Category: Citizenship

Citizenship by Conferral 2025.

Citizenship by Conferral Monthly.

This table shows the number of Citizenship by Conferral applications received each month, the number finalised each month, and the number still waiting to be finalised.

For the year: 2025.

Month

Number Received

Number Finalised

Still Waiting

May

17,380

16,748

153,666

Apr

17,816

12,328

153,034

Mar

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Citizenship by Conferral Monthly.

This table shows the number of Citizenship by Conferral applications received each month, the number finalised each month, and the number still waiting to be finalised.

For the year: 2025.

Month

Number Received

Number Finalised

Still Waiting

May

17,380

16,748

153,666

Apr

17,816

12,328

153,034

Mar

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Australian Citizenship Processing Times May 2025

Australian citizenship by conferral.

Processing times for Australian citizenship by conferral, for applications finalised in May 2025.

Citizenship application numbers, applications finalised and applications still in hand, can be seen at: “Citizenship by Conferral 2025”.

From date of application to decision:

  • 24% of applications were processed in under 9 months.
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Australian Citizenship Fees 2025/26.

Australian Citizenship Fees from 1 July 2025.

Application fees for Australian Citizenship increase on 1 July 2025.

These are the new rates, compared to the previous years rates.

Citizenship by Conferral (General Eligibility):
  • 2025/26 $575 ($15 increase)
  • 2024/25 $560
Citizenship by Descent:
  • 2025/26 $370 ($10 increase)
  • 2024/25 $360
Citizenship by
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Australian Citizenship Fees from 1 July 2025.

Application fees for Australian Citizenship increase on 1 July 2025.

These are the new rates, compared to the previous years rates.

Citizenship by Conferral (General Eligibility):
  • 2025/26 $575 ($15 increase)
  • 2024/25 $560
Citizenship by Descent:
  • 2025/26 $370 ($10 increase)
  • 2024/25 $360
Citizenship by
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Australian Citizenship Processing Times April 2025

Australian citizenship by conferral.

Processing times for Australian citizenship by conferral, for applications finalised in April 2025.

From date of application to decision:

  • 24% of applications were processed in under 8 months.
  • 25% of applications were processed between 8 and 8 months.
  • 25% of applications were processed between 8 and
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Australian Citizenship Processing Times March 2025

Australian citizenship by conferral.

Processing times for Australian citizenship by conferral, for applications finalised in March 2025.

From date of application to decision:

  • 24% of applications were processed in under 7 months.
  • 25% of applications were processed between 7 and 8 months.
  • 25% of applications were processed between 8 and
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Australian Citizenship Processing Times January 2025.

Australian citizenship by conferral.

Processing times for Australian citizenship by conferral, for applications finalised in January 2025.

From date of application to decision:

  • 24% of applications were processed in under 7 months.
  • 25% of applications were processed between 7 and 8 months.
  • 25% of applications were processed between 8 and
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Australian Citizenship Processing Times December 2024.

Processing times for Australian citizenship by conferral, for applications finalised in December 2024.

From date of application to decision:

  • 24% of applications were processed in under 6 months.
  • 25% of applications were processed between 6 and 7 months.
  • 25% of applications were processed between 7 and 9 months.
  • 15% of
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Australian Citizenship Processing Times November 2024.

Processing times for Australian citizenship by conferral, for applications finalised in November 2024.

From date of application to decision:

  • 24% of applications were processed in under 6 months.
  • 25% of applications were processed between 6 and 7 months.
  • 25% of applications were processed between 7 and 8 months.
  • 15% of
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Australian Citizenship Processing Times September 2024.

Processing times for Australian citizenship by conferral, for applications finalised in September 2024.

From date of application to decision:

  • 49% of applications were processed in under 7 months.
  • 25% of applications were processed between 7 and 8 months.
  • 15% of applications were processed between 8 and 10 months.
  • 11% of
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