Important information

• Council holds names of those attending an upcoming ceremony only, approximately three weeks prior to the date of the ceremony
• Council holds 11-12 ceremonies per year (dates are subject to change)
• Wait times from receiving your letter to being assigned to a Ceremony is approximately six (6) months
• Council does not issue invitations to ceremonies, that is handled by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection
• All confirmations regarding attendance to ceremonies must be made to the Mayor's Office on 9911 6503
• Ceremonies are held at The Connection, 30 Shoreline Drive (cnr Gauthorpe Street) Rhodes, unless otherwise stated on the invitations sent by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection
• Ceremonies are by invitation only and not open to the public (due to seating limitations)
• The dress code for Ceremonies is smart casual
• Ceremonies usually last an hour from 6:30 to 7:30pm
• Children are welcome
• If a child receiving a Citizenship Certificate is under the age of 16, they are not obliged to attend the ceremony. The parents can collect the Certificate on their behalf.
• All grantees must stay for the duration of the Ceremony and not leave prior to its conclusion and singing of the National Anthem
• Grantees are requested to arrive approximately 30 minutes prior to the start of proceedings as the Ceremony begins at 6:30pm sharp and an enrolment form must be completed prior to commencement of the ceremony
• Latecomers will not be able to receive their Certificate and must contact the Department of Immigration and Border Protection to arrange an alternative ceremony date
• If you are unable to attend your assigned ceremony, you will be reassigned to a ceremony at a later date by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.
• Mayor Angelo Tsirekas | City of Canada Bay Council
  

 

Hello,

I would like to know how long the backlog is for Canada Bay Council and when I should expect a ceremony.

Here are my deets:

Application Confirmation: 13 August 2021
Interview Invitation: 23 Feb 2022
Interview Date: 2nd March 2022
Approval Date: 2nd March 2022
Citizenship Ceremony: Waiting..

Let me know if anyone is on the same boat

Application Date : 14 July 2021
Interview Invitation: 21 Jan 2022
Interview Date (Reschedule - Preponed): 25 Jan 2022 (Originally Scheduled for 18 March 2022)
Approval Date: 25 Jan 2022
Citizenship Ceremony: Waiting.....

 

Hello,

I would like to know how long the backlog is for Canada Bay Council and when I should expect a ceremony.

Here are my deets:

Application Confirmation: 13 August 2021
Interview Invitation: 23 Feb 2022
Interview Date: 2nd March 2022
Approval Date: 2nd March 2022
Citizenship Ceremony: Waiting..

Let me know if anyone is on the same boat

I just contacted City of Canada Bay council through their live chat option on their website and enquired about the next citizenship ceremony date and they advised the following

"The next citizenship ceremony is on the 23rd June, 2022. Council receives details from Home Affairs Department on lists of people for the Ceremony. Council will contact your directly once your name appears on that list, with and invitation."

 

I have just contacted the council as well and I can confrim next cerimony is on the 23rd of June 2022.

 

I put in a FOI and got the following response : (Paid $15 for getting this) As at 10 June 2022, there were 427 people whose applications for Australian citizenship by conferral had been approved and were waiting to attend an Australian citizenship ceremony at Canada Bay City Council (NSW).

 

Finally received the invite for 14 July... uff

 

When did you receive the invite ? Was it on the 29th June? and was it by email ?

 

yes, I received it on 29th June 2022 by email. I had the ceremony today and there were about 50 fellow aussie citizens who took oath/affirmation with me. It looks like there were few ceremonies today. mine started at 11:15 am. They said 55 new citizens were given the certificate one hour ago. I would assume more ceremonies were held in the arvo.

 

Thanks for sharing, so the invite was sent almost 2 weeks before the actual ceremony. Congratulations on attending, you are finally done... I have been waiting for 3 months now ( received the approval on the 13th of April ) am hoping we get invited for the August one on the 18th!

 

Good luck. Highly likely you were one of the 427 people on waitlist as at 10 June 2022, so if they had 4 ceremonies today or 6 there was a chance that they issued anywhere between 180 - 300 (some absentees) and I hope you get your invite soon. (Also my preference for comms is email in my homeaffairs account and that may be the reason why I received the invite in email.

 

Hi there, Thank you for all the information you provided. Here’s my details: I got approved on 25 Feb 2022. Changed my council from Waverley to Canada Bay 1,5 months ago. Would that affect the ceremony invite time? Any chance you guys think I could get invited soon?

