Australia - Apply for citizenship

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Procedure

1. The applicant should Complete the Australian citizenship General eligibility application form
2. The applicant then Lodges the application form to the department with certified copies of the required documents and the correct fee.
3. The applicant is then provided with a date and time for citizenship appointment.
4. After the documents have been checked and the identity verified the applicant then sits a citizenship test.
5. When a decision is made on the application, the applicant is notified in writing.
6. After receiving the notification that your application has been successful you will need to attend a citizenship ceremony and make a pledge of commitment to complete the process of becoming an Australian citizen.

Apply Online

• To apply on line visit http://www.citizenship.gov.au/applying/fees_forms_appeals/online_apps/
• Select you eligibility situation it can be either general eligibility or other situations and start application.
• The system directs you through the application procedure.
• After completion of all fields submit application

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Required Documents

1. A cover letter
2. Application form
3. Birth certificate
4. Passport or other documents showing current nationality, Australian permanent resident status and date of arrival in Australia
5. Marriage certificate if married to an Australian citizen
6. Spouses citizenship certificate if the spouse has been naturalized
7. Proof of Identity declaration
8. Proof of good conduct

Office Locations & Contacts

Overseas Citizenship Unit
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
GPO Box 717
CANBERRA ACT 2601
AUSTRALIA

Courier access
Overseas Citizenship Unit
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
3 Lonsdale Street
BRADDON ACT 2612
AUSTRALIA

Government of Australia,

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

6 Chan Street

Belconnen ACT 2617

PO Box 25 Belconnen ACT 2616

Telephone: 02 6264 1111

Fax: 02 6225 6970

Eligibility

A migrant who is a permanent resident and aged 18 years or over and under 60.

Fees

Form 1300t Australian citizenship General eligibility (required to sit test) $260
Form 119 Evidence of Australian citizenship $60

To obtain an Australia citizenship, an applicant may be required to make the following payments (fees are in Australian Dollars):

• Form 1300t
  • Australian citizenship General eligibility (required to sit test) $260
  • Concession fee $40
  • Child under 16 years applying on the same form as a parent do not pay
• Form 1290
  • Australian citizenship Other situations (not required to sit test) $130
  • Concession fee $20
  • Child under 16 years applying on the same form as a parent do not pay
• Form 119
  • Evidence of Australian citizenship $60
• Form 132
  • Resuming Australian citizenship $70
• Form 118
  • Australian citizenship by descent $120
  • Second and subsequent siblings applying at the same time $95
• Form 1272
  • Adopted under the full Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption $120
  • Second and subsequent siblings applying at the same time $95
• Form 128
  • Renunciation of Australian citizenship $285

Validity

• Australian citizenship is for life.
• Citizen is valid as long as a person does not denounce it.
• However a person can lose citizen due to some circumstances for instance

1. if authority realizes citizenship was given false; or
2. if an applicant submitted false documents at the time of applying; among others

Documents to Use

http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1300t.pdf

Sample Documents

• Sample forms can be viewed at : http://www.citizenship.gov.au/applying/how_to_apply/ and support documents at
  http://www.citizenship.gov.au/applying/files/support_docs/

• Application forms can also be viewed at http://www.citizenship.gov.au/applying/fees_forms_appeals/paper_apps/

Processing Time

It takes 3 months for one to be accepted as an Australian Citizen.

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Instructions

• Determine which type of application for citizenship suits your personal circumstances
• Check that you are eligible to apply for your selected application type
• Gather your original documents that prove your identity, show you are of good character and support your eligibility
• Complete and lodge your application with the necessary documents and appropriate fee
• Wait to find out if you have been approved and, if you applied for citizenship by conferral attend a citizenship ceremony to formalize (legalize) the decision.
• A decision on your application for citizenship will only be made after you have lodged a completed application form together with the required documents and fee.

Required Information

1. Name
2. Date/place of birth
3. Nationality
4. current Address
5. Contacts

Need for the Document

You become an Australian citizen by being to Australian parents or permanent resident parents, or when you apply and are accepted for citizenship. Becoming an Australian citizen means you call Australia home with all the privileges and responsibilities of a person who was born here.

Information which might help

A decision on your application for citizenship will only be made after you have lodged a completed application form together with the required documents and fee.

Identity declaration must be completed by a person with the appropriate authority

Children under 16 years of age are usually included on a responsible parent's application form.

Fee exemptions and concessions are only available for applications for Australian citizenship on Form 1300t and Form 1290

It is important to attend a citizenship appointment because an application may be rejected if an applicant does not attend an appointment; and always give up to two (2) hours for the appointment.

It is also important for applicants to carry original documents to a citizenship appointment.

In cases of any changes in address, inform the citizenship department.

Children under sixteen (16) years included on an applicants application form automatically become Australian citizens an applicant makes the Citizenship Pledge.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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

External Links

http://www.mondaq.com/australia/x/145320/Government+Relations/Australian+Citizenship+Issues+for+Frequent+Travellers

http://www.beyderwellen.com/immigration-questions/2.html

http://www.citizenship.gov.au/applying/how_to_apply/

http://www.citizenship.gov.au/applying/how_to_apply/conferral_app_process/

http://www.citizenship.gov.au/applying/files/

http://www.citizenship.gov.au/applying/fees_forms_appeals/

http://www.citizenship.gov.au/applying/fees_forms_appeals/online_apps/

Others

• Citizenship means commitment to Australia and all that this country stands for.
• It introduces a new formal membership of the Australian community.
• If registered as a citizen, a person has the right to vote in federal and state or territory elections, and in a referendum
• A citizen of Australia can apply for work in the Australian Public Service or in the Australian Defense Force
• A citizen can participate in politics of the country
• He / she can apply for an Australian passport
• A citizen enters into the country freely
• The holder is entitled to assistance from an Australian official while overseas
• A citizen of Australia can also register children born overseas as Australian citizens by descent.