AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP TIMELINE

wizardofOz · July 2021

@pink said:
Share ko lang po citizenship timeline namin.

Application lodged: 22 April 21
Exam and interview: 27 May 21
Approved: 26 June 21
Pledge: 22 July 21

Very thankful kami kasi very smooth and fast ng processing. 🙏🏼

Grabe ang bilis naman ng processing sa inyo...

xiaolico · July 2021

@pink said:
Share ko lang po citizenship timeline namin.

Application lodged: 22 April 21
Exam and interview: 27 May 21
Approved: 26 June 21
Pledge: 22 July 21

Very thankful kami kasi very smooth and fast ng processing. 🙏🏼

Ang bilis ha. NSW yan? Congrats

pink · July 2021

@xiaolico said:

@pink said:
Share ko lang po citizenship timeline namin.

Application lodged: 22 April 21
Exam and interview: 27 May 21
Approved: 26 June 21
Pledge: 22 July 21

Very thankful kami kasi very smooth and fast ng processing. 🙏🏼

Ang bilis ha. NSW yan? Congrats

Di po sir. SA po kami. Regional area po siguro kaya mabilis. Pero my friends in Adelaide mabilis din po, 4-6 months lang din from application to pledge.

ginger_ice17 · July 2021

@pink said:

@xiaolico said:

@pink said:
Share ko lang po citizenship timeline namin.

Application lodged: 22 April 21
Exam and interview: 27 May 21
Approved: 26 June 21
Pledge: 22 July 21

Very thankful kami kasi very smooth and fast ng processing. 🙏🏼

Ang bilis ha. NSW yan? Congrats

Di po sir. SA po kami. Regional area po siguro kaya mabilis. Pero my friends in Adelaide mabilis din po, 4-6 months lang din from application to pledge.

@pink wow congrats! Ambilis

gotstamped · July 2021

hello! lamig ngayon! (in NSW)
tanong ko lang po - yun invitation for citizenship oath taking ba will be received through post, email or both?
thanks

wizardofOz · July 2021

@gotstamped said:
hello! lamig ngayon! (in NSW)
tanong ko lang po - yun invitation for citizenship oath taking ba will be received through post, email or both?
thanks

Both in my experience

gotstamped · July 2021

Both in my experience

Thank you!
good to know

pink · July 2021

@gotstamped said:
hello! lamig ngayon! (in NSW)
tanong ko lang po - yun invitation for citizenship oath taking ba will be received through post, email or both?
thanks

Yung sa amin po phone call lang from Mayor’s office.

Jacraye · July 2021

@gotstamped said:
hello! lamig ngayon! (in NSW)
tanong ko lang po - yun invitation for citizenship oath taking ba will be received through post, email or both?
thanks

Depende siguro kung saang council. Sa kin yung invitation for oath taking by email from home affairs. Then day before oath taking , sms from council naman.

gotstamped · July 2021

ahh ok salamat! @Jacraye @pink

wizardofOz · July 2021

Share ko lang po story ko...

Finally became an Australian Citizen last 14 July in an event at the Brisbane City Hall.

It was a beautiful event. quite surprised how packed it was.. heard there were around 500 new citizens who took the pledge. The new citizens were sitting side by side (i.e. no social distancing), but the event was ticketed and we were wearing face masks, so covid protocols were in place.

However, they did not give out the certificates one by one on stage, it was already handed-out during the registration.

I was a bit moved by the story one of the speakers told, about his father who was from Germany. In late 1940s, as a young man, paid GBP10 to travel and immigrate to Australia. Offered a job and became a labourer as soon as he arrived, and just started to make something out of his new life in Australia... Little did he know, that one of his descendants would one day become the Lord Mayor of Brisbane.

As a new migrant, for most of us, it probably took us a heck of a long while to find a job... and for sure paid more than 10 pounds to get to Australia

Overall, though it was different (with the masks and all), it was a great and probably an emotional event for some. Maybe, one of the descendants of those new citizens will one day become the Prime Minister of Australia

Jacraye · July 2021

@wizardofOz said:
Share ko lang po story ko...

Finally became an Australian Citizen last 14 July in an event at the Brisbane City Hall.

It was a beautiful event. quite surprised how packed it was.. heard there were around 500 new citizens who took the pledge. The new citizens were sitting side by side (i.e. no social distancing), but the event was ticketed and we were wearing face masks, so covid protocols were in place.

However, they did not give out the certificates one by one on stage, it was already handed-out during the registration.

