Question: Will going overseas, after applying for Australian Citizenship, affect the processing of an application?
In normal circumstances the processing of an Australian Citizenship application will be paused while the applicant is overseas.
Wording from immi.homeaffairs.gov.au
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The Number of Australian Citizenship by Conferral applications on hand at 1 January 2022 was 144,721.
Almost half of that total were from applicants in Victoria, where the Covid-19 lockdowns had the worst effect.
At the time you apply for citizenship you must have been living in Australia on a valid visa for the past 4 years. This includes all permanent and temporary visas and all classes of bridging visas.
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The following processing times relate to Citizenship applications by conferral that reached a decision in April 2022.
From Date of application to decision.
It is possible to apply for priority processing for an Australian passport.
Paying an extra $225 for this option, your passport should be ready for mailing or collection within two business days of the passport office receiving all required documents.
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The following processing times relate to Citizenship applications by conferral that reached a decision in March 2022.
From Date of application to decision.
If you travel outside Australia before your Australian Citizenship ceremony, it will be as a permanent resident.
You can only use the passport of the country of which you are currently a citizen, and you must have a valid travel facility on … Read the rest
The following processing times relate to Citizenship applications by conferral that reached a decision in February 2022.
From Date of application to decision.
Hume City Council Council conducts citizenship ceremonies on behalf of the Commonwealth Government.
These are the initial dates released for 2022.
The following processing times relate to Citizenship applications by conferral that reached a decision in January 2022.
From Date of application to decision.
