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Australia · Citizenship test

Applying for Australian citizenship, and where the test fits in

You don’t apply for the test on its own. Applying for Australian citizenship by conferral is a single application, made online in ImmiAccount or on a paper form, and the test comes after it. Once Home Affairs has your application, documents and fee, it sends you a test appointment, if you’re 18 to 59 when you apply.

  • Form 1300tGeneral eligibility application
  • ImmiAccountWhere you apply and pay online
  • 3Identity documents to give
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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

What are the steps for applying for Australian citizenship?

  1. Check that you’re eligible, starting with the residence requirement.
  2. Get your documents ready: 3 identity documents that together show your birth name, date of birth and sex, photo, signature and current address. You may also need overseas police certificates if, since turning 18, you’ve spent 12 months or more in total outside Australia in the last 10 years (or since your first permanent visa, whichever is more recent), including 90 days or more in one country. Documents not in English need an English translation.
  3. Apply and pay in ImmiAccount. If you need an Assisted Test, ask for it in the application.
  4. Wait for your test appointment letter. It can take several months.
  5. Sit the test, then wait for Home Affairs’ decision, which comes in writing.
  6. If you’re approved, go to your citizenship ceremony and make the pledge.
Eligibility check →Test support and the Assisted Test →

When do you need a paper form?

Use form 1300t on paper if you:

  • don’t have a current or expired passport or other travel document, such as a DFTTA, ImmiCard, PLO56 (M56) or Titre de Voyage
  • haven’t travelled into or out of Australia since July 1990
  • are applying for a fee exemption
  • are claiming the Australian Defence Service residence exemption
  • were born outside Australia and are stateless

Pre-pay the fee in ImmiAccount, then post the form with certified copies of your documents and the payment receipt. Don’t post originals.

Including your children

Children aged 15 or younger can go on your application at no extra fee, and they don’t sit the test. Children aged 16 or 17 can’t be included: they apply on their own, and may be asked some questions at an interview instead of a test.

The citizenship interview →

After you apply

Tell Home Affairs if your name, contact details or the details of children on your application change. If you applied online, you can update them and check your application’s progress in ImmiAccount.

Processing times and results →
Sources: Home Affairs and 4 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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