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I Passed my Australian Citizenship Test!
The interview wasn't anything more than taking my photo and scanning my documents. I was told to budget 30-minutes for the interview, but it probably only took about 5-minutes.
I was escorted to the back room of the Australian Centrelink office where they had a room set-up with two computers for the citizenship test. They set me up on the computer where I had to answer 20 multiple-choice questions in a 45-minute time frame.
The topics covered by the Australian Citizenship Test were:
- A story of Australia (Australian History)
- Australian Values
- Governing the Country (Australian Government)
- Our Land, Our Nation
- Responsibilities and Privileges of Australian Citizenship
There were a few questions that I was only 90% sure I got right, but overall I was pretty confident. When I got the results I scored 100% on the Australian Citizenship test!
I was glad that I had read through the Becoming and Australian Citizen booklet two times, and also gone through a bunch of the Australian Citizenship example tests. Some of the controversy over the test is the Australian sports questions. There were only two sports questions on the test, and since I have lived here for almost ten years already, they were pretty easy ones.
My interview was due to start at 11:30. I had arrived 15-minutes early just because I was too scared to be late. They got me into the interview early and I was done the interview and the test by 11:30. I was pleasantly surprised.
Now the next step will be to send in my application form, wait until it's been approved and then attend an Australian Citizenship Ceremony.
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Cameron Harwood on Wednesday, February 6, 2008Hi Bill,
Thanks for the comment on my blog. I remember talking to you on the phone while I was working with IWT in Perth.
Keep up the great work and keep following His lead - it is always the most rewarding thing in life.
Bless ya heaps - espcially because you are now Australian! :-)
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George Manlangit on Sunday, February 17, 2008I just drop by to send my congratulations after reading your blog. I'm sure the Good Lord has something for you to do in Australia. For His purpose.... bless the Lord.
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Faye on Tuesday, February 5, 2008Well done Bill on passing the Citizenship test.
I thought you would do pretty well.
Faye
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