Australian citizenship: Waiting time drops and approvals double

مدت زمان انتظار برای اخذ شهروندی استرالیا کاهش پیدا کرده است.

Source: AAP

Over 220,000 applicants are still waiting for the outcome of their citizenship application in Australia despite a reduction in waiting times.


The number of migrants granted Australian citizenship has doubled compared to last year and the waiting time has dropped according to the Department of Home Affairs.

The latest figures released by the department reveal the waiting time for Australian citizenship has dropped by ten per cent.

The time period from lodgement to citizenship ceremony (by conferral) has dropped for 75 per cent of applications from 20 months to 18 months.

For 90 per cent of applications, though, it remains unchanged at 23 months.

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