Demand for Australian citizenship is dropping - here's why

An Australian citizenship recipient holds his certificate during a citizenship ceremony on Australia Day in Brisbane, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

An Australian citizenship recipient holds his certificate during a citizenship ceremony on Australia Day. Source: AAP

Citizenship is the ultimate goal of many migrants when they move to Australia, but the stats show it may be losing its appeal and suffering from the federal government’s tightening of permanent migration.


Tens of thousands more migrants will officially call themselves Australians from 26 January, with hundreds of citizenship ceremonies held around the country, but an increasing number of people are either unable or unwilling to take up the privilege.

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