Fee changes
There will be changes to the Citizenship application fee structure which will take effect from 1 July 2021. The fees increase is to better reflect the cost of application processing.
Applicants will be charged the corresponding fee based on when the Department receives their application For example, if the Department receives the application and payment on or after 1 July 2021 the new fees will apply.
The circumstances in which a fee concession applies from 1 July 2021 have been simplified. There are no changes to fee exemptions.
The new fees applicable from 1 July 2021 are set out in the table below as per the Department of Home Affairs website.
| Citizenship application fees (effective 1 July 2021) | |
| Application type | Fee from 1 July 2021 (AUD) |
| Australian citizenship by conferral—General eligibility (Form 1300t): | |
| Standard fee | $490 |
| Concession fee* | $70 |
| Child 15 years or younger applying on the same form as parent / Fee exemption^ | Nil |
| Australian citizenship by conferral—Other situations (Form 1290): | |
| Standard fee | $300 |
| Concession fee* | $35 |
| Child 15 years or younger applying on the same form as parent / Fee exemption^ | Nil |
| Australian citizenship by descent (Form 118) | |
| Single application / First sibling when two or more siblings apply | $315 |
| Second and each subsequent sibling applying at the same time | $130 |
| Australian citizenship for children adopted under full Hague Convention or bilateral arrangements (Form 1272) | |
| Single application / First sibling when two or more siblings apply | $315 |
| Second and each subsequent sibling applying at the same time | $130 |
| Renunciation of Australian citizenship (Form 128) | $265 |
| Resumption of Australian citizenship | |
| Resumption of Australian citizenship | $210 |
| Child 15 years or younger applying on the same form as parent | Nil |
| Evidence of Australian citizenship (Form 119) | |
| Separate application for evidence of Australian citizenship | $240 |
| Application for replacement of evidence of Australian citizenship lost, destroyed or damaged due to a natural disaster | Nil |
For further information on fee concessions and fee changes, please review the Department of Home Affairs website.