AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP TIMELINE

engineer20 · March 2021

@audreamer101 said:
Kmusta po mga kabayan. Quick question re. Citizenship application.
Nag submit po ba kayo ng NBI clearance?

Planning to lodge my application by 31 March 2021 pero di ko sure if need ko ba mag attach ng NBI clearnce. Got my PR in Sept 2015 and permanently moced here in Au in March 2017.

Thanks and keep safe everyone. Cheers!

kelan ka nag-initial entry after grant ng PR visa?

esh · March 2021

Hello, question po, after pumasa ng test how long usually status would change from Received to Approved. Hubby had his exam last Mar 12, and approved on the day itself. I took the exam last Mar 15, but no update yet, is it because our 2 kids are in my application, so there's a little bit of delay? (We submitted app last 1st week of July 2020)

Thanks in advance.

Jacraye · March 2021

@esh said:
Hello, question po, after pumasa ng test how long usually status would change from Received to Approved. Hubby had his exam last Mar 12, and approved on the day itself. I took the exam last Mar 15, but no update yet, is it because our 2 kids are in my application, so there's a little bit of delay? (We submitted app last 1st week of July 2020)

Thanks in advance.

same experience on my status. Changed from Received to Approved on the same day of exam.

audreamer101 · March 2021

@engineer20 said:

@audreamer101 said:
Kmusta po mga kabayan. Quick question re. Citizenship application.
Nag submit po ba kayo ng NBI clearance?

Planning to lodge my application by 31 March 2021 pero di ko sure if need ko ba mag attach ng NBI clearnce. Got my PR in Sept 2015 and permanently moced here in Au in March 2017.

Thanks and keep safe everyone. Cheers!

kelan ka nag-initial entry after grant ng PR visa?

Initial entry ko po is Dec 2015

Grant - Sept 2015
Initial Entry - Dec 2015
Permanent move - Mar 2017

audreamer101 · March 2021

@wizardofOz said:

@audreamer101 said:
Kmusta po mga kabayan. Quick question re. Citizenship application.
Nag submit po ba kayo ng NBI clearance?

Planning to lodge my application by 31 March 2021 pero di ko sure if need ko ba mag attach ng NBI clearnce. Got my PR in Sept 2015 and permanently moced here in Au in March 2017.

Thanks and keep safe everyone. Cheers!

For sure hihingan ka ng PCC in any country you've lived in for 12months or more...

Ako nga 11months lang sa Thailand nag-stay.. hiningan pa din ng Thai PCC... during my Citizenship Test ko pa nalaman.

Lodge mo na application mo asap, then to follow mo na lang i-attach yung NBI pag nakuha mo na

Ok lang ba to and walang issue yung to follow yung doc? Ang hirap pa naman kumuha ng nbi clearance, ipapadala ko pa yung mga docs. Thanks!

engineer20 · March 2021

@audreamer101 said:

@engineer20 said:

@audreamer101 said:
Kmusta po mga kabayan. Quick question re. Citizenship application.
Nag submit po ba kayo ng NBI clearance?

Planning to lodge my application by 31 March 2021 pero di ko sure if need ko ba mag attach ng NBI clearnce. Got my PR in Sept 2015 and permanently moced here in Au in March 2017.

Thanks and keep safe everyone. Cheers!

kelan ka nag-initial entry after grant ng PR visa?

Initial entry ko po is Dec 2015

Grant - Sept 2015
Initial Entry - Dec 2015
Permanent move - Mar 2017

@audreamer101 mukhang hihingian ka ng NBI clearance. lalabas naman sa required list of docs kung need mo NBI clearance once maglodge ka na. btw, last year ka pa eligible magapply di ba?

wizardofOz · March 2021

@audreamer101 said:

@wizardofOz said:

@audreamer101 said:
Kmusta po mga kabayan. Quick question re. Citizenship application.
Nag submit po ba kayo ng NBI clearance?

