CITIZENSHIP 19/10/17; GREAT NEWS!

dee0829

@Cassey yes approve na! pero i wont be an Australian citizen unless magpledge. and within 6months waiting daw. 56 tao daw ang nasa waiting list ng marybyrnong council.

Cassey

@dee0829 Ahhh Maribyrnong council ka rin? Hehehe Same pala tayo. Sana hindi naman matagal ang pagantay pati ng ceremony.

dee0829

@Cassey yes ikaw din diba?

Cassey

@dee0829 Yes, hehehe What a small world. Please update us kapag may date na kayo for ceremony. Ilang IDs ang sinubmit niyo? Nagsubmit din ba kayo ng AFP Check o hindi na?

dee0829

@Cassey what is an AFP? I handed out my passport, birth certificate (pero di niya talaga ito inusisa) my proof of address and driving license. and sa anak ko, passport, photo and birth lang.

Cassey

@dee0829 Au Police check, Ahhh, sana umusad na rin yung sa Nov. applicants.

dee0829

@Cassey sila na daw magrun nun whilst I was taking the test.

dee0829

We got our pledge date na. August 2nd week. and 10 daysafter, we can already apply for a passport. pwede bang magdala ng spectator aside from the applicants?

multitasking

@dee0829 congrats... pwede ka magdala ng guests.. kasama namin father in law ko noong nag take kami ng oath..

Cassey

@dee0829 Congrats! Dun sa nabasa ko parang 2guests ata yung pwede mong dalhin,

dee0829

@Cassey thank you! Do i need to call the council for reservation? Or ok na walk in? What do they need to bring? @multitasking tia

fgs

dee0829 said:

We got our pledge date na. August 2nd week. and 10 daysafter, we can already apply for a passport. pwede bang magdala ng spectator aside from the applicants?

@ dee0829 You can apply passport immediately once you have the cert. Had my ceremony 4pm and the following day 9am applied for passport. Just approved today after 2 weeks. Antay na lang ipadala nila

fgs

dee0829 said:

@Cassey thank you! Do i need to call the council for reservation? Or ok na walk in? What do they need to bring? @multitasking tia

There should be instruction sa ceremony invitation letter. But i guess it depends sa council..Sakin kasi you need to call before a specified date para masama nila sa estimates para sa food na iprepare nila. You can always call your council.

multitasking

@dee0829 sa amin sa Ryde.. no need to reserve.. sinama na lang namin father in law ko...

Cassey

@dee0829 Allowed ka to bring 2 guests. No need to call up the council not unless na more than 2 yung guests mo.

dee0829

Hello, so that's it. we are finally Australians!!

patotoy

@dee0829

dee0829 said:

Hello, so that's it. we are finally Australians!!

congrats!

milktea13

@dee0829 niretain mo po ba yung filipino? Half half?

fgs

milktea13 said:

@dee0829 niretain mo po ba yung filipino? Half half?

your Fil citizenship automatically ceased once you pledged as a new Australian. You have to reapply again if you wanted to have dual citizenship.

dee0829

@fgs does it apply to filipino passport only? Ty

dee0829

@fgs nkuha mo na ba passport mo?

fgs

dee0829 said:

@fgs nkuha mo na ba passport mo?

Yes, got my passport 18 days after application. Are you holding another foreign passport other than the Philippine passport? I am not familiar if thats the case. Maybe ask the issuing country's embassy. For the Ph citizenship, i emailed the embassy in canberra asking if we need to renounce our fil citz and their reply is NO need because it automatically cancels upon gaining the Australian citizenship and need to reapply for dual citizenship if you wanted.

dee0829

@fgs thanks for the info.

milktea13

@fgs can we apply directly for dual citizenship the first time?

fgs

milktea13 said:

@fgs can we apply directly for dual citizenship the first time?

Once you get your Australian Citizenship, apply for Philippine dual citizenship. Process is in the embassy website. You need to also pledge your allegiance to Philippines by taking oath organised by the embassy in Canberra.

milktea13

@fgs thank you for the info!

fgs

kate26 said:

@fgs what is that mean once n australian citizen kn hnd k nb pde kumuha ng philippine passport if na expired n? akala ko kc once n naging aussie citizen retain pdn tau as filipino citizen. and intindi ko din nadagdagan lng ng citizenship since we were born in philippines.

Actually wala naman kasi automated way ang philippine embassy to check your citizenship..pag nagparenew ka, baka may question don kung may other citizenship ka..don nila malalaman na cancelled na philippine citizenship mo. Nag email ako directly sa Phil Embassy Canberra about this kung kailangan pa natin irenounce citizenship natin once naapprove Au citz..ang sagot is automatic na, no need to cancel and you need to apply for dual citizenship..pag lumabas ka using your philippine passport, i guess iaasume ng Au immig na dual citizen ka kaya pweding walng question, same with Philippine immig..pagbalik mo ng australia pweding may problema kasi yong Pr visa mo is connected to your Phil passport which is automatically cancelled upon approval of Au Citz, dapat pumasok ka with Au passport or Phil passport kung dual citizen ka nga. If you want a longer stay sa Ph when entring using your Au passport( at di ka dual), just show any Phil passport( even expired) and they will give you 1 year stay. I tried finding the email pero nadelete ko na yata.

Captain_A

In-person citizenship appointments and tests normally conducted by Services Australia in regional locations remain on hold. Details for the resumption of these services will be updated as information becomes available.

Currently, in-person citizenship appointments are available at:

Department of Home Affairs office, Adelaide SA
Department of Home Affairs office, Brisbane QLD
Department of Home Affairs office, Canberra ACT
Department of Home Affairs office, Parramatta NSW
Department of Home Affairs office, Perth WA
Department of Home Affairs office, Sydney NSW

Last updated: 21 August 2020

Captain_A

https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship

Captain_A

https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/new-australian-citizenship-test-to-be-rolled-out-in-november