From 1 July 2024, new citizenship application fees will apply. Fees are changing to reflect the cost of processing applications. On 1 July each year, indexation is applied to citizenship application fees based on the consumer price index (CPI).
The new fees apply to all citizenship applications received by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) at or after 12 am (AEST) on 1 July 2024.
The new fees applicable from 1 July 2024 are set out in the table below. There will be no changes to the eligibility for fee exemptions.Citizenship application fees (effective 1 July 2024)Application typeFee from 1 July 2024 (amounts in AUD)
Australian citizenship by conferral—General eligibility (Form 1300t)Standard fee$560Concession fee*$80Child/children under 16 years applying on the same form as a responsible parent / Fee exemption^NilAustralian citizenship by conferral—Other situations (Form 1290)Standard fee$345Concession fee*$40Child/children under 16 years applying on the same form as a responsible parent / Fee exemption^NilAustralian citizenship by descent (Form 118)Single application / First sibling when two or more siblings apply$360Second and each subsequent sibling applying at the same time$150Australian citizenship for children adopted under full Hague Convention or bilateral arrangements (Form 1272)Single application / First sibling when two or more siblings apply$360Second and each subsequent sibling applying at the same time$150Renunciation of Australian citizenship (Form 128) Standard fee$300Resumption of Australian citizenship (Form 132)Standard fee$240Child/children under 16 years applying on the same form as a responsible parentNilEvidence of Australian citizenship (Form 119)Standard fee$275Application for replacement of evidence of Australian citizenship lost, destroyed or damaged due to a natural disasterNil* Fee concessions for forms 1300t and 1290.A fee concession is available to:Holders of a Pensioner Concession Card issued by the Australian Government (Services Australia or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs).Persons aged under 18 years listed as a dependant on a Pensioner Concession Card issued by the Australian Government (Services Australia or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs).To be eligible for the fee concession, applicants must provide a copy of both sides of their Pensioner Concession Card with their citizenship application.
If lodging a paper application the copy must be certified. For information on certifying documents see
Applying online or paper – Certified copy.^ Fee exemptions for forms 1300t and 1290.No fee is payable by:British or Maltese former child migrants who came to Australia without parents between 22 September 1947 and 31 December 1967 under the Commonwealth Child Migration Scheme. A letter from the Child Migrants Trust confirming details of arrival and sponsorship will need to be submitted with the citizenship application.Persons who have served for at least 90 days in the permanent forces of the Commonwealth of Australia. A letter or discharge papers from the Australian Defence Force specifying service dates will need to be submitted with the citizenship application.Persons applying under the Statelessness provision (section 21(8) of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007).For information on fee concessions or exemptions for Australian citizenship by conferral, see Fee concessions or exemptions.Online applicationsIf you apply online at or after 12 am (AEST) on 1 July 2024, you will pay the new fee. This is regardless of when you started the application. Your application is considered submitted when we receive it, along with the fee.If you apply online and pay by credit or debit card, PayPal, or UnionPay, your application and fee is generally received on the same day.Before submitting your application, make sure it includes all the supporting documents. If you submit an incomplete application, you may need to submit a new application and pay the relevant fee. ImmiAccount systems maintenanceOnline services, including ImmiAccount, may not be available if you are applying online between 2 pm (AEST) on 30 June 2024 and 9 am (AEST) on 1 July 2024 due to systems maintenance. You will need to consider this systems maintenance if you are applying online. If we receive your application at or after 12 am (AEST) on 1 July 2024, the new application fee will apply. There is no discretion for us to alter or waive fees in this situationPaper applicationsFor paper applications sent by post, an application is considered submitted on the date the Department receives the application, not the date the application form is posted. If we receive your application at or after 12 am (AEST) on 1 July 2024, the new fee applies.Please consider postage times. To avoid the risk of postal delays, we recommend applyin online where possible.If we receive your paper application without the full fee applicable on the date we receive it, we cannot consider your application until the correct fee has been paid.If you pre-paid a lower fee, but do not submit your application before the fee change, you can make a ‘top-up’ payment using ImmiAccount:My payments > Manage payments > Pre-pay Paper Service > Top-up payment.If you do not pay the ‘top-up’ amount, your application will be returned to you. You will need to submit a new application with the correct fee.
