Australian Capital Territory - Apply to Resume Australian Citizenship


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ProcedureEdit

Apply by Mail

  1. To obtain a birth certificate, the applicant has to approach the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs Immigration and citizenship. Contact details are mentioned in “Office Locations & Contacts” of this page. Or use the following given Contact Link
  2. An application form is available at the following Link
  3. The applicant has to fill-in all the details in the form.
  4. Applicant should make sure to attach all the documents that are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page (Both photocopies and originals).
  5. Mail the application with the required document to appropriate office.
  6. Mailing address is mentioned in “Office Locations & Contacts” of this page.
  7. The fee of this procedure is mentioned under the “Fees” section of this page.
  8. Australian Government Department of Home Affairs Immigration and citizenshipwill issue the certificate and notice the applicant via mail.
  9. The processing time of this procedure is 10 business days.
  10. Please contact Australian Government Department of Home Affairs Immigration and citizenship for further details.



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Required DocumentsEdit

  • Application form Link
  • Identity documents if 16 or older.
  • Good character Document.
  • Citizenship Document.
  • Photographs.
  • Change of contact and/or passport details (if necessary) Link



Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Mailing Address:
Department of Home AffairsImmigration
Evidence Processing Unit Parramatta
GPO Box 9984
Sydney NSW 2001
Australia
Contact Link

EligibilityEdit

  • Present proof of the applicant's citizenship status in Australia and satisfy the Department of the applicant's identity and, if the application is over 18, of their good moral character.



FeesEdit

  • When the application is submitted, the fee must be paid.
  • Make the payment online using ImmiAccount's 'My Payments' feature.
  • Visit Link to log in or create an ImmiAccount, then choose My Payments>Manage Payments>Pre-Pay Paper Service.
  • On this form, do not enter your payment card information.
  • Through ImmiAccount's 'My Payments' section, make the credit card payment electronically.
  • Fee details Link



ValidityEdit

  • On the day the Australian government approves their application, the applicant regains their Australian citizenship.



Documents to UseEdit

  • Application form Link



Sample DocumentsEdit

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.



Processing TimeEdit

  • The processing time of this procedure is 10 business days.



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InstructionsEdit

  • Instructions for the procedure Link



Required InformationEdit

The information needed to be filled in the application form are listed below:

  • Applicant details
  • Citizenship details
  • Children details
  • Parent details
  • Identity documents
  • Identity declaration
  • Good character
  • Supporting documents
  • Nomination of representative
  • Payment details
  • Declaration



Need for the DocumentEdit

  • If the applicant were an Australian Benefits of citizen in the past, the applicant may be able to apply to regain it under specific conditions.



Information which might helpEdit

  • If the person is not qualified to regain their Australian citizenship, they can be qualified to apply for conferral of Australian citizenship.



Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.


External LinksEdit

Link

OthersEdit

Conferral of Australian citizenship.