Australian Citizenship Application: What Are The Steps To Apply For Australian Citizenship?

How to Become an Australian Citizen:

• Check Your Eligibility.
• Prepare Your Supporting Documents.
• Make Copies.
• Prepare Official Translations (if needed)
• Complete your Application Form.
• Submit Application.
• Attend your Appointment & Sit for the Citizenship Test.
• Attend the Citizenship Ceremony.

Documents required to apply for Australian citizenship:

1. A current document with your photograph.
   and/or signature.
2. Evidence of your current residential address.
3. Evidence of your date of birth, birth name.
   and any changes of name.
4. Evidence of your identity in the community.
5. Evidence of when you first arrived in Australia.
   and your present country of citizenship.

If you have applied for Australian citizenship by descent, 90% of applications are processed within 5 months. If you have applied for Evidence of Australian citizenship, 90% of applications are processed within 27 days.

The average processing time for citizenship (naturalization) applications is 8 months as of May 31, 2020.

However, that’s just how long it takes USCIS to process Form N-400. The entire naturalization process has several steps and takes an average of 15 months.

The DHA government fees range between $300 – $490 depending on which DHA form you use to file your citizenship application.