Member58 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 On 12/07/2021 at 19:22, Randall said: Me too. I had to wait 7 weeks, my partner waited 8 weeks. @Chelsearoxanna Have you done your ceremony yet? I think you had a date for when the lockdown happened, no? Mine passed 4 months now since I took my test and still waiting. Called DHA couple of times and the same answer each time "Just wait!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
can1983 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 I applied 3rd March 2021 and have my citizenship ceremony next week. Whilst its great that the time is faster than expected why do they publish 27 months processing time online/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Update: PR: 26/10/19 (RSMS187) Citizenship Application: 02/11/20 Test: 10/03/21, Centrelink Darwin Ceremony Invitation: 14/07/21 Ceremony: 27/09/21 City of Darwin Council. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricT Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 41 minutes ago, can1983 said: I applied 3rd March 2021 and have my citizenship ceremony next week. Whilst its great that the time is faster than expected why do they publish 27 months processing time online/ may I know your location pls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
can1983 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Just now, EricT said: may I know your location pls? Hobart, citizenship ceremony in Kingborough council area. Appreciate it must be longer in the major cities but 4 months versus 27 months is hugely varied Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhi & kiran Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Anyone waiting from Wyndham council Victoria after approved citizenship in may this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GL9 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 25 minutes ago, Sukhi & kiran said: Anyone waiting from Wyndham council Victoria after approved citizenship in may this year Sukhi & Kiran: My approval is on May 2021 and waiting for the ceremony in Wyndham City Council, I am hoping it would be in Aug or September timelines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewajp002 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Hi All Finally had my ceremony on Monday night in Monash, Vic. Glad it finally happened. Applied Oct 2019 and become an Aussie on 12 July 2021, took a while due to Covid, but finally got there. Thanks to this site and everyone on there for their advise and support during this life changing process. Andrew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricT Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 On 14/07/2021 at 10:59, can1983 said: Hobart, citizenship ceremony in Kingborough council area. Appreciate it must be longer in the major cities but 4 months versus 27 months is hugely varied Congrats firstly. would you mind updating your whole application process? Application lodgement date? Invited for test date? Testing date? Approval date? ceremony date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravikiran.7070 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) Hi Guys, Just finished my Virtual Ceremony and I am now officially an Australian Citizen! Ceremony took around 10 minutes. I Logged into my ImmiAccount and checked my status. Below is what I found. I was on a 189 skilled independent and that is replaced now with my citizenship. My Immiaccount status for my Citizenship also says 'Finalised' Visa class / subclass : null/null Location : Onshore Visa type : Permanent resident or citizen My timelines below : First entry to Australia : 23rd July 2016 Applied for Citizenship : 23rd July 2020 Test date : 6th March 2021 Approval date : 6th March 2021 (1 hour after the test) F2F Ceremony date : 30th June 2021 (Cancelled due to Covid lockdown in Sydney) Request for Virtual Ceremony email sent : 9th July 2021 Virtual Ceremony mail received : 12th July 2021 Virtual Ceremony : 15th July 2021. Council : City of Canada Bay NSW End of my Permanent Resident Journey! AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE ! I've been a silent reader in this forum. Thanks for all the insights and do reach out if you need any assistance. Edited July 15, 2021 by ravikiran.7070 typo 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member58 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 On 14/07/2021 at 10:16, can1983 said: I applied 3rd March 2021 and have my citizenship ceremony next week. Whilst its great that the time is faster than expected why do they publish 27 months processing time online/ Because your'e the lucky one mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ding Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Dose anyone have any idea about how long the integrity & security checking will take? DHA told me that due to my offshore more than 3 month, the previous check has been expired, and they are processing it again. Just want to have a time estimate how long I have to wait for my approval. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member58 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Ding said: Dose anyone have any idea about how long the integrity & security checking will take? DHA told me that due to my offshore more than 3 month, the previous check has been expired, and they are processing it again. Just want to have a time estimate how long I have to wait for my approval. Thanks. How did you make them to answer to you. Whenever I call they just tell me to wait, they dont even ask for my information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username303 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Hi everyone, I've made my application last month. The Application Status in my IMMI account is currently Received. Does it normally change to something else when it progresses to the next step? Is that the only way to track the progress, or do we get email notification as well? