Australian Citizenship
How to become an Australia citizen
- You can obtain an Australian Citizenship in different ways. You must meet our criteria before you apply. Conferral and descent are the most common ways to apply
- Become an Australian citizen (by conferral)
- Permanent residents or New Zealand citizens
This is for:
- Australian permanent residents aged 18-59
- children aged 16 or 17
- children 15 years or younger applying with a parent or guardian
- Commonwealth Child Migration Scheme migrants
- eligible New Zealand citizens
- partners or spouses of an Australian citizen
- refugees or humanitarian migrants
Become an Australian citizen (by conferral) Person 60 years or over
This is for:
- permanent residents aged 60 years or over
- Commonwealth Child Migration Scheme migrants
- eligible New Zealand citizens
- partners or spouses of an Australian citizen
- refugees or humanitarian migrants Become an Australian citizen (by descent)
Your parent was an Australian citizen when you were born overseas
This is for:
- people born overseas to a parent who is or was an Australian citizen and for parents to register a child born overseas
Please be advised that the above information is brief information only, please contact a registered migration to talk about your individual circumstance and lodge your visa. MILES INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY is authorized to give immigration assistance.
Other pathways
- Become an Australian citizen (by conferral) Child 15 years or younger applying on their own
- This is for permanent residents aged 15 years or under who apply on their own Become an Australian citizen (by conferral)
Born to a former Australian citizen
- This is for children of former Australian citizens
Become an Australian citizen (by adoption)
- A child adopted outside Australia by an Australian citizen
- This is for a child born overseas who is adopted by an Australian citizen
Become a citizen (by conferral) Person born in Papua before independence in 1975
- This is for people born in Papua before independence from Australia in 1975
Become a citizen again (resume citizenship)
- This is for people who used to be Australian citizens
Obtain Australian citizenship (by conferral) Born in Australia and are stateless
- This is for people who are born in Australia and are stateless.