AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP TIMELINE

xiaolico · December 2021

@pink said:

@xiaolico said:
May ka-batch pa ba ako dito? Nag submit na kami ng AU citizenship application. Malapit na tayo sa finish line. 497 isa ha, mahal din siya. Baka may reviewer kayo, pahingi naman please.

Just read yung downloadable file from the immigration website

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship/test-and-interview/our-common-bond

Or meron din sa podcast that you can listen to.

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship/test-and-interview/listen-to-podcast

Thank you

Hunter_08 · December 2021

Sa mga taga SG before na nag apply for citizenship need ba talaga ng SG COC maski hindi naman na bumalik ng sg talaga?

se29m · December 2021

@Hunter_08 said:
Sa mga taga SG before na nag apply for citizenship need ba talaga ng SG COC maski hindi naman na bumalik ng sg talaga?

dinako kumuha ng sg coc

Hunter_08 · December 2021

@se29m said:

@Hunter_08 said:
Sa mga taga SG before na nag apply for citizenship need ba talaga ng SG COC maski hindi naman na bumalik ng sg talaga?

dinako kumuha ng sg coc

thank you @se29m

Abby_ · December 2021

Hello. It’s been 13 mos since we lodged our citizenship application. Meron ba dito same situation?

Captain_A · December 2021

@Abby_ said:
Hello. It’s been 13 mos since we lodged our citizenship application. Meron ba dito same situation?

Me, been 12 months waiting..

Nolwe · December 2021

Almost 12 months din yung citizenship process ko. Nag-file ako November 2020, tapos nag-exam ng May 2021, inabutan ng lockdown sa Sydney tapos nag-ceremony na rin last week. Online lang yung ceremony though

Abby_ · December 2021

@Captain_A Melb ka din? Everytime magcheck ako received pa din ang status 😅😅

Abby_ · December 2021

@Nolwe yung sa amin kasi as in received lang ang status. Yun lang ang movement

Captain_A · December 2021

@Nolwe said:
Almost 12 months din yung citizenship process ko. Nag-file ako November 2020, tapos nag-exam ng May 2021, inabutan ng lockdown sa Sydney tapos nag-ceremony na rin last week. Online lang yung ceremony though

consider yourself lucky, kami since Nov 2020 update.
But i suggest, email them for a virtual ceremony since may issue uli ng new variant.
sa website, in 7-9 months dapat may ceremony ka na from date of approval

Captain_A · December 2021

@Abby_ said:
@Captain_A Melb ka din? Everytime magcheck ako received pa din ang status 😅😅

yes, Melb din.. so far, Sept 2020 and earlier yung mga makakareceive daw ng test invites for Dec-Jan test dates, so baka mga mga Feb tayo hopefully..

test p lng yan
iba pa ang ceremony

a_bgail · December 2021

Hello,
In your citizenship interview/test day, did they ask for your child's passport as evidence? has anybody been asked to renew their child's passport if expired at the time of interview ?

Thanks!

Captain_A · December 2021

@a_bgail said:
Hello,
In your citizenship interview/test day, did they ask for your child's passport as evidence? has anybody been asked to renew their child's passport if expired at the time of interview ?

Thanks!

i ask immig officer about renewing passport before lodging citizenship app, at kung kailangang current ang passport during interview/test day, she said, no need.

wala daw requirement na dapat current ang passport.

a_bgail · December 2021

hello again..
may i ask has anybody changed their name (removed the middle name - maiden surname) just before the citizenship exam or before the citizenship approval (just after passing the test) ? i am aware there's a process, payment and a document to upload.. but not sure how to do that? how do i apply for change of name ?

thanks so much!

Jacraye · December 2021

@a_bgail said:
hello again..
may i ask has anybody changed their name (removed the middle name - maiden surname) just before the citizenship exam or before the citizenship approval (just after passing the test) ? i am aware there's a process, payment and a document to upload.. but not sure how to do that? how do i apply for change of name ?

thanks so much!

when you said "apply for change of name", did you mean update name?

wizardofOz · December 2021

Hello everyone.. meron po ba dito na recently lang naging citizen and nag-apply ng Australian Passport?

