Australia
Australian citizenship cost: the fee for your family
Enter the adults applying, those with a Pensioner Concession Card and the children on a parent’s form: the total appears with each line.
Official cost of the application
A$595
| Conferral application (adult) | A$595 |
Fees are paid to the government when you apply; this site takes no fee and passes no application.
An application for Australian citizenship by conferral under general eligibility costs A$595 per applicant, according to form 1298i (Design date 07/26), the Home Affairs list of citizenship fees. The concession fee is A$85, but only for the primary holder of a valid Pensioner Concession Card issued by the Australian Government, or a person aged 17 or under listed as a dependant on one; Health Care Cards, Student Cards and Senior Health Cards do not qualify. Children aged 15 or under applying on the same form as a responsible parent pay nothing. A couple with two young children therefore pays A$1,190. The fee includes the citizenship test and any resit. Fees are indexed to the consumer price index on 1 July each year, and a surcharge may apply depending on how you pay. Some Home Affairs pages still show an older, lower amount; this site follows the fee form, which is the dated reference.
Australian citizenship fee for my family
Fees to pay
A$1,190
| Per adult (general) | A$595 |
| Pensioner concession | A$85 |
| Child on a parent’s form | free |
Form 1298i (Design date 07/26).
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The fees on form 1298i (Design date 07/26)
| Application | Fee | Concession |
|---|---|---|
| General eligibility (form 1300t) | A$595 | A$85 |
| Other situations (form 1290) | A$365 | A$40 |
| Child 15 or under on a parent’s form | free | free |
| Citizenship by descent (form 118) | A$380 | none |
| Evidence of citizenship (form 119) | A$290 | none |
Examples for common families
| Household | Fees |
|---|---|
| One adult | A$595 |
| Two adults | A$1,190 |
| Two adults and two children under 16 | A$1,190 |
| One adult with a Pensioner Concession Card | A$85 |
| One adult and one 16-year-old applying alone | A$595 plus the 16-year-old’s own fee |
The 16 and 17 year olds
A parent cannot include a child aged 16 or 17 on their application: that child applies on their own form and pays the fee for it. Home Affairs's permanent resident page gives a separate, lower amount for this age group, but it is the same page that still shows the older adult fee, so we do not publish its figure; check the form that applies to your child on the Home Affairs site.
What the fee does not cover
The fee pays for the application, and it includes the citizenship test and any resit. You may still spend money on certified copies for a paper application, translations of documents in other languages and travel to the test appointment. Preparing for the test costs nothing: the booklet Our Common Bond is free, and so is our practice test.
When the fee changes
Home Affairs indexes citizenship fees to the consumer price index on 1 July each year. Our monthly check reads form 1298i (Design date 07/26) and flags any change; always confirm the amount in ImmiAccount on the day you pay. To see when you can apply, use the residence calculator.