Australian Citizenship Certificate - Information

Citizenship certificate of any nation is the proof that you are the registered citizen of the particular nation. After having the certificate, you will get all rights as a citizen of the particular nation. According to the Australian nationality law, the authority will define whether or not you are the citizen of the particular nation. The Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948�will speak about the status of Australian citizen. This act is later having a changed name as Australian citizenship act 1948.

Procedure of getting Australian citizenship certificate

Application for citizenship

It is not possible to get Australian citizenship certificate out of the blue. It is important to follow the step by step procedure to get this certificate. If you are staying in Australia for a long time for work or education and wish to apply for an Australian citizenship, you need to apply it online. There is a form where all your details must be filled up for the application process.

Appearing for citizenship test

It is mandatory for the entire applicant to appear for the citizenship test. You can now have a look at various websites that will help you with the guidelines of the Australian citizenship test. The sample test papers are present through which you can easily get qualifying marks in citizenship test. You must know the test pattern of the citizenship test before you sit for the actual examination. The present test pattern is different from those of previous pattern. Previously, the pass percentage was only 60 where as now, the authority has increased the pass percentage to 75.

Supporting documents for the applicant

If you are applying for the Australian citizenship test, it will be mandatory to provide some important documents. Some of the documents are:

• An evidence to show that, your parents were Australian citizens
• Exemption claim from the residence requirement
• You need to provide evidence that you have changed your name.

Australian citizenship certificate will carry a lot of advantages over the non residence of Australia. You can easily get preference in a job interview once you show this certificate along with your other certificates.