Australian citizenship processing time is affected by different circumstances and factors. Some of the factors that affect the processing time of Australian citizenship applications are as follows:
- The processing time of the Australian citizenship application may be more in case the applicant has provided incomplete information and documents. On the other hand, applicants who have completed all requirements will have a shorter time for their application processing.
- The more time the applicant takes to respond to the department’s request for information and documents will result in a longer time for their citizenship application to be processed.
- Processing time sometimes is longer when the external agencies assessing character and security requirements take longer time depending on the workload they have.
- When information or documents are provided by an applicant it sometimes takes different times at different periods depending on the number of applications which results in a change in the processing time.
Australian Citizenship by Conferral Processing Time 2024
The following is the processing period of the Australian citizenship by conferral applications including general eligibility and other situations.
From the date of the application to decision:
- 25% of the applications are processed in 4 months.
- 50% of the citizenship applications by conferral are processed in 5 months.
- 75% of the applications are processed in 7 months.
- 90% of the citizenship applications are processed in 16 months.
From the date of the approval to the ceremony:
- 25% of the applications are processed in 4 months.
- 50% of the citizenship applications by conferral are processed in 5 months.
- 75% of the applications are processed in 6 months.
- 90% of the citizenship applications are processed in 7 months.
From the date of the application to the ceremony:
- 25% of the citizenship applications by conferral are processed in 7 months.
- 50% of the citizenship applications by conferral are processed in 8 months.
- 75% of the applications are processed in 10 months.
- 90% of the citizenship applications are processed in 13 months.
Australian Citizenship by Descent Processing Time 2024
The following is the processing period of the Australian citizenship by descent applications including general eligibility and other situations in 2024.
From the date of the application to decision:
- 25% of the applications are processed in 67 days.
- 50% of the citizenship applications by descent are processed in 72 days.
- 75% of the applications are processed in 4 months.
- 90% of the citizenship applications are processed in 5 months.
Evidence of Australian Citizenship Processing Time 2024
- 25% of the applications are processed in 1 day.
- 50% of the citizenship applications by descent are processed in 3 days.
- 75% of the applications are processed in 11 days.
- 90% of the citizenship applications are processed in 25 days.
Evidence of Australian Citizenship Postage Times 2024
For applicants of Australian Citizenship by descent or Evidence of Australian Citizenship, the Australian citizenship is printed and posted to the applicant.
- For applicants in Australia it takes 2 weeks for printing and postage.
- For applicants outside Australia it may take 6 weeks for printing and postage.
Number of Australian Citizenship Applications Lodged
The following is the number of Australian citizenship applications received by the department between 1st January 2024 and 31 st January 2024:
- Citizenship by Conferral: 17,553
- Citizenship by descent: 1,610
- Evidence of Australian Citizenship: 3,676
Number of Australian Citizenship Applications currently under processing 2024
The following is the total number of Australian citizenship applications currently under processing as on 31st January 2024:
- Citizenship by Conferral: 94,569
- Citizenship by descent: 4,222
- Evidence of Australian Citizenship: 925
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