Australian Citizenship interview

[SydneySwan]

That is not my experience in Sydney. Up until this year I had a casual job working for the AEC at citizenship ceremonies on Sydney's north shore and many times council staff told me that they had moved people forward or pushed them back upon request. Perhaps things are different in the Sunshine state?

 

[puchu]

Brisbane also has one big city council rather than the smaller local councils of Sydney, iirc

 

[DC3]

That is not my experience in Sydney. Up until this year I had a casual job working for the AEC at citizenship ceremonies on Sydney's north shore and many times council staff told me that they had moved people forward or pushed them back upon request. Perhaps things are different in the Sunshine state?

Maybe possible to go interstate to get in early?

Edit: And maybe tie it in with an overseas trip?

 

[puchu]

Ceremony has to be in your council of residence. Most councils post their upcoming ceremony timings for the year on their website. They may not have 2025 ones locked in yet.

 

[JohnK]

The good news is that wife's Citizenship ceremony is just over 3 weeks away. The 2 Aussies in the family looking forward to welcoming a 3rd Aussie into the family.

If we apply for passport the next day the 6 week lead time puts us right on the day we're due to fly to Thailand which makes it too risky so we'll need to pay $104 extra to guarantee we receive passport in 2-3 weeks.

Really happy that they've given us ceremony appointment so soon. No need to worry about visas again.