Step 2: Application process – General eligibility
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To begin the application process, you should check if you are eligible for any fee concessions
or exemptions.
See: Form 1298i Citizenship
Fees (58KB PDF file)
Citizenship test
If you apply for citizenship under the general eligibility criteria, you must have passed the citizenship test before you lodge your application. If you have not passed the citizenship test before you lodge your application, your application is likely to be refused and you may not be entitled to any refund of your application fee.
More information about the citizenship test is available on this website. To book a citizenship test please telephone the department.
See: Citizenship test
Telephone: 131 880
Citizenship application forms
It is strongly recommended that you read through the information regarding fees, concessions, exemptions, methods of application and the process you should follow to successfully lodge your application form.
Note: You may be eligible to apply for citizenship but not eligible to apply online. You must have passed a citizenship test before applying for citizenship.
To access the online citizenship application form.
See: Citizenship Applications – General eligibility
To access the paper form.
See: Form 1300t Application for
Australian citizenship by conferral – General eligibility (227KB PDF file)
Application fee
The application fee for conferral of Australian Citizenship - general eligibility is $AUD240.
Concession fees
A concession fee is available to applicants who have a permanent financial disadvantage and are recipients of certain pensions from Centrelink or the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The fee payable is $AUD40.
Evidence of eligibility for a fee concession is required.
Fee exemptions
There are two categories of applicants who are exempt from paying the fee:
persons who have served in the Australian Defence Force for a period of at least three months
British and Maltese former child migrants who arrived in Australia unaccompanied under the Commonwealth Child Migrant Scheme between 22 September 1947 and 31 December 1967.
Note: You may be exempt from the fee if you have previously applied but were refused because you did not meet the residence requirement and you re-applied within three months of becoming residentially eligible.
Evidence of eligibility for exemption from payment of a fee is required. If you are eligible for a concession or exemption fee, you cannot apply online.
Where do I go next?
Do you wish to apply for a fee concession/exemption? Please select.
No - I do not wish to apply for a fee concession/exemption - General eligibility
or
Yes - I wish to apply for a fee concession/exemption - General eligibility