I was a bit moved by the story one of the speakers told, about his father who was from Germany. In late 1940s, as a young man, paid GBP10 to travel and immigrate to Australia. Offered a job and became a labourer as soon as he arrived, and just started to make something out of his new life in Australia... Little did he know, that one of his descendants would one day become the Lord Mayor of Brisbane.

As a new migrant, for most of us, it probably took us a heck of a long while to find a job... and for sure paid more than 10 pounds to get to Australia

Overall, though it was different (with the masks and all), it was a great and probably an emotional event for some. Maybe, one of the descendants of those new citizens will one day become the Prime Minister of Australia

Congrats!

engineer20 · July 2021

@wizardofOz congrats, sa wakas natapos din ang lakbayin hehe

wizardofOz · July 2021

@engineer20 said:
@wizardofOz congrats, sa wakas natapos din ang lakbayin hehe

Sa wakas nga! mga in the next few months nalang ako apply passport.. di pa naman ata magagamit

prcand · September 2021

5 years na pala since last posting ko, and ang tagal na netong thread.

Finally, natapos nadin yung journey towards paging 100% official Aussie, timeline:

May 2020 - citizenship application lodged
May 2021 - citizenship interview / exam, and approval same day
Aug 2021 - virtual ceremony
Sep 2021 - AU passport released

May magdu-dual citizenship ba?

Captain_A · September 2021

@prcand said:
5 years na pala since last posting ko, and ang tagal na netong thread.

Finally, natapos nadin yung journey towards paging 100% official Aussie, timeline:

May 2020 - citizenship application lodged
May 2021 - citizenship interview / exam, and approval same day
Aug 2021 - virtual ceremony
Sep 2021 - AU passport released

May magdu-dual citizenship ba?

saang state ka?

congrats on your journey!

monicuuute · September 2021

Hi. kamusta po kayo? grabe member ako dito simula ng student visa ako. 🤣 parang nakakatuwa na ung ibang mga madalas na nakikita kong username e nagiging citizen na. Congrats sa lahat. Naglodge na din ako ng citizenship ko as in ngayon lang. Mga gano kaya ang processesing time ngayon? Salamat sa sasagot.

Captain_A · September 2021

@monicuuute said:
Hi. kamusta po kayo? grabe member ako dito simula ng student visa ako. 🤣 parang nakakatuwa na ung ibang mga madalas na nakikita kong username e nagiging citizen na. Congrats sa lahat. Naglodge na din ako ng citizenship ko as in ngayon lang. Mga gano kaya ang processesing time ngayon? Salamat sa sasagot.

depende sa state kung san ka..

pink · September 2021

@wizardofOz congrats! And very nice story.

monicuuute · September 2021

@Captain_A said:

@monicuuute said:
Hi. kamusta po kayo? grabe member ako dito simula ng student visa ako. 🤣 parang nakakatuwa na ung ibang mga madalas na nakikita kong username e nagiging citizen na. Congrats sa lahat. Naglodge na din ako ng citizenship ko as in ngayon lang. Mga gano kaya ang processesing time ngayon? Salamat sa sasagot.

depende sa state kung san ka..

Hi. Sa NSW ako. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Jacraye · September 2021

@monicuuute said:

@Captain_A said:

@monicuuute said:
Hi. kamusta po kayo? grabe member ako dito simula ng student visa ako. 🤣 parang nakakatuwa na ung ibang mga madalas na nakikita kong username e nagiging citizen na. Congrats sa lahat. Naglodge na din ako ng citizenship ko as in ngayon lang. Mga gano kaya ang processesing time ngayon? Salamat sa sasagot.

depende sa state kung san ka..

Hi. Sa NSW ako. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Sa North Sydney, approx. 9mos from application date to exam date (2020-2021)

monicuuute · September 2021

@Jacraye said:

@monicuuute said:

@Captain_A said:

@monicuuute said:
Hi. kamusta po kayo? grabe member ako dito simula ng student visa ako. 🤣 parang nakakatuwa na ung ibang mga madalas na nakikita kong username e nagiging citizen na. Congrats sa lahat. Naglodge na din ako ng citizenship ko as in ngayon lang. Mga gano kaya ang processesing time ngayon? Salamat sa sasagot.

depende sa state kung san ka..

Hi. Sa NSW ako. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Sa North Sydney, approx. 9mos from application date to exam date (2020-2021)

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️North Sydney Council ako. nyak. Question ulit. Kuniare ng lodge ako citizenship ko. tpos ung passport ko maeexpire na sa May kuniareng gusto ko mgtravel okay lng b irenew ko passport ko tas mgsend nlng ako update sa citizenship application ko? Thank you

Jacraye · September 2021

@monicuuute said:

@Jacraye said:

@monicuuute said:

@Captain_A said:

@monicuuute said:
Hi. kamusta po kayo? grabe member ako dito simula ng student visa ako. 🤣 parang nakakatuwa na ung ibang mga madalas na nakikita kong username e nagiging citizen na. Congrats sa lahat. Naglodge na din ako ng citizenship ko as in ngayon lang. Mga gano kaya ang processesing time ngayon? Salamat sa sasagot.

depende sa state kung san ka..

