Citizenship Applications – General Eligibility
System Outage, Maintenance and Technical Issues
For detailed information about systems outage, planned maintenance or current technical issues including known system errors.
See: System Outage, Maintenance and Technical Issues
On this page
About online applications
To apply online, your browser must support 128 bit encryption. You can check your browser if you experience problems connecting to these services.
See: Online Services – Browser Requirements
Note: Background information about Australian citizenship and information about other ways of applying is available on the Australian citizenship website.
Also note: Please make sure you have read all available information before commencing application.
Do not apply online if:
- you are entitled to a concession or exemption from the fee
- you do not meet the eligibility requirements.
If your application is refused on any requirement, you will not receive a refund.
See: Australian Citizenship
If you are inside Australia you may also call the Citizenship Information Line.
Telephone: 131 880
Applications
To begin an online application for citizenship by conferral:
See: Application for conferral of Australian Citizenship – general
Application services
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Continue a saved application
Note: You will need to use your Saved Application ID and password -
Check the progress of your application
Note: You will need to use your Transaction Reference Number -
Use the residence calculator
If you want to work out whether you fulfil the residence requirements for Australian citizenship. This calculator accepts future dates.
