{"id":53156,"date":"2020-11-21T17:23:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T17:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=53156"},"modified":"2020-11-21T17:23:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T17:23:27","slug":"acting-minister-for-immigration-citizenship-migrant-services-and-multicultural-affairs-media-release-citizenship-appointments-resume-in-all-states-and-territories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/acting-minister-for-immigration-citizenship-migrant-services-and-multicultural-affairs-media-release-citizenship-appointments-resume-in-all-states-and-territories\/","title":{"rendered":"Acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs &#8211; Media Release &#8211; Citizenship appointments resume in all states and territories"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43363 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Australia.jpg\" alt=\"Australia\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\"><strong>THE HON ALAN TUDGE MP<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26399 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Alan-Tudge-Headshot-e1588218453499.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Tudge - Headshot\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\"><strong>MINISTER FOR POPULATION, CITIES AND URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\"><strong>ACTING MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, MIGRANT SERVICES AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">18 November 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\"><strong>Citizenship appointments resume in all states and territories<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">More people now have the opportunity to become Australian citizens, with citizenship testing and appointments now available in all states and territories following COVID-19 shutdowns.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">In-person citizenship tests and appointments resumed in Melbourne this week, after COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria eased.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Testing has progressively resumed in other states and territories as COVID-19 restrictions have allowed.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">More than 30,000 tests have been administered since testing resumed in July 2020. There are currently 117,000 people waiting for an appointment nationally, of which almost 40 per cent are in Victoria \u2013 with Melbourne being the second largest testing centre, after the combined Sydney sites.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">While citizenship processing continued during COVID-19, the pandemic has contributed to an increase in the number of people waiting for their citizenship applications to progress. The Government is providing additional resources and is increasing its opening hours at key locations to ensure that as many applications can be finalised as quickly as possible, while still maintaining the integrity of the citizenship program.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Despite the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, since 31 March 2020, more than 90,000 people from every state and territory have become Australian citizens in online ceremonies.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">As at 31 October 2020, a further 14,000 people had become citizens through in-person ceremonies since they resumed in June 2020.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">In-person ceremonies have resumed in a number of states and territories as restrictions have eased, and local councils are encouraged to resume in-person ceremonies in a COVID-safe manner.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Everyone who sits the citizenship test from now on will sit the updated test, which has a greater focus on Australian values, including the rule of law, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of association and equality of opportunity for all people in Australia.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">An updated version of the\u00a0<i>Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond<\/i>\u00a0publication is available online in English and in 40 community languages to help people to prepare for the test.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">For more information on citizenship tests and appointments visit\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/citizenship\/test-and-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/citizenship\/test-and-interview&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1606039081269000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1v_mMM0fbwKYXinEEnXu9M\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\" data-mt-detrack-attachment-inspected=\"true\"><span lang=\"EN-AU\">immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/<wbr \/>citizenship\/test-and-interview<\/span><\/a><\/span><wbr \/>.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; 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