Australian Citizenship Application Processing Time
. Compared to waiting period of 16 months from date of application to ceremony in June 2019 the average waiting period for 75 per cent of applicants has shot up to 23 months from date of application to ceremony in April 2020. Add 6 to 8 months to processing time if you are applying for a minor under 18 who lives outside Canada and the US.
2017 186 Direct Entry NominationVisa Granted External Auditor - 15. Applications for descent and adoption are now processed in Australia. The average number of days from lodging a citizenship application to receiving Australian citizenship.
A basic knowledge of the English language.
You may be exempt from having to sit the citizenship test if at the time of application you are. Citizenship application processing time takes 23 months Up to 22 May this year 175304 people were granted Australian citizenship 117958 applications waiting to be processed In a statement a department spokesperson told SBS News the pandemic had affected processing. Aged 60 years old or over. The next and final part of the process is attending a citizenship ceremony organised by an applicants local council.