Gaano katagal before nyo na-receive passports nyo?

8 weeks na since nag-apply ako ng Au passport, until now 'Under Assessment' pa din....

I know na there could be heaps of new/renewal applications since nag-open ang border... pero grabe naman yung 2 months wala pa din.... then wala namang sumasagot sa call centre nila

Jasna · January 2022

Hope everyone is doing well. Tanong ko lang, sa mga nasa NSW anong month of approval ang naiinvite na ngaun for the January oath taking? Thanks.

AspireAU21 · January 2022

Hello po, kakatapos lang ng citizenship exam ko pero tinanong po ako ng officer about my names sa au driver licence and passport. Sa driver licence po kasi wala na ang middle name ko (last name ng mother). Its either magpa change name daw ako para yung walang middle name ang ilagay sa citizenship cert or ipabago ko lahat ng IDs ko dito sa au para ilagay ang middle name from ph. May naka exp po ba nito and ano po ang advisable thing to do? Salamat po sa sasagot

helloiamalexa · January 2022

@AspireAU21 said:
Hello po, kakatapos lang ng citizenship exam ko pero tinanong po ako ng officer about my names sa au driver licence and passport. Sa driver licence po kasi wala na ang middle name ko (last name ng mother). Its either magpa change name daw ako para yung walang middle name ang ilagay sa citizenship cert or ipabago ko lahat ng IDs ko dito sa au para ilagay ang middle name from ph. May naka exp po ba nito and ano po ang advisable thing to do? Salamat po sa sasagot

Not in the stage of getting citizenship yet, still waiting for PR, pero I think it would be best na consistent yung IDs mo and it should include everything. Yung change name as far as i know would need to be backed up by a good reason but best to check if this should be done in AU or PH and what the law requires.

AspireAU21 · January 2022

@helloiamalexa said:

@AspireAU21 said:
Hello po, kakatapos lang ng citizenship exam ko pero tinanong po ako ng officer about my names sa au driver licence and passport. Sa driver licence po kasi wala na ang middle name ko (last name ng mother). Its either magpa change name daw ako para yung walang middle name ang ilagay sa citizenship cert or ipabago ko lahat ng IDs ko dito sa au para ilagay ang middle name from ph. May naka exp po ba nito and ano po ang advisable thing to do? Salamat po sa sasagot

Not in the stage of getting citizenship yet, still waiting for PR, pero I think it would be best na consistent yung IDs mo and it should include everything. Yung change name as far as i know would need to be backed up by a good reason but best to check if this should be done in AU or PH and what the law requires.

Thank you po. Parang naisip ko kasi change name na lang dito para idrop ang middle name ko kaso nagtry ako sa bdm nsw eh parang wala naman ako kasi record na may middle name ako rito sa australia. Lahat ng legal docs ko dito ay wala nang middle name so wala nang kailangan baguhin. Wait ko na lang siguro ang email ng officer kung ano isusuggest nila. Salamat po

Jacraye · January 2022

@AspireAU21 said:

@helloiamalexa said:

@AspireAU21 said:
Hello po, kakatapos lang ng citizenship exam ko pero tinanong po ako ng officer about my names sa au driver licence and passport. Sa driver licence po kasi wala na ang middle name ko (last name ng mother). Its either magpa change name daw ako para yung walang middle name ang ilagay sa citizenship cert or ipabago ko lahat ng IDs ko dito sa au para ilagay ang middle name from ph. May naka exp po ba nito and ano po ang advisable thing to do? Salamat po sa sasagot

Not in the stage of getting citizenship yet, still waiting for PR, pero I think it would be best na consistent yung IDs mo and it should include everything. Yung change name as far as i know would need to be backed up by a good reason but best to check if this should be done in AU or PH and what the law requires.

