Citizenship

Visit the Department of Home Affairs website or visit the Department of Home Affairs Perth office, information is listed below:

Address: Ground Floor, Wellington Central, 836 Wellington Street , West Perth WA 6005 

Opening Hours: 9am- 4pm Monday  to Friday 

Phone: 131 881

Please contact the Department of Home Affairs on 131 881 or visit the Departments website. 

The current wait time is 13- 15 months for a citizenship application to be processed. The Department of Home Affairs will provide you with an approval letter once your application is approved. The Department of Home Affairs then releases the approved grantees details to the City of South Perth, in which the City can then allocate grantees to scheduled Citizenship Ceremonies.

Once you have received your approval letter, you will receive a ceremony invitation within 2 – 5 months.  

You will receive an invitation via email at least four weeks prior to your ceremony.

Citizenship ceremonies are held with the City of South Perth, the exact location of the ceremony will be given to you in your invitation. 

Citizenship ceremonies run for approximately 45 to 60 minutes.

Refreshments are provided by the City of South Perth after the ceremony concludes.

Children aged 16 years and over are legally required to attend the citizenship ceremony. Children under the age of 16 are not legally required to attend the ceremony however are welcome to attend.

• You must bring along photo identification, a drivers licence or passport is acceptable 
• Bible or similar religious documents to pledge upon if you wish 
• Cameras and video recorders are permitted at the ceremony
• You may bring up to 2 guests to the ceremony 
• Children are welcome to attend