Hi all, has anyone got any further info/experience regarding timeframes of citizenship approval through to pledge ceremonies within Brisbane City Council. My partner and I were approved in late November/early Dec and have yet to receive an invite to a ceremony. BCC when contacted passed us on to Immigration who advised that 75% of people when being processed through within 7 months. There also looks to be not many ceremonies being held for the rest of the year and obviously a lot of people to get through. Cheers
Citizenship Ceremony Wait Times Brisbane City Council
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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:
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.
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.
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.
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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
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It’s a mess and no one is bothered
Cheers
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I think this says a lot about the incompetency of the BCC "lead" by Adrian Schriner. Obviously, they are not willing to organise ceremonies. I don't think there is any other reason to explain the massive increase in people waiting for ceremonies, although QLD was almost covid-free the entire 2021. We had then thousands of people attending sports events, but they could not organise ceremonies for a few thousand people. I think the Brisbane LNP party is doing everything that new citizens are never voting for them. Adrian Schriner and his team create issues wherever they touch something.No ceremonies in March-April-May
This is going to be a disaster for those waiting.....
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Read the book twice the day before and it should be easy
Cheers
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hi
have you get the invitation in Feb
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Hi everyone, has anyone got citizenship ceremony invitation letter for 28th feb 2022 for Brisbane city council.
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