With COVID-19 restrictions easing throughout Australia, the Councils are given a go-ahead to resume conducing the citizenship ceremonies in-person in accordance the public gathering limits put in place by the individual States and Territories, in addition to being conducted online.
According to sources, the Department has conducted more than 25,000 online ceremonies over a secure video link for people whose application for Australian citizenship was approved already.
The Hon Alan Tudge MP, current acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs said, “The government is also working to resume citizenship testing and interviews in the coming weeks so we can have people moving through all stages of becoming Australian citizens.”