Become an Australian citizen by conferral
1. Permanent residents or New Zealand citizens
This is for:
- Australian permanent residents aged 18-59.
- Children aged 16 or 17.
- Children 15 years or younger applying with a parent or guardian.
- Commonwealth Child Migration Scheme migrants.
- Eligible New Zealand citizens.
- Partners or spouses of an Australian citizen.
- Refugees or humanitarian migrants
This is for:
- Permanent residents aged 60 years or over
- Commonwealth Child Migration Scheme migrants
- Eligible New Zealand citizens
- Partners or spouses of an Australian citizen
- Refugees or humanitarian migrants
Become an Australian citizen by descent
Your parent was an Australian citizen when you were born overseas. This is for people born overseas to a parent who is or was an Australian citizen and for parents to register a child born overseas.