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In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 21/03/00744
File Number: OBJ2021/8832

Dear Suraj Gupta

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

I refer to your correspondence received on 15 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 various Victorian councils (listed below). Please consider only applicants who were approved on or before 28/02/2021. Also, please split the numbers by each council.

Councils:

Banyule City Council, VIC

Baw Baw Shire Council, VIC

Bayside City Council, VIC

Boroondara City Council, VIC

Brimbank City Council, VIC

Cardinia Shire Council, VIC

Casey City Council, VIC

Central Goldfield Shire Council, VIC

Darebin City Council, VIC

Frankston City Council, VIC

Glen Eira City Council, VIC

Greater Dandenong City Council, VIC

Greater Geelong City Council, VIC

Hobsons Bay City Council, VIC

Hume City Council, VIC

Kingston City Council, VIC

Knox City Council, VIC

Latrobe City Council, VIC

Manningham City Council, VIC

Maribyrnong City Council, VIC

Maroondah City Council, VIC

Mitchell Shire Council, VIC

Monash City Council, VIC

Moonee Valley City Council, VIC

Moreland City Council, VIC

Nillumbik Shire Council, VIC

Port Phillip City Council, VIC

Stonnington City Council, VIC

Whitehorse City Council, VIC

Whittlesea City Council, VIC

Wyndham City Council, VIC

Yarra City Council, VIC

Yarra Ranges Shire Council, VIC

Your request was received by the Department on 15 March 2021 and has been allocated FOI request number FA 21/03/00744 . Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.
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E: [Department of Home Affairs request email]

OFFICIAL

-----Original Message-----
From: Suraj Gupta <[FOI #7149 email]>
Sent: Monday, 15 March 2021 3:13 PM
To: FOI <[Department of Home Affairs request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Number of citizenship applicants in Melbourne 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 various Victorian councils (listed below). Please consider only applicants who were approved on or before 28/02/2021. Also, please split the numbers by each council.

Councils:

Banyule City Council, VIC

Baw Baw Shire Council, VIC

Bayside City Council, VIC

Boroondara City Council, VIC

Brimbank City Council, VIC

Cardinia Shire Council, VIC

Casey City Council, VIC

Central Goldfield Shire Council, VIC

Darebin City Council, VIC

Frankston City Council, VIC

Glen Eira City Council, VIC

Greater Dandenong City Council, VIC

Greater Geelong City Council, VIC

Hobsons Bay City Council, VIC

Hume City Council, VIC

Kingston City Council, VIC

Knox City Council, VIC

Latrobe City Council, VIC

Manningham City Council, VIC

Maribyrnong City Council, VIC

Maroondah City Council, VIC

Mitchell Shire Council, VIC

Monash City Council, VIC

Moonee Valley City Council, VIC

Moreland City Council, VIC

Nillumbik Shire Council, VIC

Port Phillip City Council, VIC

Stonnington City Council, VIC

Whitehorse City Council, VIC

Whittlesea City Council, VIC

Wyndham City Council, VIC

Yarra City Council, VIC

Yarra Ranges Shire Council, VIC

Please let me know if you need further details on this request.

Yours faithfully,

Suraj Gupta

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OFFICIAL

Dear Suraj Gupta

FOI Request: FA 21/03/00744

I refer to your FOI request received on 15 March 2021, seeking access to
the following:

I would like to know the number of citizenship applicants who are waiting
to complete the citizenship ceremony, residing in various Victorian
councils (listed below). Please consider only applicants who were approved
on or before 28/02/2021. Also, please split the numbers by each council.

Councils: Banyule City Council, VIC Baw Baw Shire Council, VIC Bayside
City Council, VIC Boroondara City Council, VIC Brimbank City Council, VIC
Cardinia Shire Council, VIC Casey City Council, VIC Central Goldfield
Shire Council, VIC Darebin City Council, VIC Frankston City Council, VIC
Glen Eira City Council, VIC Greater Dandenong City Council, VIC Greater
Geelong City Council, VIC Hobsons Bay City Council, VIC Hume City Council,
VIC Kingston City Council, VIC Knox City Council, VIC Latrobe City
Council, VIC Manningham City Council, VIC Maribyrnong City Council, VIC
Maroondah City Council, VIC Mitchell Shire Council, VIC Monash City
Council, VIC Moonee Valley City Council, VIC Moreland City Council, VIC
Nillumbik Shire Council, VIC Port Phillip City Council, VIC Stonnington
City Council, VIC Whitehorse City Council, VIC Whittlesea City Council,
VIC Wyndham City Council, VIC Yarra City Council, VIC Yarra Ranges Shire
Council, VIC

The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the decision record released under the FOI Act.  

This request has now been closed.

Regards,

FOI Decision Maker

FOI and Records Management Branch

Data Division

Strategy and Law Enforcement Group

Department of Home Affairs | [1]www.homeaffairs.gov.au

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