Australian Citizenship Processing Times

Processing Times for Australian Citizenship.

Monthly Citizenship Processing Times.

How are Citizenship Applications Processed.

The Australian Citizenship department work on applications in the order that they receive them.

However, this does not mean that applications will be finalised in the order that they are received.

Applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis.
The time it takes to process applications can vary from the official timeframes shown, because each applicant’s individual circumstances are different.

Completing your application online, where possible, and providing all the documents listed for your application type, helps to finalise your application more quickly.​

Factors that can affect the processing time of your application include:

Whether you have provided a complete application, including all the supporting documents.

How promptly you respond when asked for more information or documents.

The time it takes to check the information you have provided.

The time it takes for information from other agencies, usually for character and national security requirements.
These may be overseas agencies, and some countries take longer than others.