[POM]

Hi all,

NSW Sydney update. Blacktown City Council

Applied on 1 May 2020
Test Invite: Feb.2021
Status: Approved

Any suggestions for people in Blacktown City Council for their ceremony, the officer highlighted there are several hundreds waiting in Blacktown and Parramatta.

Thank you guys, this forum has been helpful

 

[caliboy89]

How long does it take to get the approval letter?

Anyone?

 

[engfahmi]

Anyone?

4 - 7 working days.

 

[caliboy89]

Thank you

 

[aryalbishna]

Speak of the devil, got mine today! About 6 working days - not too bad.

I got virtual ceremony on Monday so I get tomaro?

 

[Tinkerbell1]

I got virtual ceremony on Monday so I get tomaro?

Hi ur council? Did u have to apply via email etc to get virtual ceremony invite?

 

[aryalbishna]

Hi ur council? Did u have to apply via email etc to get virtual ceremony invite?

I applied in email virtual.ceremony email

 

[Tinkerbell1]

I applied in email virtual.ceremony email

Thanks, did u have to provide any specific reason etc for virtual ceremony or was it just a casual request.

 

[RISHABH#]

Hi
i got my citizenship ceremony in March, I am going back to india in 11 days after ceremony.
I want to know can I apply for OCI immediately after attending and leave on Indian passport?
If I can go , do I need to take tourist visa from India , and how likely it can come within the 11 days time ?
Any help is much appreciated
Thank you

 

[NB]

Hi
i got my citizenship ceremony in March, I am going back to india in 11 days after ceremony.
I want to know can I apply for OCI immediately after attending and leave on Indian passport?
If I can go , do I need to take tourist visa from India , and how likely it can come within the 11 days time ?
Any help is much appreciated
Thank you

The moment you complete your ceremony, your PR will be cancelled
If you leave Australia without taking the Australian passport , you will not be able to return
You can use your Indian passport for 3 months even after you get the Australian passport but you have to pay a small penalty when you surrender the Indian passport
So you can complete your ceremony, take the Australian passport then leave for india using the Indian passport for entering India and on return use the Australian passport

Cheers

 

[RISHABH#]

The moment you complete your ceremony, your PR will be cancelled
If you leave Australia without taking the Australian passport , you will not be able to return
You can use your Indian passport for 3 months even after you get the Australian passport but you have to pay a small penalty when you surrender the Indian passport
So you can complete your ceremony, take the Australian passport then leave for india using the Indian passport for entering India and on return use the Australian passport

Cheers

So I can take ceremony, apply for Australian passport? Will the passport come before 11 days? , because I have already booked the tickets to leave, and have exemption to travel.
Also do I need Indian visa to travel to India, as my passport will be Australian.
I will be away for atleast 3 months or more from Australia, will that effect anyhow on Indian passport?
Can you provide me any link where I can read all of these terms of travel?
I am sorry asking too many questions, bit confused.
Thank you so much for replying.

 

[NB]

So I can take ceremony, apply for Australian passport? Will the passport come before 11 days? , because I have already booked the tickets to leave, and have exemption to travel.
Also do I need Indian visa to travel to India, as my passport will be Australian.
I will be away for atleast 3 months or more from Australia, will that effect anyhow on Indian passport?
Can you provide me any link where I can read all of these terms of travel?
I am sorry asking too many questions, bit confused.
Thank you so much for replying.

You can apply for the passport and pay urgent fees surcharge
You will most probably get it the second day if you collect it personally
The only hitch is that if you have an online ceremony, then you may receive the certificate by post which may take time
You can check the rules for surrendering Indian passport on VFS website
It gives all the details and penalties for using it after you get the Australian citizenship

if I were in your shoes, I would have delayed the citizenship ceremony and done it after I returned from india
Cheers

 

[Inspiration]

For people who had travelled after submitting the application what is the procedure ?

It appears that the best time to travel is around 8-10 months after you submit the application, because after that it appears there might be an approval stage. Of course also considering if borders would be opened.

