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.