tarunrajan

Completed the ceremony today. Proud to be an Austral-Indian

mrsgreenstar76

Congratulations!

knockoff nige

Congratulations

tarunrajan

Thanks guys

commonwealth

so, has anyone successfully applied online, without the need of using certified copies of docs at all (either when attaching docs to online app or during citizenship appointment)?

the website is not clear in this regard. there are conflicting info.

and did you scan/attach your australian police clearance consent to your online app?

commonwealth

it seems this problem has been corrected. i can see a list of all docs i uploaded.

hawkwind

Hi,

I applied online and uploaded all my forms without issue, after scanning them twice to my PC!!! (Once as PDFs, then I read the site only wanted JPEGs).

Only issue I had was that my old email address I used for my Visa application managed to get linked to my application, rather than my new email address that I supplied, so this was used to send my test appointment email to.

Luckily I called them today and spoke to DIAC and they were really good.

They could see I'd already passed the test, as I took it a couple of years back after finding out that you could take the test early if you wanted. I also provided the test number on the application form, so that was forwarded to the case officer, along with my new email address. So, I'll find out the next steps within a couple of business days... Woohoo...

So yep, they have sorted the uploading issue out, as I could see all the files I uploaded as part of my application.

Have a great weekend, all.


Hawkwind

sweetyogesh420

Hello friends,

I just had a question regarding citizenship. Mine and my wife's citizenship applications had been approved in mid December last year and we received the approval letters as well. But we haven't received any invitation letter for citizenship ceremony yet from the council. My question is 'Do i need to contact DIAC regarding this or just have to wait to hear something from the council or DIAC side?

Thanks in advance.

commonwealth

i think on average it takes 3-6 months after approval before you get a ceremony date.
which council do you live in? maybe ask them or see their website to find out how often they do the ceremonies.

RenShen

Hi,
We have done the forms and are just trying to sort out the documents to attach. I've scanned some as documents (including the 6 page police forms) and some of photos. The application says that only JPEG files can be attached. How the hell am I going to get the police form in a JPEG format?? I can convert one page at a time into a JPEG but surely I don't have to upload them that way!

How did you all do it?

Thanks - really frustrated.

commonwealth

Easy. Scan and upload each page as a JPG file and label it clearly in the filename as page 1 or page 6.
e.g. "DoeJohn_Police_Consent_page_1.jpg" and so on and so forth.

For the National Police Checking Service (NPCS) Application/Consent Form you only need to complete and upload:

• page 1 (Section 1 – Personal information), and
• page 6 (Section 7 – Consent to Obtain Personal Information).

source: http://www.citizenship.gov.au/applyi...CrimTrac_form/

I suggest you also upload the Identity Declaration form (2 pages) as well as both sides of the endorsed photograph.

(I had my citizenship appointment email notification one week after I lodged, so I'm confident I uploaded the right ones. )