 

Did you update your address after changing your council ? I dont think it will affect our ceremony time, if you'd advised home affairs early and they will add you to the next available ceremony in the canada bay I think. Canada bay conducts citizenship ceremony every month and they have multiple ceremonies on that day as well.

 

Thank you for your answer!

Yes, I've changed my address from the system but haven't called them about it. I guess I'll give them a call if I can't get it this month.

 

Hi All,

My details below :
Application Date with Acknowledgement : 17th Jan 2022
Test Invitation Letter Received : 29th June 2022
Original Test Date : 1st Sep 2022
Rescheduled Test Date : 29th July 2022
Approval Date : 29th July 2022
Ceremony Date : Waiting.

Let me know if anyone has similar dates.

 

Hi All,

My details below :
Application Date with Acknowledgement : 17th Jan 2022
Test Invitation Letter Received : 29th June 2022
Original Test Date : 1st Sep 2022
Rescheduled Test Date : 29th July 2022
Approval Date : 29th July 2022
Ceremony Date : Waiting.

Let me know if anyone has similar dates.

I've just had my exam and approval letter yesterday so I assume we're about on the same boat (or maybe not since you're "a month" ahead of me.

 

I got my approval on 17 May. waiting since then. did anyone got invite for Aug ceremony?

 

They’ve invited applicants up to mid March to the August ceremony

I was approved in late March and still waiting

 

They’ve invited applicants up to mid March to the August ceremony

I was approved in late March and still waiting

Thanks for the update. I got approved 25th of May, my wife got approved 30th of June. Note sure if they will follow my approval date or my wife's. Hopefully you will get an invite on September. I guess I have to wait 2-3 more months.

 

Canada Bay has a huge backlog i think? I know someone from Riverwood that got their ceremony literally the week after their interview/exam. Also, in Ryde, exam was in May and they already got an invite for August. damn..

 

Did the August ceremony finish already? I guess invites for the 22 Sept ceremony will start going out this week.

 

Yes, the August ceremony was on the 18th. They had 2 sessions on that day with ~50 guests each= ~100 applicants per month.

They should send invites for September by the end of August… “waiting mode on”🤓

 

Hi All,

Looking for some guidance here. I got my Citizenship approved last month and awaiting my ceremony.

I am trying to move houses and I am looking for houses in the same council. Will there be an impact If i move houses whilst waiting for the ceremony?

Additionally if we move to a different council altogether will it delay the process further? Example Canada Bay council to Ryde council?

 

Hi All, Looking for some guidance here. I got my Citizenship approved last month and awaiting my ceremony. I am trying to move houses and I am looking for houses in the same council. Will there be an impact If i move houses whilst waiting for the ceremony? Additionally if we move to a different council altogether will it delay the process further? Example Canada Bay council to Ryde council?

I believe it’s a home affairs question

 

Looks like the delays are about 4-5 months? So my invite would probably be around December or January if I got approved in August

 

Nah, they are processing faster now, as they have 2 ceremonies a day. I think you will be in November, definitely this year!

 

Fingers crossed! Congratulations to everyone that got their invites today. 😎

 

DHA is putting pressure on city councils to clear ceremony backlog.
City of Canada Bay has a very small venue (the connection) and can only host ~30 people. Interestingly, that venue is only 1 minute walk to my home.
I lodged my application in April and expect to receive test invite in the coming weeks.
Hopefully I can become an Australian citizen on or before 26 Jan 2023
Fingers crossed…


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I got my invitation for 21 September ceremony too. My approval was on May 17.

 

Congratulations! Great going. Did you get your ceremony invite through post or was there communication through email?

 

Application approve date 28 May 2022
Invitation to the ceremony: Waiting
Is there any chance of getting an invitation in september?

 

Application approve date 28 May 2022
Invitation to the ceremony: Waiting
Is there any chance of getting an invitation in september?

As I understand they usually send out invitations all together, not separately

I guess you only might be invited if many attendees request to postpone their September ceremony due to personal reasons.

 

Hi, Many thanks for the reply! I see now! Fingers crossed for the October invitation then!

 

Council is holding citizenship ceremony in the following dates ( but subject to change by council, like what they did with the September one, they moved it from 22nd to 21st)
Thursday 6th October
Thursday 10th November

Good luck for everyone waiting

 

When do you think the 10th November invites will be out - any rough estimate?

 

Has anyone started getting invites for the October 6th Ceremony?

 

Anyone received the invitation for October ceremony yet ?
Application approved date: 26th May 2022

 

I am also waiting! Application approved date 28 May