Citizenship, department’s decision
Jun 13th 2011, 2:04 pm
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Citizenship, department’s decision
As per below,you must be in the country when the decision is made, just wondering what happens if your not? My plan was to apply for Citizenship, go to the interview..sit the test etc and then leave on holidays.
Will i be able to get a better idea of when the application should be processed? A 60 day window is a bit much!
The processing time for most citizenship applications is 60 days.
You must tell the department if you change your address, and you must be in the country at the time a decision is made. You may need to defer your travel plans or, if your travel is urgent contact the department for advice.
Will i be able to get a better idea of when the application should be processed? A 60 day window is a bit much!
The processing time for most citizenship applications is 60 days.
You must tell the department if you change your address, and you must be in the country at the time a decision is made. You may need to defer your travel plans or, if your travel is urgent contact the department for advice.
Jun 13th 2011, 2:12 pm
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Re: Citizenship, department’s decision
Not sure what there is to say here. DIAC seem pretty explicit that you have to change travel plans! 
Why not apply after your holiday?
Why not apply after your holiday?
Jun 14th 2011, 9:22 am
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Re: Citizenship, department’s decision
JAJ has advised in a similar thread that travel is possible if you advise DIAC so I may be wrong.
Jun 14th 2011, 9:25 am
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Re: Citizenship, department’s decision
Tell DIAC when you are not going to be in the country and they will ensure that citizenship is not granted while you are out of the country.
If you don't tell them and you are outside the country when it is granted I think the grant is not valid, not sure whether you can just apply again when you return if you are still eligible or whether you have to do anything else
If you don't tell them and you are outside the country when it is granted I think the grant is not valid, not sure whether you can just apply again when you return if you are still eligible or whether you have to do anything else
Jun 14th 2011, 11:04 am
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Re: Citizenship, department’s decision
Thanks for that!
