Australian Citizenship Services

Applying for Australian citizenship is the next obvious next step for most of the Australian migrants as it formalises their membership of the Australian community. Subjected to certain exceptions, Australian citizenship entitles you to following rights and responsibilities:

– Entitlement to an Australian passport and to Australian consular protection overseas.

– Immunity from deportation

– Entitlement to vote and stand for public office

– Entitlement to leave Australia and return at any time without requiring a resident return visa

– Entitlement to register overseas born children as Australian citizens by descent

– Entitlement to seek employment by the Federal (Commonwealth)

– Government, where citizenship is normally required

– Responsibility to obey the law

– Responsibility to enroll to vote, and vote at all elections

– Responsibility to serve on a jury, if called upon

– Responsibility defend Australia, should the need arise