moneypenny20

For 35 quid you apparently get a 48 hour turn round Why another 25 quid gets you a faster service I have no idea. Just a money making scheme methinks

suebrennan

Nov: Test
Dec: Applied
Jan: Citizenship Ceremony

But I applied in Cairns and it really does depend on where you are. I have heard that there can be a fairly long wait for Ceremonies in the larger cities.

Sue

BeachBassist

I had to get a UK police clearance. I had them send it back to me "sign for". cost a little extra but worth it. I also got an extra copy the same time.

Brisben

I haven't been here two years yet, only in June will two years be up.

I thought I had to wait until two years done then apply ?

comet555

You have to wait 2 years to apply for citizenship, but you can do the test as early as you want. You have to have passed the test BEFORE you apply for citizenship. You can't apply without it, so you're best to get booking it now!

When I booked my test there was about a 2 month wait to get in. I booked it in early February and the first available date was the first week of March. The Gold Coast was a lot faster though if you don't mind driving down there.

So if you're eligible around the same time as me then I'd be called ASAP to book the test date. If the wait is still today then you'd be looking at doing your test sometime at the beginning of May. So I wouldn't put off booking the test too much longer.

CPW

But if you became an Australian citizen, that wouldn't make you any less British (either legally — you would retain your British citizenship — or in terms of your own thinking — unless you decide that it will).

don544

submitted paperwork on 05/09/2008. We are having our ceremony today 03/03/2009 at 1730 in Rockingham WA

chris and farideh

called on 11 of Feb to see if we are eligible, she said I can book you in for your test on 23 of Feb, 3 of us did the test we all all passed with flying colours & that was in Brisbane office.

I cant believe there was 2 month wait for you to get in, I hope everything else with my application goes as fast my test.

tabby

Have just spoke to the Brissie office and the reason it takes an avarage of 3 months is once they recive your app they send off to the Fedral police for a check and this can take 2 months or more

Martin

comet555

Interesting..... I called on January 13th and the first openings were almost 2 months away. But then I was had to have it on a Tuesday or Friday because my son is in daycare. Even still though the appointment I ended up making was only about a week after their first available spot. I think the first sport was the last couple days of February. I was only booking for myself too.

So, I can only assume that someone cancelled their appointment. I can't see any other reason why they had an opening only 10 days away. Good for you though!

I'm in no rush, I just need to pass the test before June.

Brisben

Thank you kindly sir, I will go for it now.

Goldie no problem, nice cruise through mt cotton.

etlniwd

Try doing it from outside Australia like me. I applied as soon as the law changed in 2007 to allow the discretion for spouses living overseas. It's been almost two years for me from when I first sent the application in. My citizenship has now been granted but I have yet to be given a date for the ceremony to confirm it. It makes a bit of a mockery of the two year eligibility time when you have to add another two years processing time.

JAJ

Unclear why it took so long, but the answer may be a mix of:

- this is a very new provision and it may have taken DIAC time to get ready to deal with such cases; and
- your file may have been lost.

Your case is not comparable to the standard case of a migrant applying. Incidentally, you are not an Australian citizen yet, until you attend the ceremony.

JAJ

Or it can be done same day.

tabby

fingers crossed , guy who works for me went from temp to PR and only took 4 days !

Martin