Hi,

Can you please suggest, if you have received the invite for the ceremony? Also, are you aware bout any option for virtual ceremony?

This information will massively help us.

Regards,

 

we ended up getting invited to the ceremony last week but that got cancelled. We got emails first from Brisbane City Council and then letters which arrived the week before the ceremony. All
Dry last minute and not in line with the 4 week notice. Just waiting on a new date for ceremony now and no mention of going online.

 

Not heard anything

 

30th august might be your day.


Upcoming ceremonies
A citizenship ceremony will be held on:

• Wednesday 14 July 2021
• Wednesday 4 August 2021
• Monday 30 August 2021
• Monday 11 October 2021
• Monday 8 November 2021
• Monday 29 November 2021.

Citizenship information

Brisbane City Council conducts citizenship ceremonies throughout the year. Find out when ceremonies will be held.

www.brisbane.qld.gov.au

 

Here’s hoping.

 

HI All, My citizenship approved on 3rd Nov, But I yet to call for ceremony. What can be the reason? Can anybody suggest me?

 

There is a delay of 5-7 months for ceremonies in almost all councils, but 10 months look excessive
which is your council ?
Cheers l

 

As end of July, there are more than 9300 people waiting in BCC. In the number shows below, we can see that there are about ~1000 people in their backlog every month, I estimate that at the moment, there are about 12,000 people are waiting for their ceremonies at BCC.

This is more interesting data

As data above, I think that at the end of December 2021, people who got approved from Feb 2021 will be clear. Hope that BCC will start clearing there backlog on Jan 26 2022.

If you guys got approved after Feb 2021, don't give much hope that you will be invited this year.

 

Before Covid, I remember that BCC would hold massive ceremonies on daily basis and clear 4,000 5000 applicants in a few days time
I would not be surprised if they do the same again once the covid threat comes down with increased vaccinations
Cheers

 

Hi All,

Does anyone know the email address for the Brisbane citizenship ceremony? My citizenship was approved in February 2021, however, I'm still waiting for the invitation. It's been nearly 9 months but I haven't heard anything.

Thanks

 

Please let me know when you get the invite for ceremony

Please let us know when you get the invite ceremony.qld@homeaffairs.gov.au

 

Thanks for sharing the data. The data is very inconsistent and shows a lack of commitment or planning on BCC's part. Online ceremonies are frugal and efficient alternative in scenarios where covid paranoia is holding up things. They can collate vaccinated applicants and move forward with mass ceremonies. No clue what's holding them up.

 

As of now there are 4100 people waiting whose citizenship was approved prior to June 1st

 

I got approved for citizenship in mid 2021 and waiting to hear from Brisbane City Council about our ceremony. After reading all messages on this discussion, I am guessing we will only be getting our ceremony in next year. Any one know where to contact for getting information?

 

I got approved 25th Feb 2021 and I'm still waiting. I called home affairs a couple of weeks ago as I suspect I won't have mine this year and they were absolutely useless. Just said to call back in January once I'm closer to the 12 months and to the expiry date of the approval (as the letter says that you have to attend a ceremony within 12 months without mentioning what happened if you can't because you're not invited...).

 

Update for me! I emailed ceremony.qld@homeaffairs.gov.au and they have responded and told me that they had tentatively allocated me for 26th Jan. Might be worth hitting them up if you've been waiting for a while (aka more than the normal waiting time).

 

Update for me! I emailed ceremony.qld@homeaffairs.gov.au and they have responded and told me that they had tentatively allocated me for 26th Jan. Might be worth hitting them up if you've been waiting for a while (aka more than the normal waiting time).

Interesting. Hope to be included in the previous date as I go overseas and I'm not sure what happens if you're not in the country. Do you still get called emailed?

 

There are no virtual ceremonies, only if a lockdown happens for more than a month. Then they do it ,they cancelled royal exhibition and Runcorn ceremonies but no virtual ceremonies for them

 

Hi Joe, thanks for the update. May I ask you how many weeks in advance have they emailed you about your ceremony day? Seems like there is only last day left for the year and I’m also waiting since last year! How annoying

 

Are you waiting from Nov 2020 thanks

 

My husband and eldest daughter were approved in Feb 2021 and my husband has been told verbally he is on the list for BCC on Australia Day. The two applications were linked but they wouldn’t confirm our daughter is booked for then also. She’s at Uni so we hope it happens as we are paying for her uni fees. I was approved in March of this year, so I don’t expect to hear anything for at least another couple of months. Our youngest daughter had her ceremony in July 2021 and she was approved in November 2020. We all submitted our applications together at the same time.

 

I found template letter online that looks like ceremonies moving online. I'm nearly at 12 month mark - so wasn't sure what was going to happen.

Information regarding your citizenship ceremony The Department of Home Affairs has introduced online Australian citizenship ceremonies while COVID-19 safety measure are in place. Citizenship candidates can make the citizenship pledge and become a citizen via a web-based video conference. These ceremonies will be conducted using the video conferencing application Webex. We are sending you this email to ask if you would like to participate in an online ceremony in the coming weeks.

