Australian Citizenship approvals Increased

Record Surge: Australian Citizenship Approvals Skyrocket by 88% in a Year

Australian Citizenship approvals see an 88% increase in a year Compared to 70,000 citizenship approvals last year, more than 132,000 citizenship by conferral applications were approved this year, the Immigration Minister has said. ‘Between 1 July 2018 and 31 May 2019, more than 132,000 citizenship by conferral applications have been approved, up from 70,000 in the same period last year. This represents an increase of 88 per cent,’ Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs David Coleman said. Minister Coleman attributed these outcomes to a range of reforms implemented by the Department of Home Affairs. These measures include the establishment of task forces within the Department of Home Affairs to focus on complex citizenship cases, system enhancements to automate processes and a $9 million investment in the recruitment and training of extra staff to ensure applications are dealt with as efficiently as possible. “As a result of these measures, the number of citizenship by conferral applications on-hand has decreased to about 222,800, down from almost 250,000 last year. This number is expected to continue to decline,” Mr Coleman said.