AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP TIMELINE

pissedball · December 2015

Hi guys i'm opening this thread for the purpose of tracking down those visa grantees from 2011 onwards whom are now living up their Australian dream. Congratulations those who have already acquired amortised properties such as house, condo apartment and car to name a few. Looking back as a visa grant of 2011 I've had much fair share of hurdles, hardships, trials from application to visa grant to making my first move and survival here in Australia. After all these dramas needless to say, everything paid off. I've never heard any failures especially from my batch, all of them are "success stories". Thank you Lord.

As we make our way to the last step of australian journey - the citizenship, may I request those who applied or recently approved their Australian Citizenship please share your timeline. Thanks.

Date applied:
City/Council area:
Online / Paper:
Date received the acknowledgement email:
Date of the Citizenship Test
Citizenship Approval:
Received Ceremony Invitation:
Date of ceremony:

Ren · December 2015

Hi Rob,

See you soon! Ayus sa timeline signature hahaha..

Date applied: 5 Nov 2015
City/Council area:
Online / Paper: Online
Date received the acknowledgement email: 5 Nov 2015
Date of the Citizenship Test: 4 Dec 2015
Citizenship Approval: 4 Dec 2015 (after passing the exam and police check ok)
Received Ceremony Invitation: awaiting for invitation
Date of ceremony: awaiting invitation

TasBurrfoot · December 2015

Hi guys i'm opening this thread for the purpose of tracking down those visa grantees from 2011 onwards whom are now living up their Australian dream. Congratulations those who have already acquired amortised properties such as house, condo apartment and car to name a few. Looking back as a visa grant of 2011 I've had much fair share of hurdles, hardships, trials from application to visa grant to making my first move and survival here in Australia. After all these dramas needless to say, everything paid off. I've never heard any failures especially from my batch, all of them are "success stories". Thank you Lord.

As we make our way to the last step of australian journey - the citizenship, may I request those who applied or recently approved their Australian Citizenship please share your timeline. Thanks.

Date applied:
City/Council area:
Online / Paper:
Date received the acknowledgement email:
Date of the Citizenship Test
Citizenship Approval:
Received Ceremony Invitation:
Date of ceremony:

@pissedball - good idea on starting this thread...

I myself will be applying for citizenship come mid 2016 so I am interested on how long does it take generally.

Am curious though, in your signature - you are planning to go home to the PH for good after getting your citizenship?

happyinmelbourne34 · December 2015

Hi, eto po timeline ko, it took almost 3 1/2 months from date of application upto citizenship ceremony. Dun sa case ng co-worker ko natagalan daw sya sa pag aantay ng ceremony dun sa council nila, minsan daw kc depende dn sa council at sa # oath-takers

Date applied: April 6 2015
City/Council area:
Online / Paper: Online
Date received the acknowledgement email: April 6 2015
Date of the Citizenship Test May 28 2015
Citizenship Approval: May 28 2015
Received Ceremony Invitation: Jun 12 2015
Date of ceremony: July 22 2015

pissedball · January 2016

@Tasburrfoot

Yes i'm going back to the Philippines once i get my citizenship to "reflect" hahahah. My main purpose of migrating actually is to get an australian passport. I have some business ties back home to consider.

I've been lurking in online forums and found out citizenship approval is so quick but waiting for ceremony takes ages. Oath taking date usually comes from the city council and lucky enough if you live in a suburb that holds ceremony every month.

Congrats Ren, you got the approval after few hours of passing the test. San ako rin hehehe.

JCsantos · January 2016

Schedule of ceremony depends on your. Council, sa case namin nauna ako nag apply kay wifey ko pero nauna pa sya naging citizen ng 2 months siguro

TasBurrfoot · January 2016

@Tasburrfoot

Yes i'm going back to the Philippines once i get my citizenship to "reflect" hahahah. My main purpose of migrating actually is to get an australian passport. I have some business ties back home to consider.

I've been lurking in online forums and found out citizenship approval is so quick but waiting for ceremony takes ages. Oath taking date usually comes from the city council and lucky enough if you live in a suburb that holds ceremony every month.

Congrats Ren, you got the approval after few hours of passing the test. San ako rin hehehe.

That is a bit odd...

pissedball · January 2016

@jcsantos pre, may idea ka ba kung saan mabilis ? Sydney holds ceremony every month and sometimes twice but because the queue is heavily dense there's a backlog at the moment.

I'm from Adelaide, umalis ako dun kasi mabagal ang council. I will apply this coming April.

pissedball · January 2016

happyinmelbourne34,

thanks for sharing your timeline. Your citizenship is pretty quick from the time of lodgement to ceremony. From what council ka? Madaming tag Melbourne nowadays ang nagko-complain, yung waiting period nila is more than 6months na.

pissedball · April 2016

Date applied: 11 April 2016
City/Council area: Sydney Council
Online / Paper: Online
Date received the acknowledgement email: 11 April 2016
Date of the Citizenship Test: Waiting..
Citizenship Approval:
Received Ceremony Invitation:
Date of ceremony:

TasBurrfoot · September 2016

Date applied: 15 June 2016
City/Council area: Manningham Council (VIC)
Online / Paper: Online
Date received the acknowledgement email: 15 June 2016
Date of the Citizenship Test: 29 July 2016
Citizenship Approval: 29 July 2016
Received Ceremony Invitation: 15 September 2016
Date of ceremony: 20 October 2016

Captain_A · September 2016

@TasBurrfoot congrats po.. looking forward to do the same in 2021..

engr_maylene052581 · December 2016

Question po: if mag aaply kami ng citizenship by august 2017, pagkaapply ko that month pede ba kami umuwi ng December 2017? and ung form na pifillupan one for me and one for hubby tama ba? then ung sa kids pede ilagay sa both forms or isa lang dapat?

thanks sa advise

pissedball · January 2017

Yes, You can be out of the country anytime you wish, but the approval will not be granted until you comeback. If I were you, wait the approval first (after sitting the test) before you go for holiday.

