Number of citizenship applicants in Sydney metro councils who are waiting for citizenship ceremony
Dear Department of Home Affairs,
I would like to know the number of citizenship applicants who are waiting to complete the citizenship ceremony, residing in Sydney metro councils (listed below). Please consider only applicants who were approved on or before 31/01/2021. Also, please split the numbers by the council.
(if you require a 30 day extension after initial 30 days of request, I am ok with it)
Councils:
Bayside Council, NSW
Hornsby shire, NSW
City of Penrith, NSW
City of Willoughby, NSW
North Sydney Council, NSW
City of Campbelltown, NSW
City of Liverpool, NSW
Northern beaches council, NSW
City of Parramatta, NSW
City of Ryde, NSW
City of Sydney, NSW
City of Randwick, NSW
Cumberland city council, NSW
Lane Cove Council, NSW
Municipality of Woollahra, NSW
Municipality of Waverley, NSW
Camden Council, NSW
Inner West Council, NSW
City of Canterbury-Bankstown, NSW
City of Fairfield, NSW
Georges River council, NSW
Ku-ring-gai Council, NSW
Central Coast Council, NSW
City of Hawkesbury, NSW
The Hills Shire, NSW
Please let me know if you need further details on this request.
Yours faithfully,
Jamun
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FOI Request: FA 21/03/00834
File Number: OBJ2021/9119
Dear Lab
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request
I refer to your correspondence received on 10 March 2021 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
Scope of request
You have requested access to the following:
I would like to know the number of citizenship applicants who are waiting to complete the citizenship ceremony, residing in Sydney metro councils (listed below). Please consider only applicants who were approved on or before 31/01/2021. Also, please split the numbers by the council.
I would like to know the number of citizenship applicants residing in Sydney metro councils (listed below), who are approved and the number who have completed the citizenship ceremony.
Please group the numbers by council and month & year of approval (starting from applicants with approval date on or after 01-June-2020 till present date)
Bayside Council, NSW
Hornsby shire, NSW
City of Penrith, NSW
City of Willoughby, NSW
North Sydney Council, NSW
City of Campbelltown, NSW
City of Liverpool, NSW
Northern beaches council, NSW
City of Parramatta, NSW
City of Ryde, NSW
City of Sydney, NSW
City of Randwick, NSW
Cumberland city council, NSW
Lane Cove Council, NSW
Municipality of Woollahra, NSW
Municipality of Waverley, NSW
Camden Council, NSW
Inner West Council, NSW
City of Canterbury-Bankstown, NSW
City of Fairfield, NSW
Georges River council, NSW
Ku-ring-gai Council, NSW
Central Coast Council, NSW
City of Hawkesbury, NSW
The Hills Shire, NSW
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Dear FOI,
I am awaiting your response with regards to above query :
FOI Request: FA 21/03/00834
File Number: OBJ2021/9119
Kindly provide an update at the earliest
Yours sincerely,
Jamun Lab
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FOI Officer
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Freedom of Information
Department of Home Affairs
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