News:Changes to Australian citizenship application fees from 1 July 2021
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âââFrom 1 July 2021, new citizenship application fees apply.â
For Australian citizenship by descent and adoption, certificatesâ will be issued to approved applicants.
Changes to citizenship application fees
Fee changesâ
Citizenship application fee changes take effect from 1 July 2021 . Fees are increasing to more accurately reflect the cost of application processing.
Applicants will be charged the relevant fee based on when the Department receives their application.
The new fees apply if the Department receives the application and payment on or after 1 July 2022
The new fees applicable from 1 July 2021 are set out in the table below.
The circumstances in which a fee concession applies from 1 July 2021 have been simplified. There are no changes to fee exemptions.
âCitizenship application fees (effective 1 July 2021 )
| Application type | Fee from 1 July 2021 (amounts in AUD) |
|---|---|
| Australian citizenship by conferral—General eligibility (Form 1300t): | |
| Standard fee | $490 |
| Concession fee* | $70 |
| Child 15 years or younger applying on the same form as parent / Fee exemption^ | Nil |
| Australian citizenship by conferral—Other situations (Form 1290): | |
| Standard fee | $300 |
| Concession fee* | $35 |
| Child 15 years or younger applying on the same form as parent / Fee exemption^ | Nil |
| Australian citizenship by descent (Form 118) | |
| Single application / First sibling when two or more siblings apply | $315 |
| Second and each subsequent sibling applâying at the same time | $130 |
| Australian citizenship for children adopted under full Hague Convention or bilateral arrangements (Form 1272) | |
| Single application / First sibling when two or more siblings apply | $315 |
| Second and each subsequent sibling applying at the same time | $130 |
| Renunciation of Australian citizenship (Form 128) | $265 |
| Resumption of Australian citizenship | |
| Resumption of Australian citizenship | $210 |
| Child 15 years or younger applying on the same form as parent | Nil |
| Evidence of Australian citizenship (Form 119) | |
| Separate application for evidence of Australian citizenship | $240 |
| Application for replacement of evidence of Australian citizenship lost, destroyed or damaged due to a natural disaster | Nil |
* Fee concessions for forms 1300t and 1290â
A fee concession is payable by:
- holders of a Pensioner Concession Card issued by the Australian Government (Services Australia or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs)
- persons aged 17 years or younger listed as a depâendant on a Pensioner Concession Card issued by the Australian Government (Services Australia or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs) applying independently.
No fee is payable for children aged 15 years or younger applying on the same form as a parent.
NOTE: To be eligible for the fee concession, applicants must provide a certified copy of both sides of their Pensioner Concession Card with the citizenship application.
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Material adapted from
© Department of Home Affairs
© Brisbane City Council 2016.
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