Queues for migration and citizenship get longer

According to the Department of Home Affairs, the average time from lodging an application to receiving citizenship has been stretched from 12 to 16 months.

Citizenship Test is one of many changes ushered in by the Australian government over the past few years Source: AAP

As of April 30 this year, there were over 200,000 citizenship applications being processed by the Department of Home Affairs, and perhaps a comparable number of permanent residency applications.

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