Planning to lodge my application by 31 March 2021 pero di ko sure if need ko ba mag attach ng NBI clearnce. Got my PR in Sept 2015 and permanently moced here in Au in March 2017.

Thanks and keep safe everyone. Cheers!

For sure hihingan ka ng PCC in any country you've lived in for 12months or more...

Ako nga 11months lang sa Thailand nag-stay.. hiningan pa din ng Thai PCC... during my Citizenship Test ko pa nalaman.

Lodge mo na application mo asap, then to follow mo na lang i-attach yung NBI pag nakuha mo na

Ok lang ba to and walang issue yung to follow yung doc? Ang hirap pa naman kumuha ng nbi clearance, ipapadala ko pa yung mga docs. Thanks!

Try to draft your application, I'm sure you can figure it out.

May option naman na kumuha ka muna ng NBI saka ka mag-submit ng citizenship application or you wait na umayos ang sitwasyon... wala namang madali sa panahon na to

katniss · March 2021

hi guys, question po on the how you received the info/letter for the following.

1) approval notification - other than the immiaccount status approved, is it by snail mail (post) lang po ba?

2) citizenship ceremony - how were you informed? by email or post po ba? do you need to provide the approval letter for this?

3) citizenship certificate - by post po ba ito? gano katagal po ba nila ibbigay to after the ceremony? thanks!

fgs · March 2021

@katniss said:
hi guys, question po on the how you received the info/letter for the following.

1) approval notification - other than the immiaccount status approved, is it by snail mail (post) lang po ba?
APPROVED ONLY ON IMMI ACCOUNT
2) citizenship ceremony - how were you informed? by email or post po ba? do you need to provide the approval letter for this?
INFORMED THROUGH POST BY THE COUNCIL.THE IMMI DEPT WILL COORDINATE WITH THE COUNCIL BY PROVIDING THE LIST OF APPROVED APPLICANTS. THE COUNCIL THEN SEND THE INVITATION LETTER THOUGH POST OR COULD BE THROUGH EMAIL. YO DONT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING BUT WAIT.
3) citizenship certificate - by post po ba ito? gano katagal po ba nila ibbigay to after the ceremony? thanks!
CERTIFICATE WILL BE HANDED RIGHT THERE AT THE CEREMONY.

auauoioi · March 2021

need mo lang mag snail mail un old Nbi clearance plus the php payment to the office of NBI in manila.
then lagyan mo lang ng letter na isend sayo via email un scanned clearance.

Ok lang ba to and walang issue yung to follow yung doc? Ang hirap pa naman kumuha ng nbi clearance, ipapadala ko pa yung mga docs. Thanks!

audreamer101 · March 2021

@auauoioi said:
need mo lang mag snail mail un old Nbi clearance plus the php payment to the office of NBI in manila.
then lagyan mo lang ng letter na isend sayo via email un scanned clearance.

Ok lang ba to and walang issue yung to follow yung doc? Ang hirap pa naman kumuha ng nbi clearance, ipapadala ko pa yung mga docs. Thanks!

Thanks Kabayan! Pano po yung payment? Like mag attach po ako ng 200 php? May peso pa nmn ako dto. Saka parang mag issue ako ng letter of request to send a scanned copy through email? Thanks po!

engineer20 · March 2021

@auauoioi said:
need mo lang mag snail mail un old Nbi clearance plus the php payment to the office of NBI in manila.
then lagyan mo lang ng letter na isend sayo via email un scanned clearance.

Ok lang ba to and walang issue yung to follow yung doc? Ang hirap pa naman kumuha ng nbi clearance, ipapadala ko pa yung mga docs. Thanks!

@auauoioi nakuha mo na hardcopy NBI clearance mo? hahanapin ba yun during interview or pwede ipakita yung email lang from NBI?

auauoioi · March 2021

@audreamer101 said:

@auauoioi said:
need mo lang mag snail mail un old Nbi clearance plus the php payment to the office of NBI in manila.
then lagyan mo lang ng letter na isend sayo via email un scanned clearance.

