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Demand -- and waiting time -- for citizenship keeps growing

Almost 190,000 people are in the queue, and the Federal Government says that is why applications are now taking almost a year and a half to be processed.

An Australian citizenship recipient holds his certificate during a citizenship ceremony on Australia Day in Brisbane, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Federal Labor has demanded the Turnbull government immediately start processing citizenship applications under existing rules. Source: AAP

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By Argyro Vourdoumpa, Virginia Langeberg




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