Melbourne, VIC organizes Australia's first online citizenship ceremony
Melbourne, VIC Online Citizenship Ceremony
The city initiated the online citizenship ceremony pilot with a Zoom session featuring seven new citizens. Melbourne coordinated with the Australian Department of Human Affairs to ensure the ceremony followed security and legal guidelines. Additional Zoom ceremonies took place across the country following the Melbourne model to avoid a citizenship backlog during COVID-19.
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Melbourne welcomes new citizens in Australian-first online pilot - City of Melbourne
Seven Melburnians will today become the first new Australians to get their citizenship through a virtual citizenship ceremony hosted by a Local Council.
Citizenship ceremony held via Zoom in Melbourne - PM - ABC Radio
Australian citizenship ceremonies are now joining schooling, doctor visits and music lessons, and being held via video conference.
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