Just been approved for Citizenship!
Jan 7th 2007, 10:47 pm
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Just been approved for Citizenship!
Have just received letter saying our Citizenship application has been approved. We just need to attend a cermony now for it to be granted, will find out when in about 3 weeks time when dates have been set.
So far its taken 6.5 months and lots of $
So far its taken 6.5 months and lots of $
Jan 7th 2007, 10:50 pm
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Re: Just been approved for Citizenship!
Congratulations - worth it in the end?!!
Jan 7th 2007, 10:52 pm
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Re: Just been approved for Citizenship!
congrats for you and yours
Jan 7th 2007, 11:01 pm
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Re: Just been approved for Citizenship!
How many dollars Watt, we can start the application at the end of this month too 
Jan 7th 2007, 11:26 pm
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Re: Just been approved for Citizenship!
Citizenship application cost us $460 per adult and $230 per child, so our bill was $1380.
When we apply for our NZ passports it will cost $150 per adult and $80 per child, $460 for us.
So our total bill will be $1840 :scared:
On top of that our kids UK passports expire this year so got to get those too
Jan 7th 2007, 11:36 pm
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Re: Just been approved for Citizenship!
Citizenship application cost us $460 per adult and $230 per child, so our bill was $1380.
When we apply for our NZ passports it will cost $150 per adult and $80 per child, $460 for us.
So our total bill will be $1840 :scared:
On top of that our kids UK passports expire this year so got to get those too
When we apply for our NZ passports it will cost $150 per adult and $80 per child, $460 for us.
So our total bill will be $1840 :scared:
On top of that our kids UK passports expire this year so got to get those too
Many congratulations for your whole family on your impending citizenship! 
Jan 7th 2007, 11:43 pm
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Re: Just been approved for Citizenship!
Citizenship application cost us $460 per adult and $230 per child, so our bill was $1380.
When we apply for our NZ passports it will cost $150 per adult and $80 per child, $460 for us.
So our total bill will be $1840 :scared:
On top of that our kids UK passports expire this year so got to get those too
When we apply for our NZ passports it will cost $150 per adult and $80 per child, $460 for us.
So our total bill will be $1840 :scared:
On top of that our kids UK passports expire this year so got to get those too
Jan 7th 2007, 11:57 pm
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Re: Just been approved for Citizenship!
Jan 8th 2007, 1:00 am
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Re: Just been approved for Citizenship!
5 years. But if you applied for PR before 21 April 2005 the 3 year rule still applies provided you apply for citizenship before 21 April 2010.
Jan 8th 2007, 1:27 am
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Re: Just been approved for Citizenship!
Citizenship application cost us $460 per adult and $230 per child, so our bill was $1380.
When we apply for our NZ passports it will cost $150 per adult and $80 per child, $460 for us.
So our total bill will be $1840 :scared:
On top of that our kids UK passports expire this year so got to get those too
When we apply for our NZ passports it will cost $150 per adult and $80 per child, $460 for us.
So our total bill will be $1840 :scared:
On top of that our kids UK passports expire this year so got to get those too
Jan 8th 2007, 3:31 am
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Re: Just been approved for Citizenship!
Please may I ask why you have decided to become citizens?
What benefits do you think you will gain?
There is no criticism in this question I am just being nosey and it something that really I have only just started thinking about.
Jan 8th 2007, 3:43 am
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Re: Just been approved for Citizenship!
Congratulations Paula. I'm looking forward to applying for mine - in 3 and a half years!!!!!!
Jan 8th 2007, 3:51 am
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Re: Just been approved for Citizenship!
Mostly because once we are citizens all 4 of us for the rest of our lives will have the freedom to stay in/move to/move from for as long as and whenever we want to the Uk & NZ with no red tape. It also gives us the freedom for any of us at any time to go to Oz and live and work freely as the NZ-OZ agreement stands at the moment.
Not that we have any particular plans to use our new found freedoms but never say never. The idea that we can travel between and live in 3 different countries with little or minimal red tape is appealing.
Jan 8th 2007, 3:58 am
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Re: Just been approved for Citizenship!
Citizenship application cost us $460 per adult and $230 per child, so our bill was $1380.
When we apply for our NZ passports it will cost $150 per adult and $80 per child, $460 for us.
So our total bill will be $1840 :scared:
On top of that our kids UK passports expire this year so got to get those too
When we apply for our NZ passports it will cost $150 per adult and $80 per child, $460 for us.
So our total bill will be $1840 :scared:
On top of that our kids UK passports expire this year so got to get those too