The Government will hold online citizenship ceremonies via secure video link, to enable people to continue to become Australian citizens during the coronavirus crisis.
Current health advice around COVID-19 means it is not possible for traditional, in-person citizenship ceremonies to be held.
The Department of Home Affairs has commenced trialling one-on-one ceremonies for those already approved for Australian citizenship. When fully implemented, it is expected this new capability will see up to 750 people per day having their citizenship conferred.
ℹ️ Applications for Australian citizenship are still able to be accepted during this period, though citizenship interviews and testing have been put on hold.
There are currently 85,000 people awaiting a ceremony
Source: https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/davidcoleman/Pages/statement-on-australian-citizenship-processing.aspx?fbclid=IwAR30K5X30zftDevrULX0_nczFlgJVt33uEbEoEK0M9fACnH0rejxnpeSQpw