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 1 hour ago, username303 said: Hi everyone, I've made my application last month. The Application Status in my IMMI account is currently Received. Does it normally change to something else when it progresses to the next step? Is that the only way to track the progress, or do we get email notification as well? Thanks! It'll remain unchanged until after your application is approved, which will only happen after you've taken the citizenship interview and test. You'll likely to be invited in the next couple of months — you'll receive an email with the date, time and location of your test. Only then your application status will change to 'Approved'. After you've attended the Citizenship Ceremony, it'll change to 'Finalised'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 3 hours ago, Ding said: Dose anyone have any idea about how long the integrity & security checking will take? DHA told me that due to my offshore more than 3 month, the previous check has been expired, and they are processing it again. Just want to have a time estimate how long I have to wait for my approval. Thanks. Hard to tell. I guess you'd better wait the 8 weeks timeframe they normally take to approve applications. The fact that they gave you this information means that they are aware you're back onshore and are definitely working on it. At least that... Hang in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melb User Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Are guests(spouse, child) being allowed now for Citizenship ceremonies post COVID? I know they used to allow before, but due to COVID, not sure if any limitations have been placed. Mine is Melbourne City Council and awaiting my Ceremony date. Applied: 7 Jan 2020 Approved: 5 Feb 2021 Ceremony: Not yet got date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APR Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) Hi Guys any idea how long it will take them to finalise on test date once they request to upload Birth Certificate I still see further assessment in my immi account it's almost 3 weeks . Edited July 15, 2021 by APR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athens07 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 On 13/07/2021 at 10:46, Athens07 said: What we have to write in the form ? Thank you Does anybody know how we ask for FOI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ding Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 2 hours ago, APR said: Hi Guys any idea how long it will take them to finalise on test date once they request to upload Birth Certificate I still see further assessment in my immi account it's almost 3 weeks . Yes, it's very frustrating. I have the similar scenario with you, got back on June, and ring the bell to let them know I'm back. Still in progressing. I think for the applicant via skill migrant stream, in most cases, application is not complex. Don't understand why it takes such an unreasonable time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack91 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 This waiting around milarky is infuriating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSammy Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 23 hours ago, ravikiran.7070 said: Hi Guys, Just finished my Virtual Ceremony and I am now officially an Australian Citizen! Ceremony took around 10 minutes. I Logged into my ImmiAccount and checked my status. Below is what I found. I was on a 189 skilled independent and that is replaced now with my citizenship. My Immiaccount status for my Citizenship also says 'Finalised' Visa class / subclass : null/null Location : Onshore Visa type : Permanent resident or citizen My timelines below : First entry to Australia : 23rd July 2016 Applied for Citizenship : 23rd July 2020 Test date : 6th March 2021 Approval date : 6th March 2021 (1 hour after the test) F2F Ceremony date : 30th June 2021 (Cancelled due to Covid lockdown in Sydney) Request for Virtual Ceremony email sent : 9th July 2021 Virtual Ceremony mail received : 12th July 2021 Virtual Ceremony : 15th July 2021. Council : City of Canada Bay NSW End of my Permanent Resident Journey! AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE ! I've been a silent reader in this forum. Thanks for all the insights and do reach out if you need any assistance. Could you please share the virtual ceremony email address, I already email to Perth.citizenship @homeaffairs.gov.au but didn’t get any response yet it’s already more then 10 days. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
can1983 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 On 15/07/2021 at 12:42, EricT said: Congrats firstly. would you mind updating your whole application process? Application lodgement date? Invited for test date? Testing date? Approval date? ceremony date? Application lodged 2nd March 2021 Invited for test date 19th March 2021 Test Date 5th May 2021 Approval Date 5th May 2021 Ceremony Date 23rd July 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melb2016 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 An update. Our council in Melbourne organised a virtual ceremony a few days ago. We were notified a week before by email (no changes/messages on our Immi accounts). We attended from a car park in Gold Coast as we were on holiday (technology!). The ceremony lasted about 30 mins. Although we don’t have any paperwork to prove it, I think the ceremony means we are now Au citizens. We were told that we will receive a certificate in post in the next 3 weeks. Post that we can apply for a Passport. We applied in mid April 2020, so the process lasted exactly 15 months. 12 months from application to approval and 3 months from approval to ceremony. Hang in there all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Been Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) On 15/07/2021 at 13:51, ravikiran.7070 said: Hi Guys, Just finished my Virtual Ceremony and I am now officially an Australian Citizen! Ceremony took around 10 minutes. I Logged into my ImmiAccount and checked my status. Below is what I found. I was on a 189 skilled independent and that is replaced now with my citizenship. My Immiaccount status for my Citizenship also says 'Finalised' Visa class / subclass : null/null Location : Onshore Visa type : Permanent resident or citizen My timelines below : First entry to Australia : 23rd July 2016 Applied for Citizenship : 23rd July 2020 Test date : 6th March 2021 Approval date : 6th March 2021 (1 hour after the test) F2F Ceremony date : 30th June 2021 (Cancelled due to Covid lockdown in Sydney) Request for Virtual Ceremony email sent : 9th July 2021 Virtual Ceremony mail received : 12th July 2021 Virtual Ceremony : 15th July 2021. Council : City of Canada Bay NSW End of my Permanent Resident Journey! AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE ! I've been a silent reader in this forum. Thanks for all the insights and do reach out if you need any assistance. Thanks for sharing this. I got ceremony invitation for 28th July (Melbourne) but looks like it will get cancel due to current circumstances. I am also looking for virtual ceremony option. How should I explain them should I call them? Edited July 17, 2021 by Been Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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