Source data
Published Australian citizenship processing percentiles
Sources checked
- 01Conferral decision
The posted median was 42 days from application to decision. Source 1
- 02Ceremony after approval
The posted median was four months from approval to ceremony. Source 1
- 03Application to ceremony
The separate end-to-end median was seven months. Source 1
- 04Evidence of citizenship
The posted median was four days from application to decision. Source 1
Conferral has two stage clocks and a separate end-to-end clock.
Published Australian citizenship processing percentiles
Home Affairs presents days and calendar months as published. The figures describe the department’s processed cohort when checked, and the underlying table can change.
| Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conferral, application to decision | 36 days | 42 days | 78 days | 5 months | Source 1 |
| Conferral, approval to ceremony | 71 days | 4 months | 5 months | 6 months | Source 1 |
| Conferral, application to ceremony | 5 months | 7 months | 8 months | 11 months | Source 1 |
| Citizenship by descent, application to decision | 34 days | 37 days | 70 days | 4 months | Source 1 |
| Evidence of citizenship, application to decision | 2 days | 4 days | 8 days | 15 days | Source 1 |