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Part L – Method of payment – Make your payment electronically
through the ‘My Payments’ section of ImmiAccount.
Sign into, or create, your ImmiAccount and select
My Payments>Manage Payments>Pre-Pay Paper Service, at
www.homeaffairs.gov.au/immiaccount
If you are outside Australia and cannot pay online in
ImmiAccount check the Department’s website for alternative
payment methods for your location
www.homeaffairs.gov.au/locations
If you are eligible for a fee concession or exemption (see
form 1298i Citizenship fees) you should indicate this in Part L.
You will need to provide documents to show you are eligible.
Generally, fees are not refundable.
Part M – Declaration – Carefully read and make sure you
understand the terms of this declaration before signing it. If
the applicant is under 16 years of age, the responsible parent
must sign the declaration on page 27 on behalf of the child.
Step 6 – Lodge your application form
Applications can be made online or posted to the Department.
When your completed application, certified copies of your
documents and the correct fee are received, you will be provided
with a date and time for your citizenship appointment.
Apply online
Online applications are made through the website
www.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship
Children under 16 years of age may be included in the online
application of a responsible parent.
Generally, you can make an application online if you:
• are a permanent resident
• have travelled in and out of Australia since July 1990
• are not applying for a fee concession or exemption
• are not part of the Australian Defence Force.
You must provide a separate form 1195 Identity declaration.
You can download and print this form from the website.
If you lodge your application online you must bring the
following to your citizenship appointment for yourself and any
children included in your application:
• form 1195 Identity declaration with one current endorsed
photograph. This form is completed, and the photograph
endorsed by a person with the correct authority. See Identity
declarations – list of professions on pages 9–10
• originals of the documents you have listed in Part E –
Identity documents
• originals of other supporting documents, if required
Lodge your application by post
Send your completed paper application to the relevant postal
address listed on page 11.
If you lodge your application by post you must include certified
copies of original documents with your application. Do not
post original documents with your application.
You must bring the following to your citizenship appointment
for yourself and any children included in your application:
• originals of the documents you have listed in Part E –
Identity documents
• originals of other supporting documents, if required
Step 5 – Complete your application form
Please use a pen, and write neatly in English using BLOCK
LETTERS. Corrections made with liquid paper are not
acceptable. You may also be able to apply online.
Part A – Your details – Part A requires you to provide your
personal details and show that you satisfy the residence
requirement.
If you change address during the application process
you must tell the Department your new address. See
form 929 Change of address and/or passport details.
Part B – Your children – Part B requires you to provide details of
your children under 16 years of age that you have responsibility
or legal custody for, and whom you are including in this
application. You are also required to include details for all your
other children, including adult children.
Part C – Your parents – Part C requires you to provide the
personal details of both your parents (or adopted parents, if
applicable) including whether they have been known by any
other names.
Part D – Associated family – Part D requires you to provide
details of any immediate family members whose details have
not already been provided in Part B or Part C.
Part E – Identity documents – Part E requires you to list your
identity documents. See pages 3–4 for information about this
part of the application.
Part F – Identity declaration – Part F is not to be completed by
the applicant. See page 4 for information about who should
complete the Identity declaration and sign the back of your
photograph.
Part G – Travel, good character and criminal offences – Part G
requires you to list travel outside Australia in the last 10 years.
You
are asked to complete questions concerning your background
in relation to good character and any criminal activity.
See page 5 for information about this part of the application.
Part H – Supporting documents – Part H requires you to list the
supporting documents you are providing with your application.
Part I – Nomination of representative – Part I allows you to
nominate another person who can make enquiries about your
application on your behalf. Make sure you sign the
authorisation at Part I if you want this to happen.
Part J – Preference for ceremony – Part J allows you to choose
between 2 citizenship pledges.
Pledge 1
From this time forward, under God,
I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people,
whose democratic beliefs I share,
whose rights and liberties I respect, and
whose laws I will uphold and obey.
Pledge 2 From this time forward,
I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people,
whose democratic beliefs I share,
whose rights and liberties I respect, and
whose laws I will uphold and obey.
Part K – Proposed overseas travel – It is important that you
notify the Department of any proposed overseas travel while
your application is being processed.