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Application For Evidence of Australian Citizenship: Step 1 - Eligibility
Application For Evidence of Australian Citizenship: Step 1 - Eligibility
Integrity of application
The department is committed to maintaining the integrity of Step 2 Original documents
the visa and citizenship programmes. If you or a third party
You will need to provide the department with a range of
acting on your behalf provide, or have provided in a previous
documents to prove that you are who you say you are. These
application, false or misleading information or documents
documents are called identity documents.
(either knowingly or otherwise), this application is likely to be
refused. In addition, you may be prosecuted under the You will also need to provide additional documents with your
Migration Act 1958 and/or the Australian Citizenship application to provide proof of your Australian citizenship.
Act2007. If information or documents are found to be These are called supporting documents.
fraudulent or misleading, you may be prosecuted and may be If you have to get documents from overseas, this can take
subject to revocation of your Australian citizenship. time. You will not be able to complete the application process
without these documents.
photograph and current name, if available. A full birth certificate or family register containing
2. Proof of change of name, if applicable. parents details
3. Part L Identity declaration completed by a person with Evidence of links between birth name and current
the appropriate authority. name, if applicable
The checklist below will help you identify suitable documents. Another document showing a photograph and
If you have difficulty finding suitable documents please call the current name, for example a passport or a student
Citizenship Information Line or, if outside Australia call your card
nearest Australian diplomatic mission, before you complete
and lodge your application. One passport-sized photograph and identity
declaration signed by an Australian citizen with the
appropriate authority
Children
The same conditions (see above) apply to the Australian
citizen who signs the childs identity declaration and
photograph, except in the case of children under 6 years of
age. If no Australian citizen has known them for at least one
year, the declaration can be signed by a person who belongs
to a profession on the list on page 9 who has known the child
for less than one year.
You may have become an Australian citizen Evidence of both parents status at the time
on your 10th birthday if: of your birth (if available), for example a
you lived in Australia for the first 10years passport, and
of your life, and Evidence of your residence in Australia
neither of your parents were entitled to for 10 years since your birth, for example
diplomatic privileges during this time. immunisation certificates, a passport,
baptismal certificate, school reports, club
memberships, banking records etc
to New Zealand You may be an Australian citizen (unless your Evidence of the New Zealand citizenship
citizen parents parents were entitled to diplomatic of the parent present in Australia at the
privileges) if you were: time of your birth, for example a New
born in Australia between 26 January 1949 Zealand passport, certificate of New Zealand
and 19 August 1986 (Note: children born citizenship, and
in Australia between 20 August 1986 and A Centrelink certificate (if applicable), or
31 August 1994 generally did not acquire Evidence of Australian permanent residence
Australian citizenship by birth), or of the parent present in Australia at the
born in Australia between 1September time of your birth (eg. a passport showing a
1994 and 26 February 2001 and at least permanent visa or permanent entry stamp)
one of your parents held a permanent
residence visa or a Special Category visa,
or
born in Australia on or after 27February
2001 and at least one of your parents held
an Australian permanent residence visa, or
born in Australia on or after 27February
2001 to New Zealand citizen parents
present in Australian on a Special Category
visa if at least one parent:
was in Australia on 26 February 2001, or
had been in Australia for a period, or
periods that total, at least one year in
the 2 years immediately before
26 February 2001, or
had been issued with a Centrelink
certificate stating they were resident in
Australia on a particular date
Table D
If you were born in the former Australian Territory Supporting documents needed
of Papua:
before 16 September You may be an Australian citizen from Evidence of your right to permanent
1975 the date of your birth or, if born before residence in Australia, or
26 January 1949 you acquired Australian Evidence of citizenship other than Australian
citizenship on 26 January 1949. or Papua New Guinean, or
Persons born in the former Australian Evidence of your paternal and maternal
Territory of Papua prior to grandparents place of birth, for example your
16September 1975 who have at least 2 parents full birth certificate, or
grandparents born in Papua New A signed statutory declaration indicating if,
Guinea (PNG) or adjacent areas and when, you made a declaration of loyalty
automatically became PNG citizens and to Papua New Guinea
consequently lost Australian citizenship
when PNG gained independence on
16September 1975 unless:
they had been granted the right of
permanent residence in Australia, or
they possessed another citizenship
(other than Australian or Papua New
Guinean) when they were under
19years of age
a woman who was You became an Australian citizen on Evidence of your British subject status,
a British subject 26January 1949 if you entered Australia usually a full birth certificate, and
on 25 January 1949 and were granted permanent residence Your marriage certificate, and
and you married an before 26 January 1949 Evidence of husbands Australian citizenship
Australian before
26January 1949
you were born in You became an Australian citizen on Evidence of your British subject status,
New Guinea and you 26January 1949 usually a full birth certificate
were a British subject
on 25 January 1949
Number
Box File
Client ID
ICSE
or by a responsible parent on behalf of an applicant PHOTOGRAPH
under 16 years of age. You must attach the endorsed
photograph of the applicant to
Please read the information pages before completing this application this page.
