New citizenship application fees from 1 July 2023

Citizenship application fees will increase from 1 July 2023.

New fees will apply to all citizenship applications received by the Department on or after midnight (AEST) on that date.

Fees for all applicants are increasing, and new concession fees are being introduced for Pensioner Concession Card holders.

The eligibility for fee exemptions remains the same.

If you are applying for citizenship before 1 July 2023, you will pay the current fees.

Here is a table of the new fees:

Application type	Fee from 1 July 2023 (amounts in AUD)
Australian citizenship by conferral—General eligibility (Form 1300t)
Standard fee	$540
Concession fee*	$75
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	$330
Concession fee*	$40
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	$345
Second and each subsequent sibling applying at the same time	$145
Australian citizenship for children adopted under full Hague Convention or bilateral arrangements (Form 1272)
Single application / First sibling when two or more siblings apply	$345
Second and each subsequent sibling applying at the same time	$145
Renunciation of Australian citizenship (Form 128)
Renunciation of Australian citizenship	$290
Resumption of Australian citizenship (Form 132)
Resumption of Australian citizenship	$230
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	$265
Application for replacement of evidence of Australian citizenship lost, destroyed or damaged due to a natural disaster	Nil

* Fee concessions for forms 1300t and 1290.