Ok lang ba to and walang issue yung to follow yung doc? Ang hirap pa naman kumuha ng nbi clearance, ipapadala ko pa yung mga docs. Thanks!

Thanks Kabayan! Pano po yung payment? Like mag attach po ako ng 200 php? May peso pa nmn ako dto. Saka parang mag issue ako ng letter of request to send a scanned copy through email? Thanks po!

yes, naglagay lang ako ng 200 pesos dun sa mail. plus letter nga na pasuyo na ipadala sa email, then un hardcopy ay isend sa address mo sa pinas. then un mga kamaganak mo na lang sa pinas ang mag padala sayo dito.

auauoioi · March 2021

@engineer20 said:

@auauoioi said:
need mo lang mag snail mail un old Nbi clearance plus the php payment to the office of NBI in manila.
then lagyan mo lang ng letter na isend sayo via email un scanned clearance.

Ok lang ba to and walang issue yung to follow yung doc? Ang hirap pa naman kumuha ng nbi clearance, ipapadala ko pa yung mga docs. Thanks!

@auauoioi nakuha mo na hardcopy NBI clearance mo? hahanapin ba yun during interview or pwede ipakita yung email lang from NBI?

hindi ko nakuha, ndi pa ako naiinvite for exam, so we will see kung hihingin

esh · March 2021

@Jacraye said:

@esh said:
Hello, question po, after pumasa ng test how long usually status would change from Received to Approved. Hubby had his exam last Mar 12, and approved on the day itself. I took the exam last Mar 15, but no update yet, is it because our 2 kids are in my application, so there's a little bit of delay? (We submitted app last 1st week of July 2020)

Thanks in advance.

same experience on my status. Changed from Received to Approved on the same day of exam.

Thanks for the reply.

yosh10 · March 2021

My wife and I just finished the interview last Monday.
Question lang, yun application ko updated na to APPROVED pero yun kay misis still RECEIVED? Kailangan ba ifollow up ito sa immigration? Anyone have the same experience?
Both application is under my IMMI account.
Thanks!

fgs · March 2021

@yosh10 said:
My wife and I just finished the interview last Monday.
Question lang, yun application ko updated na to APPROVED pero yun kay misis still RECEIVED? Kailangan ba ifollow up ito sa immigration? Anyone have the same experience?
Both application is under my IMMI account.
Thanks!

You just have to wait :-)

audreamer101 · March 2021

Kamusta po. Question, kasama ba sa given names ang middle name? Thanks

audreamer101 · March 2021

And oks lang po ba na magsubmit ng application tapos to follow nalang i-upload yung nbi? Sensitive ba sila sa mga dates/availability of documents at the time of application tulad ng sa application sa PR nun? Thanks po

Captain_A · March 2021

@audreamer101 said:
And oks lang po ba na magsubmit ng application tapos to follow nalang i-upload yung nbi? Sensitive ba sila sa mga dates/availability of documents at the time of application tulad ng sa application sa PR nun? Thanks po

pwede nmn.. pero it may cause some delay..

yosh10 · March 2021

You just have to wait :-)

Thanks @fgs !

Jacraye · March 2021

@audreamer101 said:
Kamusta po. Question, kasama ba sa given names ang middle name? Thanks

As far as I know, kapag formal document and it only asks Given Name & Family Name, put all names including middle name sa "Given Name" then your surname sa "Family Name".

Some formal documents will ask for "First Names", "Middle Name" & "Surname" where middle name will be you mother's maiden surname.

cyborg5 · March 2021

May movement na yata sa ceremony sa brisbane, kaso lockdown

wizardofOz · March 2021

@cyborg5 said:
May movement na yata sa ceremony sa brisbane, kaso lockdown

Yeah halos every month may ceremony schedule ito... for April nga dalawang ceremony yung naka-sched kaso cancelled na yung sa 1-April dahil sa lockdown....

