09/01 | PCC met 31/01 | Visa Granted 02/01 My Blog Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stazi 13 Posted January 15 Hi all, Just got my test invite! Currently scheduled for 16th of Feb. Application submitted on 28 May 2020. My partner applied in mid-June and hasn't received an invite yet. I'm from the lower north shore, Sydney center. Occupation: Restaurant Manager (Secondary applicant) State: NSW Birth Country: HR Stream: ENS TRT Number of applicants: 2 ENS 186 Nomination applied: 17 Jan 2019 ENS 186 Nomination approved: 5 Apr 2019 Visa Application submitted: 17 Jan 2019; Finalised: 7 May 2019 Citizenship applied: 28 May 2020 Test invite: 15 Jan 2021 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
