harry87 Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 On 26/04/2021 at 08:42, Sere said: Hello I have my citizenship test on next Monday and I was wondering to know if anyone have done the test recently and what kind of question they asked? plus were did u practise before the test? thanks https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship-subsite/files/our-common-bond-testable.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry87 Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 On 26/04/2021 at 08:42, Sere said: Hello I have my citizenship test on next Monday and I was wondering to know if anyone have done the test recently and what kind of question they asked? plus were did u practise before the test? thanks Read this book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 15 hours ago, Randall said: All documents should be NAATI certified. I’d rather err on the side of caution. After having spent so much money on immigration after the years, I just find it easier to do things as they ask, even in the case they won’t even look at the document (which for some people they don’t). Depending on what your timeline is looking like, you can request a free translation through your ImmiAccount, although they take approximately 10 working days to get back to you. https://translating.homeaffairs.gov.au/en @Randall Thanks so much for the reply. I submitted my application last night with translations I already had. I guess I can request for free translations and attach them via my ImmiAccount. Thanks again for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondi797 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Anyone had a virtual or face to face ceremony in NSW, Waverley, Woolarah, City council? Or anyone still waiting for ceremonies from December/January approvals in these areas? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozshuttler Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Hi everyone New member to this forum. I have just lodged my citizenship application last week and following this thread for updates. Am from Brisbane and would like to know from other fellow brisbane ppl of the current processing time. Can some Brisbane guys advice their timeline? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronansmyth Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 On 25/04/2021 at 19:12, Skaur said: Hello everyone, I am from regional SA applied yesterday for citizenship. What is in interview? How long its taking on SA? And my husband have limited english is there any way he can prepare for test easier. Sorry for many questions in first post. Thanks in advance Hi, I recently had my interview in NSW. The interview was pretty short. It seemed the main point of the interview is to check some of the paperwork that you included in your application. They asked to look at my drivers license, passport and took a copy of the police check I had to get (because I had spent time outside Australia). Honestly, I would describe the test as an English test. I suspect people's understanding of English is a large part of what is actually being tested. The questions are fairly straight forward, and if you have read 'Our Common Bond', everything is in there. Your husband can do practice tests online, but I found that the questions they asked were not necessarily linked to the 'Our Common Bond' booklet. ALL of the questions in the actual test were. These were the sites I used to practice: 1. easydrivingtest.com.au 2. citizenshiptestaustralia.com.au 3. theaustraliantest.com 4. assiecitizenshiptest.com 5. free-australian-citizenship-test.musitrature.com 6. aussian.com On the upside, he will likely have a couple of months to prepare. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeJJ4 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Has anyone from ADELAIDE, received the citizenship ceremony invitation for the coming months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayn Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Hey Everyone, can someone please share email address for Victoria Cermony ? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovi Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 5 hours ago, Zayn said: Hey Everyone, can someone please share email address for Victoria Cermony ? thanks Hi Zayn when did you give your citizenship test? Have you received approval letter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stazi Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) Hi all, Received my citizenship ceremony invite today. It's been 8.5 years in Australia and I'm so happy to have finally received this email. I applied for citizenship last May, passed my test at the end of January and got the invite today for May 15th. Also, if anyone's interested - I submitted an FOI request for a number of people waiting to be allocated to a ceremony in Lane Cove and received the response yesterday. As of 31 March 2021, there were 287 people waiting for a ceremony. Hope you all get your citizenship test letters/ceremony invites soon Stay positive! Edited April 30, 2021 by stazi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Hi guys, A friend did his test the same day I did in Darwin on 10/03/21, at Centrelink Darwin City. Mine was approved last week, 6 weeks later. His is still showing as Received. Anyone in a similar situation? P.S. I still haven’t received that letter your supposed to receive after approval, and I wonder if it has to do with the fact that in our applications we said we’d like to do the ceremony together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiptoniX Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Good evening, We have completed our Australian Citizenship test on 31/03/2021 at Centrelink in Darwin and all passed. Timeline Citizenship Application Lodged: 25/01/2021 Citizenship Appointment Letter Received: 24/02/2021 Citizenship Test Date: 31/03/2021 (Centrelink - Darwin) We have not heard anything back yet... has anybody else done their test in Darwin around the same time and have you heard anything back? PS: I think we are just being impatient!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 1 hour ago, HiptoniX said: Good evening, We have completed our Australian Citizenship test on 31/03/2021 at Centrelink in Darwin and all passed. Timeline Citizenship Application Lodged: 25/01/2021 Citizenship Appointment Letter Received: 24/02/2021 Citizenship Test Date: 31/03/2021 (Centrelink - Darwin) We have not heard anything back yet... has anybody else done their test in Darwin around the same time and have you heard anything back? PS: I think we are just being impatient!! I did mine on 10/03 and got approved 21/04. My friend did his test on the same day, still waiting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limit8 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 On 28/04/2021 at 05:29, IMA said: @Randall Thanks so much for the reply. I submitted my application last night with translations I already had. I guess I can request for free translations and attach them via my ImmiAccount. Thanks again for the info. When it comes to translation they accept those documents that were translated for permanent residence purpose even when its not NAATI there is no caution there. it's just a waste of money since they already accept them for PR. I never translated anything with NAATI and it was all approved, I just placed a note on the title saying this translation is exactly the one that was used for PR. To translate everything again is not really smart but certainly good for the translation business. