Guide to Australian citizenship

Guide to Australian citizenship:

Apply for Australian citizenship, must meet the following conditions:

1 As a permanent resident of Australia, that have PR status

(2) the residence time requirements for naturalization
1) prior to the application have lived in Australia for four years, and at least one year within four years (ie 12 months) is the PR status.
2) It's time to leave Australia within four years, a total of no more than a year, and in the application for naturalization shall not leave Australia this year, more than 90 days.
3) become a permanent resident prior to the temporary resident status (such as student visa) in Australia can obtain residence time is to recognize and calculate the new residency requirements, up to three years of residence available to temporary residents admitted. In other words, has become a permanent resident before the temporary resident status in Australia to live for three years, in obtaining permanent resident status after living a year to apply for citizenship.

3 can speak and understand basic English, the applicant shall participate in the interview, the time required to speak English, the obligations and rights of Australian citizens

4 understand the obligations and rights of Australian citizens, Australian Department of Immigration prior to the application information will be provided for the recitation of the English;

5 good character

6 intend to live in Australia or maintain a close relationship with Australia. Children under 16 can be included in a parent's naturalization application, need not meet the residency requirements.

Guide to Australian citizenship-Australian citizenship test the basic situation:

Australia's new citizenship test have been on October 1, 2007 come into effect, the new policy only applies to residence time required after the commencement of the new policy (July 1, 2007) became a permanent resident of the citizens of the applicant.

Before the commencement of the new policy has become a permanent resident who only meet the requirements of the old residence time (five years before applying for citizenship, permanent resident applicants to the cumulative total living in Australia two years before applying for citizenship, and in two proposed during the year, the cumulative total residence one year) can be. However, the applicant must be 30 June 2010 made ​​citizenship applications. In June 2010, after 30, all citizens must comply with the new application for residency requirements. But 18 years of age, 60 years of age and with hearing, language, vision or permanent physical or mental disabilities will be exempted from this test. For those who lower the standard of English, the government test center staff will help them read the questions and possible answers. But to get this help, the applicant must complete the Adult Migrant English Program 400 hours of learning.

Guide to Australian citizenship-Australian citizenship test locations:

  The applicant may choose to participate in or outside the citizenship test. Many test sites in Australia, including all of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Office, part of the Cenrelink Office and Medicare offices.

If you want to take the test abroad, and must contact the local embassy or consulate, but the results will be delayed publication because papers returned to Australia to score. Overseas naturalization application can only be made ​​by mail, not online application.

Applicants the exam location and time of appointment, will receive a confirmation letter to inform the examination of information and need to carry proof of identity. After the applicant in respect to properly prepare the exam. Test data and simulation questions is available for download (click on
http://www.citizenship.gov.au/learn/cit_test/test_resource/, choose the content you need to download).

Guide to Australian citizenship-Application Procedure:
Submit the application form, booking exam (paper or online or phone) - test or interview - naturalization application - approved - under oath - to get passports
Note: You submit the application form, booking examinations, must have met the residency requirements, but can not make reservations in advance examination.
The first step: Submit the application form, examination appointment
Submit the application form, you can make an appointment examination paper application, you can apply online or call.
online application address: https://www.ecom.immi.gov.au/citz/applyNow.do?form=1300t
paper application and telephone application forms and other materials required to be sent to your nearest immigration office.
Call 131 880 Phone application.
Regardless of how to apply, the same form is Form 1300t (18 years of age, 60 years of age who complete this form)
When USCIS receives your application, we will inform you the time and place of examination. This time is generally about two weeks to three months. Friends of the online application experience is waiting for two months notice to the exam ~
If the examination expires, you did not feel ready, you can postpone.
Step Two: Interview & Test
Australian citizenship test which materials to carry the day, the process of naturalization exam is like?
Naturalization test day, shall be as early as 30 minutes to reach the examination test center. Because the English required to register and answer the question about identity.This is once again confirm your identity and eligibility, but also a appointment. The appointment time is normally 15 minutes to 2 hours. So remember bring your identification and appointment confirmation letter. After finishing these procedures, in order to seat the examination.
Test centers do not provide child care with children and children of applicants will be pre-arranged.
The required identity documents in the appointment letter, a detailed list, the requirement is original or notarized copies.
The material must carry are: birth certificate (birth certificate), passport, and the other two with a photo, signature and residential address of the identification document (such as driver's license, student card, bank card, medicare, etc.).
If you turn over the name before, to carry the Australian-born died at the official marriage registration documents, proof of previous name and current use of name. Some people marry the crown in husband's name, if it is registered outside of Australia, Australian born prior to the death of Marriage Registry and the day of the examination approved by the Registry to bring the notarized documents. If you can not provide these materials, please contact the Department of Immigration before the exam to see if you can to provide additional materials. Contact phone is 131 880.

In addition, the material must be provided in English. If the original is not English, need to ask the Australian certified translators for translation.


If you are in Australia participated in the naturalization exam, you will receive immediately after the examination results citizenship test result. Examination room staff will give you a print out of results. If you do not pass, there will be instructed to tell you what areas need to strengthen the study. If you passed the exam, there are instructions telling you how to submit applications for Australian citizenship.
If you are outside Australia to participate in the citizenship test, you will not receive the results immediately, as papers will be sent back to Australia to marking, before we know the result. Details need to contact your nearest Australian immigration office.
However, if the exam, you can repeatedly take the test. No cost to participate in citizenship test.

Guide to Australian citizenship-About the Australian citizenship test focus:

  After registration passed, will begin the exam. Exam is in English, on the computer, the examination score is 100 points, divided by 60 points, a total of 20 choice, answer 12 to pass the exam. Like a test driver's license, click the mouse, select the correct answer on it.

20 There are three questions must answer, is about the rights and obligations of citizens of Australia, prior to the material to properly prepare, if wrong answers, as long as one has got the wrong answer directly Fail.

No separate examination of the English test, as long as the test questions by 20 on the line. Those who did not pass the exam, printable exam results for the next exam preparation.

Examination questions from the "Becoming an Australian Citizen" (an Australian citizen) of the test material selected out. The main contents are: a citizen's rights and obligations of Australia, Australian values, history, social and management system.