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/foi/files/2020/fa-200701377-document-released.PDF

 

I found template letter online that looks like ceremonies moving online. I'm nearly at 12 month mark - so wasn't sure what was going to happen.

Information regarding your citizenship ceremony The Department of Home Affairs has introduced online Australian citizenship ceremonies while COVID-19 safety measure are in place. Citizenship candidates can make the citizenship pledge and become a citizen via a web-based video conference. These ceremonies will be conducted using the video conferencing application Webex. We are sending you this email to ask if you would like to participate in an online ceremony in the coming weeks.

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/foi/files/2020/fa-200701377-document-released.PDF

You need to receive an invite from home affairs6for this right?

 

Not looking good, BCC Citizenship Information page has finally been updated yesterday with new ceremony dates, and it certainly looks like there are not many dates to hope for.

From BCC

Upcoming ceremonies
A citizenship ceremony will be held on:

• Wednesday 26 January 2022
• Monday 28 February 2022
• Monday 9 May 2022
• Monday 30 May 2022
• Thursday 14 July 2022
• Thursday 28 July 2022
• Monday 15 August 2022
• Wednesday 14 September 2022
• Monday 24 October 2022
• Monday 7 November 2022.

And also, Processing times have been updated on the immi Processing Times Page
So, now it says 'From date of approval to ceremony' 8mo (for 75%) and 9mo (90%) when before it was 7months for 75%

I've been approved on 5th Jul 21, and lost hope I will get an invite for February 28 ceremony. Hopefully I will get an invite sometime in April, for any of the two May ceremonies... If not, then I'll be due for a ceremony in July which will be over 12 months since approval.

Certainly not looking promissing.

 

Not looking good, BCC Citizenship Information page has finally been updated yesterday with new ceremony dates, and it certainly looks like there are not many dates to hope for.

From BCC

Upcoming ceremonies
A citizenship ceremony will be held on:

• Wednesday 26 January 2022
• Monday 28 February 2022
• Monday 9 May 2022
• Monday 30 May 2022
• Thursday 14 July 2022
• Thursday 28 July 2022
• Monday 15 August 2022
• Wednesday 14 September 2022
• Monday 24 October 2022
• Monday 7 November 2022.

And also, Processing times have been updated on the immi Processing Times Page
So, now it says 'From date of approval to ceremony' 8mo (for 75%) and 9mo (90%) when before it was 7months for 75%

I've been approved on 5th Jul 21, and lost hope I will get an invite for February 28 ceremony. Hopefully I will get an invite sometime in April, for any of the two May ceremonies... If not, then I'll be due for a ceremony in July which will be over 12 months since approval.

Certainly not looking promissing.

No ceremonies in March-April-May
This is going to be a disaster for those waiting.....

 

We are attending the one ceremony next week on Australia Day, but that will be nearly 12 months wait time, as we passed our citizenship tests in early February of 2021. We tried emailing them to expedite our daughters ceremony as she hasn't been eligible to receive HECS for university, but never heard anything back either time. Good luck and I hope you don't have to wait as long as us

 

It’s a mess and no one is bothered
Cheers

 

OMFG !!!!
BCC is an absolute joke!! Most of my mates in Sydney, Mel, Adelaide are all done with their ceremony ages ago!! We can't even get a response on estimated dates.
I wish we could reach out to someone and point this mess..

 

Any one from March or April got the 26th Jan invite?

 

My citizenship was approved in early March 2021 and I haven't got an invite for the 26th.

 

I am still waiting for ceremony . Citizen was approved last year in march.

 

hi
have you get the invitation in Feb

 

Might be a bit early to post and not expecting a reply, but can anyone share the approval date who got their ceremony done today (26th Jan)? Also can you please share approx how many people were invited in the ceremony today?

 

we received our invitation on 18/12 for todays ceremony.. you get an email and then a posted letter.

 

Hi, sorry but just wanna ask if the test is easy to pass? 😬i will take test on feb10.

 

Read the book twice the day before and it should be easy
Cheers

 

I've been waiting as well... approved in March 2021.

I checked with them for what happens next. The helpline person confirmed that my approval usually would not lapse, unless I travelled abroad before ceremony.

Long queue at BCC.

 

Hi everyone, has anyone got citizenship ceremony invitation letter for 28th feb 2022 for Brisbane city council.

 

I was about to ask the same . can someone please share as soon as you get an invite for 28th Feb?

 

Received today for 28th February... Waiting since mid-March last year.

 

Hi, did the ceremony on 28 February go ahead or was it cancelled? Thank you.

 

called DHA today and they got me allocated Ceremony on 1st March 22 at Beenleigh Events Centre.

Appproved : March 21

 

You got me excited for a minute. Unfortunately,(for us) we fall in Brisbane City Council and you are in Loga City Council. Thanks for sharing though.

 

What’s your approved date still waiting