rammygirl Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 There is a citizenship thread a few thousand posts long in there are people who left after the test and had to return for approval. Problem is some are approved straight away and some seem to take weeks. Timelines vary a lot and a backlog has built up but I would still say just apply now and get in the queue you never know. Some are quick now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/the-most-common-reasons-for-australian-citizenship-refusals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmmbop Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 hour ago, rammygirl said: There is a citizenship thread a few thousand posts long in there are people who left after the test and had to return for approval. Problem is some are approved straight away and some seem to take weeks. Timelines vary a lot and a backlog has built up but I would still say just apply now and get in the queue you never know. Some are quick now Thanks a lot, I'll check that out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmmbop Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Marisawright said: https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/the-most-common-reasons-for-australian-citizenship-refusals Thank you for the links, that's helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren84 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 On 07/09/2020 at 10:07, Mmmbop said: Hi there, My wife (and small baby, who is an Aussie citizen by birth) are from the UK and considering returning very soon. My partner and I are both PRs. However, we would like to get our citizenship. We're looking into the possibility of lodging the citizenship application and then leaving, with a view to coming back one day. I realise this is an unusual circumstance, but has anyone had any experience of this, or know if it is possible? I've read around it a bit. This page from a migration agent suggests that people who don't have a return date but meet the residence requirement at the time of lodgement (which we would) should in theory be eligible for granting of citizenship while offshore. So from that it seems it should be possible, but I just wanted to check if anyone knows of any complications or barriers I might have missed? Many thanks! Hi Mmmbop, I recently applied for citizenship and one of the questions asks if you intend to travel in the next 12 months - if you answer yes, you have to give an approximate timeframe and details of your trip. If you're out of the country when the department comes to consider your application, I don't believe you can progress any further. From the Citizenship eligibility page: Location at time of application approval Hide If you apply for Australian citizenship on the basis of meeting the requirements for: general eligibility having a permanent or enduring physical or mental incapacity, or being a person aged 60 or over or having a hearing, speech or sight impairment we must not approve your citizenship application if you are outside Australia at the time we decide your application, unless: you satisfied one of the special residence requirements, or the spouse or interdependent partner discretion was applied to assist you to meet the general residence requirement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmmbop Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 hour ago, warren84 said: Hi Mmmbop, I recently applied for citizenship and one of the questions asks if you intend to travel in the next 12 months - if you answer yes, you have to give an approximate timeframe and details of your trip. If you're out of the country when the department comes to consider your application, I don't believe you can progress any further. From the Citizenship eligibility page: Location at time of application approval Hide If you apply for Australian citizenship on the basis of meeting the requirements for: general eligibility having a permanent or enduring physical or mental incapacity, or being a person aged 60 or over or having a hearing, speech or sight impairment we must not approve your citizenship application if you are outside Australia at the time we decide your application, unless: you satisfied one of the special residence requirements, or the spouse or interdependent partner discretion was applied to assist you to meet the general residence requirement Thanks Warren. That seems pretty clear cut! Sadly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helppls Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 What happens if you apply for citizenship as a PR, don't get approved in time, cancel the application and leave the country...do you also lose your PR or does that last until it was going to last anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 1 hour ago, helppls said: What happens if you apply for citizenship as a PR, don't get approved in time, cancel the application and leave the country...do you also lose your PR or does that last until it was going to last anyway? ... the latter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helppls Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 2 hours ago, paulhand said: ... the latter. Thought as much. Phew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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