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasan84 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 15 hours ago, stazi said: Hi all, Received my citizenship ceremony invite today. It's been 8.5 years in Australia and I'm so happy to have finally received this email. I applied for citizenship last May, passed my test at the end of January and got the invite today for May 15th. Also, if anyone's interested - I submitted an FOI request for a number of people waiting to be allocated to a ceremony in Lane Cove and received the response yesterday. As of 31 March 2021, there were 287 people waiting for a ceremony. Hope you all get your citizenship test letters/ceremony invites soon Stay positive! Congrats ! Can you please share the format of tge email and where you send it to ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozshuttler Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 23 hours ago, stazi said: I submitted an FOI request for a number of people waiting to be allocated to a ceremony in Lane Cove and received the response yesterday. As of 31 March 2021, there were 287 people waiting for a ceremony. Hi.. How do you submit an FOI? Is it with DHA or city council? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mukesh665544 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Good evening, We have completed our Australian Citizenship test on 31/03/2021 at Centrelink in Darwin and all passed. Timeline Citizenship Application Lodged: 25/01/2021 Citizenship Appointment Letter Received: 24/02/2021 Citizenship Test Date: 31/03/2021 (Centrelink - Darwin) We have not heard anything back yet... has anybody else done their test in Darwin around the same time and have you heard anything back? PS: I think we are just being impatient!! [emoji3][emoji31][emoji12] Wow really quick for you guys. [emoji106] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanK Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 On 17/02/2021 at 13:38, Dan H said: Just received my approval today! No email or anything currently, but been checking my IMMI account religiously and the status has changed to approved! CITIZENSHIP TIMELINE Type: Citizenship by Conferral Country: UK Number of Applicants: 1 Application Submitted: May 7, 2020 Appointment Letter Received: January 15, 2021. Test and Interview: February 17, 2021 / Rescheduled via text message to February 11, 2021 Approval: February 17, 2021 Ceremony: TBD Location: Bronte, Sydney (Waverley Council) Immi Status: Approved - February 17, 2021 Thanks for this update Dan, super useful! Just wondering if you’ve had your ceremony now or if you’re booked in yet? Do you know if they’re still virtual in Waverley? Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToowoombaBlue Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 On 27/04/2021 at 13:53, Randall said: All documents should be NAATI certified. I’d rather err on the side of caution. After having spent so much money on immigration after the years, I just find it easier to do things as they ask, even in the case they won’t even look at the document (which for some people they don’t). Depending on what your timeline is looking like, you can request a free translation through your ImmiAccount, although they take approximately 10 working days to get back to you. https://translating.homeaffairs.gov.au/en Have to agree with this, I had my citizenship application knocked back in February because my marriage certificate wasn’t NAATI translated, despite the document on my PR application being approved previously. I duly provided a NAATI copy but haven’t heard anything since. Bottom of the pile I guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stazi Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 On 01/05/2021 at 08:46, Hasan84 said: Congrats ! Can you please share the format of tge email and where you send it to ? On 01/05/2021 at 16:03, ozshuttler said: Hi.. How do you submit an FOI? Is it with DHA or city council? I submitted my FOI request through the Department (https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-and-support/departmental-forms/online-forms/foi). Nothing special in the formatting - just asked for the number of people waiting for a ceremony in the Lane Cove council. I submitted one in Feb as well asking for numbers of people waiting for a ceremony in all Sydney councils, but they refused that one because it was too broad I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasan84 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 3 hours ago, stazi said: I submitted my FOI request through the Department (https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-and-support/departmental-forms/online-forms/foi). Nothing special in the formatting - just asked for the number of people waiting for a ceremony in the Lane Cove council. I submitted one in Feb as well asking for numbers of people waiting for a ceremony in all Sydney councils, but they refused that one because it was too broad I guess. Thanks Stazi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasan84 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Another question: my wife had a test on friday in sydney city office. I remmeber from my experience in parramatta office that we had to raise our hand and show the examiner that we have passed before leaving. The instruction to my wife were not clear and she left the centre after passing the test. Any potential issue with this ? Anyone had a similar experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvonnej Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 On 30/04/2021 at 23:28, HiptoniX said: Good evening, We have completed our Australian Citizenship test on 31/03/2021 at Centrelink in Darwin and all passed. Timeline Citizenship Application Lodged: 25/01/2021 Citizenship Appointment Letter Received: 24/02/2021 Citizenship Test Date: 31/03/2021 (Centrelink - Darwin) We have not heard anything back yet... has anybody else done their test in Darwin around the same time and have you heard anything back? PS: I think we are just being impatient!! same here test was 16/03/2021 and still awaiting approval NSW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivia_1993 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 3 hours ago, Hasan84 said: Another question: my wife had a test on friday in sydney city office. I remmeber from my experience in parramatta office that we had to raise our hand and show the examiner that we have passed before leaving. The instruction to my wife were not clear and she left the centre after passing the test. Any potential issue with this ? Anyone had a similar experience. was she too excited to reach the SALE in ZARA? Yes, there maybe issues, until her application is approved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumar Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Hi guys need a suggestion Applied for my citizenship on 18/03/2021 Brisbane city, my wife and daughter still didn't reach the requirement for their citizenship I changed my daughters name after lodging my citizenship application and got a new birth certificate and change of name certificate. I have attached the two certificates is that enough or do I also need to apply for her new Indian passport ( which I will do in coming days) and attach the document. Just wondering about the timeline for Brisbane city council. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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