Please use a pen, and write neatly in English using BLOCK LETTERS. The photograph must be
Tick where applicable 3 attached without obscuring the
image, or can be placed in a
plastic sleeve and stapled to
Part A Your details this page.
Other
Family name
7 Place of birth
Given names
(including all Town/city
middle names) Country
No
Yes Give details
POSTCODE
Family name
Date acquired Your Australian citizenship may depend on the status of your New
Place acquired Zealand parent in Australia at the time of your birth.
16 Have you ever had, or been included in a certificate that says you are 22 When were you born in Australia?
an Australian citizen? Between 26 January 1949 and 19 August 1986
No Go to Part D Between 20 August 1986 and 31 August 1994
Yes Between 1 September 1994 and 26 February 2001
On or after 27 February 2001
17 What happened to the certificate?
Lost 23 Did you live in Australia for the first 10 years of your life?
Stolen No
Destroyed Yes
Other Give details
24 At the time of your birth was your New Zealand parent a holder of
either a permanent residence or Special Category visa?
No
Yes
18 You must provide identity documents (see page 2) and supporting
documents in Table A on page 4, to obtain a replacement certificate.
25 Was your New Zealand parent in Australia on 26 February 2001?
Go to Part J No
Yes
27 Was your New Zealand parent issued with a Centrelink certificate 1. Family name
stating that he/she was residing in Australia on a particular date? Given names
No
Yes Place of birth
Town/city
28 If you ticked Yes to Question 23, 24, 25, 26 or 27, you must provide
identity documents (see page 2) and supporting documents in Table B Country
on page 5, to obtain evidence of your Australian citizenship.
Given names
Part G Adopted in Australia on
or after 22 November 1984 Place of birth
Town/city
DAY MONTH YEAR
Country
29 Date of adoption
No Given names
Yes
Place of birth
31 Were you born outside Australia? Town/city
No DAY MONTH YEAR Country
Yes Date you first arrived
in Australia
4. Family name
32 You must provide identity documents (see page 2) and supporting Given names
documents in Table C on page 6, to obtain evidence of your Australian
citizenship.
Place of birth
Go to Part J and provide details of your adoptive parents
Town/city
Country
Place of birth
Town/city
Country
Go to Part J 3.
38 Were you a British subject on 25 January 1949 who lived in Australia Was this parent/adoptive parent absent from Australia for a
for the 5 year period from 26 January 1944 until 25 January 1949? continuous period of 7years or more between 26 January 1949
No and 8 October 1958?
Yes No
Yes Period absent
39 Were you a British subject born to an Australian father before DAY MONTH YEAR DAY MONTH YEAR
26January 1949? to
No
Yes
40 Are you a woman who was a British subject on 25 January 1949 who
married an Australian citizen before 26 January 1949?
No
Yes
Was this parent/adoptive parent absent from Australia for a Part L Identity declaration
continuous period of 7years or more between 26 January 1949
and 8 October 1958? Children
No Evidence of the childs date of birth and birth name
Yes Period absent
DAY MONTH YEAR DAY MONTH YEAR
photograph of
Mobile/cell
Max 36mm
Min 32mm
JOHN CITIZEN
(full name of applicant) 48 Authority to disclose information
I hereby authorise the Department of Immigration and Border
PSmith Protection to release information about my application to the person
(signature) named above. I understand that the authority will remain effective until
SIZE my application is finalised and should I wish to cancel or change this
authorisation I may do so by advising the department in writing.
See Identity declaration on page 3 for more information including
photograph requirements.
Signature of
Date
Given names
Telephone numbers
Work (AREA CODE )
Mobile/cell
Are you an Australian citizen? No Yes
What is your profession or occupation group number from
page 9?
I declare that I have known (full name of the applicant)
Family name
Given names
Signature
of person
making this
declaration -
DAY MONTH YEAR
Date
If applying from outside Australia, credit card payments or Australian 50 Please read the following carefully before signing.
dollars (AUD) bank cheques are accepted. If you do not have access to Complete this declaration if you are the main applicant and are aged
a credit card or AUD bank cheque, contact your nearest Immigration 16 years or over.
Office outside Australia to find out about alternative forms of payment. I declare that the information I have supplied in this form is
Note: A surcharge may apply to payments made by credit card. complete, truthful and correct in every detail.
Further information is available from I declare that this application constitutes an application for evidence
www.border.gov.au/trav/visa/fees/how-to-pay-for-an-application of Australian citizenship.
Bank cheque I have read the information contained in form 1442i Privacy notice.
Money order I understand the department may collect, use and disclose my
Credit card Give details below personal information (including biometric information and other
sensitive information) as outlined in form 1442i Privacy notice.
Payment by (tick one box) Australian Dollars
Date
Credit card number
: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Children
MONTH YEAR The responsible parent is to complete the following declaration if the
Expiry date : : applicant is under 16 years of age.
Date
Credit card information will be used for fee paying purposes only.
Full name of responsible parent
Telephone numbers
COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER
Work ( ) ( )
Home ( ) ( )
Office use only
Name of Mobile/cell
decision maker
We strongly advise that you keep a copy of your application
Signature of
and all attachments for your records.
decision maker
Date