Australian Citizenship Processing Times July 2023.
27,668 citizenship by conferral applications were received during the month of July 2023.
21,067 citizenship by conferral applications were finalised in July 2023. The median processing time, from date of application to ceremony, was 9 months.
The number of citizenship by conferral applications on hand at the end of July 2023 was 86,149, an increase of 6,601 (8.3%) from the previous month.
The following processing times relate to Citizenship applications, by conferral, that reached a decision in July 2023.
From Date of application to decision.
- 25% took under 3 months.
- 25% between 3 months and 4 months.
- 25% between 4 months and 6 months.
- 15% between 6 months and 9 months.
- 10% took over 9 months.
From Date of approval to ceremony.
- 25% took under 58 days.
- 25% between 58 days and 3 months.
- 25% between 3 months and 5 months.
- 15% between 5 months and 6 months.
- 10% took over 6 months.
From Date of application to ceremony.
- 25% took under 7 months.
- 25% between 7 months and 9 months.
- 25% between 9 months and 12 months.
- 15% between 12 months and 15 months.
- 10% took over 15 months.
These times do NOT include those applications that are still in progress, and some of those might take longer than the longest times shown above.
- 27,668 citizenship by conferral applications were received during the month of July 2023.
- There were 86,149 citizenship by conferral applications on hand at the end of July 2023.
- That is 6,601 (8.3%) more than the 79,548 citizenship by conferral applications on hand at the end of June 2023.
- That would mean that 21,067 citizenship by conferral applications were finalised in July 2023.
Last updated: 17 August 2023 (for month ending 31 July 2023).
Australian Citizenship by Descent Processing Times July 2023.
- 25% took under 44 days.
- 25% between 44 days and 60 days.
- 25% between 60 days and 80 days.
- 15% between 80 days and 4 months.
- 10% took over 4 months.
There were 3,599 citizenship by descent applications on hand at the end of July 2023. That is an increase of 159 (4.62%) from the 3,440 citizenship by descent applications on hand at the end of June 2022.
There were 1,495 citizenship by descent applications received during June 2023.
That would mean that 1,336 applications were finalised in June 2023.
Australian Citizenship Processing Times
Australian Citizenship Processing Times June 2023.
The following processing times relate to Citizenship applications, by conferral, that reached a decision in June 2023.
From Date of application to decision.
- 25% took under 3 months.
- 25% between 3 months and 4 months.
- 25% between 4 months and 6 months.
- 15% between 6 months and 10 months.
- 10% took over 10 months.
From Date of approval to ceremony.
- 25% took under 73 days.
- 25% between 73 days and 4 months.
- 25% between 4 months and 5 months.
- 15% between 5 months and 7 months.
- 10% took over 7 months.
From Date of application to ceremony.
- 25% took under 8 months.
- 25% between 8 months and 11 months.
- 25% between 11 months and 13 months.
- 15% between 13 months and 16 months.
- 10% took over 16 months.
These times do NOT include those applications that are still in progress, and some of those might take longer than the longest times shown above.
- 16,446 citizenship by conferral applications were received during the month of June 2023.
- There were 79,548 citizenship by conferral applications on hand at the end of June 2023.
- That is 4,471 (5.3%) less than the 84,019 citizenship by conferral applications on hand at the end of May 2023.
- That would mean that 20,917 citizenship by conferral applications were finalised in June 2023.
Last updated: 12 July 2023 (for month ending June 2023).
Australian Citizenship by Descent Processing Times June 2023.
- 25% took under 39 days.
- 25% between 39 days and 54 days.
- 25% between 54 days and 81 days.
- 15% between 81 days and 4 months.
- 10% took over 4 months.
There were 3,440 citizenship by descent applications on hand at the end of June 2023. That is a decrease of 156 (4.3%) from the 3,596 citizenship by descent applications on hand at the end of May 2022.
There were 3,904 citizenship by descent applications received during June 2023.
That would mean that 4,060 applications were finalised in June 2023.
Australian Citizenship Processing Times
Australian Citizenship Processing Times May 2023.
The following processing times relate to Citizenship applications, by conferral, that reached a decision in May 2023.
From Date of application to decision.
- 25% took under 4 months.
- 25% between 4 months and 5 months.
- 25% between 5 months and 7 months.
- 15% between 7 months and 11 months.
- 10% took over 11 months.
From Date of approval to ceremony.
- 25% took under 78 days.
- 25% between 78 days and 4 months.
- 25% between 4 months and 6 months.
- 15% between 6 months and 8 months.
- 10% took over 8 months.
From Date of application to ceremony.
- 25% took under 9 months.
- 25% between 9 months and 11 months.
- 25% between 11 months and 14 months.
- 15% between 14 months and 19 months.
- 10% took over 19 months.
These times do NOT include those applications that are still in progress, and some of those might take longer than the longest times shown above.
- 14,685 citizenship by conferral applications were received during the month of May 2023.
- There were 84,019 citizenship by conferral applications on hand at the end of May 2023.
- That is 12,507 (12.96%) less than the 96,526 citizenship by conferral applications on hand at the end of April 2023.
- That would mean that 27,192 citizenship by conferral applications were finalised in May 2023.
Last updated: 26 June 2023 (for month ending May 2023).
Australian Citizenship by Descent Processing Times May 2023.
- 25% took under 44 days.
- 25% between 44 days and 59 days.
- 25% between 59 days and 87 days.
- 15% between 87 days and 4 months.
- 10% took over 4 months.
There were 3,596 citizenship by descent applications on hand at the end of May 2023. That is a decrease of 251 from the 3,847 citizenship by descent applications on hand at the end of May 2022.
There were 1,427 citizenship by descent applications received during May 2023.
That would mean that 1,678 applications were finalised in May 2023.