Nescoffee · January 2017

Ilang years po ba dapat mag stay dito sa Oz bago pwedeng mag apply ng citizenship

Cassey · January 2017

@Nescoffee A total of 4yrs which includes a year of being a PR

Nescoffee · January 2017

@Cassey yun nga po ang pagkakaalam ko pero sa timeline ni TasBurrfoot parang 3yrs lang sya nag stay naging Aussie citizen na sya?? correct me if I am wrong, thanks.

Nescoffee · January 2017

@TasBurrfoot Bakit po April 2013 kayo dumating then last year nakapag apply na kayo ng citizenship? Parang kulang po ng 4yrs which is the main requirements for applying for citizenship?

Cassey · January 2017

@Nescoffee Hula ko lang baka nagstart si @TasBurrfoot as student visa dito sa AU before becoming a PR....

Captain_A · January 2017

Cassey said:
@Nescoffee Hula ko lang baka nagstart si @TasBurrfoot as student visa dito sa AU before becoming a PR....

nabasa ko na 4 yrs of having Oz valid visa, be it PR, student, temporary etc pati nga ata tourist , will make u eligible for citizenship. basta yung last 12mons mo is PR visa ang hawak mo.

Australian Citizenship Act 2007 Residence Requirements
To satisfy the residence requirements you must:
have been living in Australia on a valid Australian visa for four years immediately before applying which must include the last 12 months as a permanent resident,
and
not have been absent from Australia for more than one year in total, in the 4 year period, including no more than 90 days in the year immediately before applying.
Lawful residence means living in Australia on a valid Australian temporary or permanent visa.

https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Ente/Retu/residence-calculator

C_hiLL · January 2017

Cassey said:
@Nescoffee Hula ko lang baka nagstart si @TasBurrfoot as student visa dito sa AU before becoming a PR....

Naka tourist visa ata sila then and bumisita ata ng Ex. Feb 2013 Then PR was granted Oct 2013 Then dumating sila Feb 2014 which makes them eligible to apply on Feb 2017. Hope this helps otherwise it's best to backread

Nescoffee · January 2017

@C_hiLL Sa timeline June 15, 2016 ng apply ng citizenship si Tasburrfoot not Feb 2017, I think you need to backread po

TasBurrfoot · January 2017

C_hiLL said:

Cassey said:
@Nescoffee Hula ko lang baka nagstart si @TasBurrfoot as student visa dito sa AU before becoming a PR....
Naka tourist visa ata sila then and bumisita ata ng Ex. Feb 2013 Then PR was granted Oct 2013 Then dumating sila Feb 2014 which makes them eligible to apply on Feb 2017. Hope this helps otherwise it's best to backread

This one is correct... We travelled here as tourist in June 2012 then ayun nagustuhan namin ang Melbourne so apply kami kaagad (from scratch!); by Nov 2012 meron na kami visa.

It just so happened na multiple entry ang inaapplyan ko na tourist visa so hencefore may overlap ng validity sa Tourist Visa and PR Visa. Si misis though applied only for a single entry kaya hintay hintay muna sya on our 4th year which will be in less than 3 months time nalang...

mahbi · January 2017

@Captain_A hello po! can I ask kung san po or anong date magsstart yung 4 years, is it the initial entry date in Au? salamat po sa pagclarify...

Captain_A · January 2017

@mahbi 4yr requirement starts kapag nasa Oz kana with valid visa.. and

which must include the last 12 months as a permanent resident,
and
not have been absent from Australia for more than one year in total, in the 4 year period, including no more than 90 days in the year immediately before applying

Aiza05 · February 2017

Hi all!

As of now, my application is still processing kaya eto muna malalagay ko sa timeline ko ;-)

Date applied: 15 January 2017
City/Council area:
Online / Paper: Online
Date received the acknowledgement email: 15 January 2017
Date of email confirmation of exam day: 04 February 2017
Date of the Citizenship Test: 18 May 2017
Citizenship Approval:
Received Ceremony Invitation:
Date of ceremony:

*Note: For those wondering if prang ang laki ng gap from confirmation of test to exam day itself, I really don't know why lol! ;-) Good luck po sa lahat ng applicant and congrats sa new citizens :-)

Captain_A · February 2017

@Aiza05 all the best po

Aiza05 · February 2017

@Captain_A thank you! :-)

elcam · May 2017

Hi,

Here's my timeline

Date applied: 30/01/2017
Online/Paper: Online
Acknowledgement Email: 30/01/2017
Received Test Date Email: 11/03/2017
Citizenship Test (Melbourne CBD): 27/03/2017 (Initial date was 04/04/2017)
Received Approval Letter: 06/04/2017 (Approval Date: 31/03/2017)

Still waiting for the ceremony invitation.

lock_code2004 · May 2017

My timeline!!

Date applied: 30 Oct 2016
City/Council area: Perth WA
Online / Paper: Online
Date received the acknowledgement email: 30 Oct 2016
Date of email confirmation of exam day: 18 Nov 2016
Date of the Citizenship Test: 21 Jan 2017
Citizenship Approval: 21 Jan 2017
Received Ceremony Invitation: 20 Apr 2017
Date of ceremony: 16 May 2017 (waahooo!!)