Justice of the Peace signing Form 1195 for Australian Citizenship

[martyfenwick]

Does anyone know if a Justice of the Peace who hasn’t known you for more than a year can sign a Form 1195 for Australian Citizenship?

A JP has agreed to sign my form, however she has signed the form saying she has known me for 0 years. This is true, however  I am wondering how strict this really is?

Does anyone have any experience of this?

 

[paulhand]

I think the instructions on the form are pretty clear and given the wide range of people who can sign, I'd be following them.

[wrussell]

They are sometimes not entirely unreasonable if you happen to be less than one year old.

[martyfenwick]

I’ll give them a call at lunch and see what they say. I have a bad feeling I’m going to have to go back to square 1 with this

[Marisawright]

1 hour ago, martyfenwick said:

I’ll give them a call at lunch and see what they say. I have a bad feeling I’m going to have to go back to square 1 with this

The Immigration phone operators are notorious for giving bad advice, so don't trust them.  Paul is right - you need one of the people on the form.  This is one of those occasions when a JP won't do, unless they've known you for 2 years.

Have you thought about asking your doctor or dentist or someone like that?

Edited April 1, 2020 by Marisawright

[martyfenwick]

I made a James Blunt of this, so i'm planning on asking a family friend to sign it. I hope they're ok signing it in the current climate.

A JP will not suffice for this (unless they actually know you)