Citizenship Application fees

From 1 July 2025, new citizenship application fees apply.​

For Australian citizenship by descent and adoption, certificates​ will be issued to approved applicants.

​Citizenship application fees

Application type	Fee from 1 July 2025 (amounts in AUD)
Australian citizenship by conferral—General eligibility (Form 1300t):
Standard fee	$575
Concession fee*	$80
Child 15 years or younger applying on the same form as parent / Fee exemption^	Nil
Australian citizenship by conferral—Other situations (Form 1290):
Standard fee	$350
Concession fee*	$40
Child 15 years or younger applying on the same form as parent / Fee exemption^	Nil
Australian citizenship by descent (Form 118)
Single application / First sibling when two or more siblings apply	$370
Second and each subsequent sibling applying at the same time	$150
Australian citizenship for children adopted under full Hague Convention or bilateral arrangements (Form 1272)
Single application / First sibling when two or more siblings apply	$370
Second and each subsequent sibling applying at the same time	$150
Renunciation of Australian citizenship (Form 128)
Renunciation of Australian citizenship	$310
Resumption of Australian citizenship (Form 132)
Resumption of Australian citizenship	$245
Child 15 years or younger applying on the same form as parent	Nil
Evidence of Australian citizenship (Form 119)
Separate application for evidence of Australian citizenship	$280
Application for replacement of evidence of Australian citizenship lost, destroyed or damaged due to a natural disaster	Nil

* Fee concessions for forms 1300t and 1290​

A fee concession is payable by:

• If you hold a valid Pensioner Concession Card issued by the Australian Government (Services Australia or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs) and: you are listed as the primary cardholder; or
• you are aged 17 years or younger and are listed as a dependant; and the Pensioner Concession Card is not expired.

Health Care Cards, Student Cards or Senior Health Cards cannot be used to get a concession fee.

No fee is payable for children aged 15 years or younger applying on the same form as a responsible parent.

Provide a copy of both sides of your Pensioner Concession Card with your citizenship application.

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*Fee exemptions for forms 1300t and 1290

No fee is payable by:

• British and Maltese former child migrants who came to Australia without their parents between 22 September 1947 and 31 December 1967 under the Commonwealth Child Migration Scheme.

– A letter from the Child Migrants Trust confirming details of your arrival and sponsorship must be lodged with your application.

• Persons who have served for a total of at least 90 days in the permanent forces of the Commonwealth of Australia.

– A letter or discharge papers from the Australian Defence Force specifying service dates must be lodged with your application.

• Persons applying under Statelessness provision (section 21(8) of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007).

IMPORTANT: You cannot apply online if you want a fee exemption, you must use a paper application form.