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[manojnrock]

I got my Ceremony Invitation Letter today. My Timeline as below,

Acknowledgement of Application Received 08 Jun 2020
Citizenship Appointment Letter 08 Oct 2020
Test Date 19 Nov 2020
Rescheduled Citizenship Appointment Letter 24 Nov 2020
Rescheduled Test Date 10 Dec 2020
Passed test & Status Changed to APPROVED 10 Dec 2020

Requested via email to expedite my Ceremony
by attaching a letter from my employer 04 Feb 2021

Invitation email for citizenship ceremony 09 Feb 2021
Ceremony Date 29 Mar 2021

Council - The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters - South Australia

 

[sumitrb]

Hi all,

Any suggestiongs on wait times to be called for the Citizenship ceremony once your application is approved

My details as below

Council: Brisbane City Council, QLD
Applied on 23 Jun 2020
Interview/Test completed: 8 Dec 2020
Application approved on IMMI site : 8 Dec 2020
Awaiting invite to oath ceremony

Thank you again for to everyone for providing their guidances regulary on expat forum which helped me various steps of this process

Kind regards

 

[NB]

Hi all,

Any suggestiongs on wait times to be called for the Citizenship ceremony once your application is approved

My details as below

Council: Brisbane City Council, QLD
Applied on 23 Jun 2020
Interview/Test completed: 8 Dec 2020
Application approved on IMMI site : 8 Dec 2020
Awaiting invite to oath ceremony

Thank you again for to everyone for providing their guidances regulary on expat forum which helped me various steps of this process

Kind regards

You can try for a virtual ceremony
As the number of applicants waiting for ceremony has gone up, DHA is conducting virtual ceremonies again
You may have to keep emailing them again and again
Cheers

 

[sumitrb]

You can try for a virtual ceremony
As the number of applicants waiting for ceremony has gone up, DHA is conducting virtual ceremonies again
You may have to keep emailing them again and again
Cheers

Thank you so much for your response,

How can I try or request for a virtual ceremony? Whom can I contact to expedite (if at all) as I have a visit planned to India in June for some medical reason.

Kind regards

 

[NB]

Thank you so much for your response,

How can I try or request for a virtual ceremony? Whom can I contact to expedite (if at all) as I have a visit planned to India in June for some medical reason.

Kind regards

You can try these


Universal Email IDs
virtual.ceremony@homeaffairs.gov.au
virtual.citz.ceremony@homeaffairs.gov.au
State Specific Email IDs
ceremony.act@homeaffairs.gov.au
ceremony.nsw@homeaffairs.gov.au
ceremony.qld@homeaffairs.gov.au
perth.citizenship@homeaffairs.gov.au
sydney.citizenship@homeaffairs.gov.au
virtual.ceremony.act@homeaffairs.gov.au
virtual.ceremony.nsw@homeaffairs.gov.au
virtual.ceremony.qld@homeaffairs.gov.au
virtual.ceremony.vic@homeaffairs.gov.au

Cheers

 

[bharathi039]

Hi all,

Any suggestiongs on wait times to be called for the Citizenship ceremony once your application is approved

My details as below

Council: Brisbane City Council, QLD
Applied on 23 Jun 2020
Interview/Test completed: 8 Dec 2020
Application approved on IMMI site : 8 Dec 2020
Awaiting invite to oath ceremony

Thank you again for to everyone for providing their guidances regulary on expat forum which helped me various steps of this process

Kind regards

Ideally, you should be invited for the next one (March), but no one knows except the council and DHA how many still waiting before you. One guy from a different forum mentioned he received a ceremony invite for March. He is from Brisbane north and applied 27/07/20 and approved on 17/12

 

[sumitrb]

Ideally, you should be invited for the next one (March), but no one knows except the council and DHA how many still waiting before you. One guy from a different forum mentioned he received a ceremony invite for March. He is from Brisbane north and applied 27/07/20 and approved on 17/12

Thanks Bharathi, I am also at Brisbane north side

lets see when I get the invite

Kind regards