But still waiting for my invite... got approved Nov 2020.. wala pa update sa ceremony ko

a_bgail · April 2021

In NSW Sydney area, who’s still waiting for their test invitation?

or who has just received their test invitation ?

(how long are/were you waiting for the test invite?)

Thanks!

cyborg5 · April 2021

Palagay ko natanong ko na to dito, kaya pasensya na.

Ano mang yayari sa existing loans, car loan, pagibig loan mo ( 30 years kasi ) at mga bank accounts pag di kana filipino citizen kunyari after sa pledge at may certipiko kana at new passport

engineer20 · April 2021

@cyborg5 said:
Palagay ko natanong ko na to dito, kaya pasensya na.

Ano mang yayari sa existing loans, car loan, pagibig loan mo ( 30 years kasi ) at mga bank accounts pag di kana filipino citizen kunyari after sa pledge at may certipiko kana at new passport

@cyborg5 tuloy lang yung mga loans na yan. di ka lang pwede apply ulit ng loan sa pinas kung reqd na PHL citizen lang eligible unless you apply for dual citizenship

cyborg5 · April 2021

Salamat

kerin88 · April 2021

@auauoioi said:
need mo lang mag snail mail un old Nbi clearance plus the php payment to the office of NBI in manila.
then lagyan mo lang ng letter na isend sayo via email un scanned clearance.

Ok lang ba to and walang issue yung to follow yung doc? Ang hirap pa naman kumuha ng nbi clearance, ipapadala ko pa yung mga docs. Thanks!

Hi Good day po. Naghahanap po ako ng thread about NBI clearance, then nakita ko po ito. Just wanted to ask about getting NBI Clearance po sa pinas while nasa abroad. Andito po kami ni husband sa SG. nakapag file na kami ng fingerprints sa Phil Embassy in SG. nasa amin na yung docs. ang explanation samen is to send sa pinas na representative to process sa Manila. Kaso yung relatives namin nasa province lahat. Hirap mag byahe sa Pinas.

yung sa inyo po ba, pano yung approach nyo? salamat po

wizardofOz · April 2021

@kerin88 said:

@auauoioi said:
need mo lang mag snail mail un old Nbi clearance plus the php payment to the office of NBI in manila.
then lagyan mo lang ng letter na isend sayo via email un scanned clearance.

Ok lang ba to and walang issue yung to follow yung doc? Ang hirap pa naman kumuha ng nbi clearance, ipapadala ko pa yung mga docs. Thanks!

Hi Good day po. Naghahanap po ako ng thread about old NBI clearance, then nakita ko po ito. Just wanted to ask about getting NBI Clearance po sa pinas while nasa abroad. Andito po kami ni husband sa SG. nakapag file na kami ng fingerprints sa Phil Embassy in SG. nasa amin na yung docs. ang explanation samen is to send sa pinas na representative to process sa Manila. Kaso yung relatives namin nasa province lahat. Hirap mag byahe sa Pinas.

yung sa inyo po ba, pano yung approach nyo? salamat po

sa case ko I sent my fingerprints, photos, and photocopy of Old NBI clearance (renewal kasi yung sakin...check mo na lang yung list of requirements):

      Ms. SANDRA P. SOBIDA
      Mailed Clearance Section
      3rd Floor, NBI Clearance Bldg.,
      UN Avenue, Ermita, 1000
      Manila Philippines

Lahat ng application overseas sa department nila pinaprocess...

Ang ginawa ko is naglakip ako ng letter saying na need ko yung NBI clearance for blah blah purpose, then if they could scan and email the clearance to [email protected]...

pina-DHL ko with tracking para matrack ko kung nareceive na sa NBI... then after that tinawagan ko yung department nila Miss Sandra to confirm na nareceive nila yung application and if pwede i-email yung scanned clearance.....

mabait naman sila dun and may sistema na sila, basta need mo lang mag-followup kasi busy ata yung department nila.

NOTE dito ako sa while in Australia nag-apply