AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP APPLICATION TYPE	75% OF APPLICATIONS PROCESSED IN	90% OF APPLICATIONS PROCESSED IN
Conferral (lodgement to ceremony**)	19 months	27 months
Descent (lodgement to decision)	64 days	5 months
Evidence (lodgement to decision)	16 days	27 days

**A small proportion of applicants for Australian citizenship by conferral are not required to attend a ceremony. For Descent and Evidence applications, allow an additional 10 days for printing and postage of your certificate. If you applied from outside Australia, postage will take longer.