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Citizenship

General information

For information on Australian citizenship please visit: www.citizenship.gov.au.

Processing time

The average processing time for applications for registration of Australian citizenship by descent is 1 week.

How to lodge your application

Delivery of certificate

Please advise in writing how you wish to collect the citizenship certificate. If you have an active passport application with the Consular and Passport Section, your child’s ‘Citizenship by Descent’ certificate can be forwarded directly to the Section, if so advised by you in writing.

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