Hi. Sa NSW ako. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Sa North Sydney, approx. 9mos from application date to exam date (2020-2021)

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️North Sydney Council ako. nyak. Question ulit. Kuniare ng lodge ako citizenship ko. tpos ung passport ko maeexpire na sa May kuniareng gusto ko mgtravel okay lng b irenew ko passport ko tas mgsend nlng ako update sa citizenship application ko? Thank you

Yes pwede yun. mag-send ka na lang ng updated details mo. Ganun din ginawa ko nung nag-apply ako last year.

monicuuute · September 2021

@Jacraye said:

@monicuuute said:

@Jacraye said:

@monicuuute said:

@Captain_A said:

@monicuuute said:
Hi. kamusta po kayo? grabe member ako dito simula ng student visa ako. 🤣 parang nakakatuwa na ung ibang mga madalas na nakikita kong username e nagiging citizen na. Congrats sa lahat. Naglodge na din ako ng citizenship ko as in ngayon lang. Mga gano kaya ang processesing time ngayon? Salamat sa sasagot.

depende sa state kung san ka..

Hi. Sa NSW ako. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Sa North Sydney, approx. 9mos from application date to exam date (2020-2021)

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️North Sydney Council ako. nyak. Question ulit. Kuniare ng lodge ako citizenship ko. tpos ung passport ko maeexpire na sa May kuniareng gusto ko mgtravel okay lng b irenew ko passport ko tas mgsend nlng ako update sa citizenship application ko? Thank you

Yes pwede yun. mag-send ka na lang ng updated details mo. Ganun din ginawa ko nung nag-apply ako last year.

Thank you so much sa reply. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

mgray · September 2021

@xiaolico said:

@pink said:
Share ko lang po citizenship timeline namin.

Application lodged: 22 April 21
Exam and interview: 27 May 21
Approved: 26 June 21
Pledge: 22 July 21

Very thankful kami kasi very smooth and fast ng processing. 🙏🏼

Ang bilis ha. NSW yan? Congrats

Pwede po ba malaman mga steps nyo para makapag pr sa AU? Planning po to apply sana. Malaking pera po ba dapat laman nh bank account pag magapply? Salamat po

xiaolico · September 2021

@mgray said:

@xiaolico said:

@pink said:
Share ko lang po citizenship timeline namin.

Application lodged: 22 April 21
Exam and interview: 27 May 21
Approved: 26 June 21
Pledge: 22 July 21

Very thankful kami kasi very smooth and fast ng processing. 🙏🏼

Ang bilis ha. NSW yan? Congrats

Pwede po ba malaman mga steps nyo para makapag pr sa AU? Planning po to apply sana. Malaking pera po ba dapat laman nh bank account pag magapply? Salamat po

Ako po ba tinatanong niyo? Matagal na kasi nung nag apply ako. Pero nag agency kasi ako. Dito ako humingi ng tulong.

https://respall.com/

Nung na-approve na PR ko, wala naman show money. Never din hiningi bank statements ko. Nung dumating na ko au, walang tinanong about money. May dala ako certain amount of cash, credit card, at cheque book. Wala naman tinanong sa immigration. Hindi din nila tinignan.

markier87 · September 2021

Hi all! Has anybody here made a follow-up on their citizenship application? I tried sending an enquiry through the feedback platform sa Immi account pero hindi pwede. Any lead is appreciated po. Cheers!

Captain_A · September 2021

@markier87 said:
Hi all! Has anybody here made a follow-up on their citizenship application? I tried sending an enquiry through the feedback platform sa Immi account pero hindi pwede. Any lead is appreciated po. Cheers!

when did you submit your application? which state.?

esh · October 2021

@markier87 said:
Hi all! Has anybody here made a follow-up on their citizenship application? I tried sending an enquiry through the feedback platform sa Immi account pero hindi pwede. Any lead is appreciated po. Cheers!

We were approved last March, so nagfollow ako last Sept 18 through email and I requested for virtual ceremony. And we had our virtual ceremony this week. Kala ko marami, pero kami lang ng family ko, saglit lang wala pang 5 minutes tapos na. Then ipapadala na lang nila ang certificate.