If you have lodged an Australian citizenship application and then leave Australia, for the Department of Home Affairs to continue processing your application you need to return to Australia or provide an intended return date.
If you have not provided an intended return date and are still overseas you may get a request from the department to provide evidence of your return to Australia (for example airline ticket, employment contract, lease agreement).
Should your intended return date be unknown, or you intend to continue to be outside of Australia for an extended period of time, you would need to provide information and evidence to address the below requirements.
Applicants in the following categories can be approved to become an Australian citizen when they are not present in Australia:
If you believe that you fall into one of the abovementioned categories, you must provide evidence to the Department.
Please note longer periods of travel may come under further scrutiny. Legislation requires an applicant to satisfy the Department that they are likely to reside, or continue to reside, in Australia, or to maintain a close and continuing association with Australia should the application be approved.
If you fall into this category, please provide supporting evidence addressing the factors listed below
You must address the criteria above in your response to satisfy the requirements of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007.
The department does not have the legal capacity to defer making a decision on an application and cannot postpone finalising an application indefinitely.
Alternatively, you may wish to consider withdrawing your application and re-apply when you return to Australia permanently. However, please note that no refund of the fee can be made if you withdraw your application.
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