Thank you po. Parang naisip ko kasi change name na lang dito para idrop ang middle name ko kaso nagtry ako sa bdm nsw eh parang wala naman ako kasi record na may middle name ako rito sa australia. Lahat ng legal docs ko dito ay wala nang middle name so wala nang kailangan baguhin. Wait ko na lang siguro ang email ng officer kung ano isusuggest nila. Salamat po

In my case, most of my legal documents ko wala din middle name (mother's maiden surname). However, in the citizenship interview (before citizenship test) they asked why some of my documents did not have my middle name. The officer told me that they will be using my full name as seen in my ph passport as this was my name on their record.

agentKams · January 2022

waiting pa din kami ng oathtaking ceremony. We have received our approval 24th July 2021. Toowoomba QLD.

ginger_ice17 · January 2022

@Abby_ said:
@Nolwe yung sa amin kasi as in received lang ang status. Yun lang ang movement

Hi @Abby_ we got our citizenship appointment sent last week 21 Jan, lodged 05 July. Ang schedule ko is 17 Mar 2022. My application is also still in "Received" status but got the email last week. Try to check your immi. Thanks.

Abby_ · January 2022

@ginger_ice17 said:

@Abby_ said:
@Nolwe yung sa amin kasi as in received lang ang status. Yun lang ang movement

Hi @Abby_ we got our citizenship appointment sent last week 21 Jan, lodged 05 July. Ang schedule ko is 17 Mar 2022. My application is also still in "Received" status but got the email last week. Try to check your immi. Thanks.

Hello @ginger_ice17 same status pa din. Hopefully sa ika 18mos nya since lodgement sana may movement na 😊

ginger_ice17 · January 2022

Hi @Abby_ we got our citizenship appointment sent last week 21 Jan, lodged 05 July. Ang schedule ko is 17 Mar 2022. My application is also still in "Received" status but got the email last week. Try to check your immi. Thanks.

Hello @ginger_ice17 same status pa din. Hopefully sa ika 18mos nya since lodgement sana may movement na 😊

Hi @Abby_ did you try to open the application and check kung may Citizenship appointment kana? Sakin kasi meron na kahit na Received padin yung Application status

Abby_ · February 2022

@ginger_ice17 said:

Hi @Abby_ we got our citizenship appointment sent last week 21 Jan, lodged 05 July. Ang schedule ko is 17 Mar 2022. My application is also still in "Received" status but got the email last week. Try to check your immi. Thanks.

Hello @ginger_ice17 same status pa din. Hopefully sa ika 18mos nya since lodgement sana may movement na 😊

Hi @Abby_ did you try to open the application and check kung may Citizenship appointment kana? Sakin kasi meron na kahit na Received padin yung Application status

Hello. Finally nag-email na sila today about our appointment for interview and test scheduled on 9th March 😊😊😊

ginger_ice17 · February 2022

@Abby_ said:

@ginger_ice17 said:

Hi @Abby_ we got our citizenship appointment sent last week 21 Jan, lodged 05 July. Ang schedule ko is 17 Mar 2022. My application is also still in "Received" status but got the email last week. Try to check your immi. Thanks.

Hello @ginger_ice17 same status pa din. Hopefully sa ika 18mos nya since lodgement sana may movement na 😊

Hi @Abby_ did you try to open the application and check kung may Citizenship appointment kana? Sakin kasi meron na kahit na Received padin yung Application status

Hello. Finally nag-email na sila today about our appointment for interview and test scheduled on 9th March 😊😊😊

Start na ng review hahahhaha good luck to us!

Abby_ · February 2022

@ginger_ice17 said:

Start na ng review hahahhaha good luck to us!

Yes goodluck to us 😊😊

agentKams · February 2022

Sharing our Australian journey:

Date of arrival to Australia on Student Visa: July 2015
Date of Permanent Residency: Feb 2019
Date and year of Citizenship Eligibility: Feb 2020
Citizenship app lodged: July 2020
Citizenship exam : 30 June 2021
Citizenship approval: 24 July 2021
Oathtaking Ceremony: 21 February 2022

Citizenship timeline - 19 months from application to oathtaking. Waiting game is real.
Kaya sa mga nagaantay, habaan pa ang pasensya!