Online applications for Form

Australian citizenship by conferral –

Proof of identity and declaration
1295

A form 1295 Online applications for Australian citizenship • under 6 years of age the photograph may be endorsed
by conferral – Proof of identity and declaration must be and the declaration made by an Australian citizen who has
completed for each applicant including children. known the applicant for less than 12 months and belongs
The completed form(s) 1295 must be sent to the same to one of the professions or occupations listed on pages 1
Department of Immigration and Citizenship (the and 2.
department) office you nominated as the ‘preferred If the child is overseas the photograph may be endorsed by
office of contact’ when you lodged your online a citizen of the child’s country of residence who belongs to
application in order for it to be matched with your one of the professions or occupations listed on pages 1
application. and 2.
The list of offices of the department is on page 3. People from the following list of professions and
Important – Please read this information carefully before you occupations can complete the proof of identity
complete your application. Once you have completed your declaration
application we strongly advise that you keep a copy for your 1. Australian Consular Officer or Australian Diplomatic
records. Officer (within the meaning of the Consular Fees
Act 1955)
Proof of identity 2. Bailiff
3. Bank officer with 5 or more years of continuous service
Declaration 4. Building society officer with 5 or more years of continuous
The proof of identity declaration must be completed by a service
person who: 5. Chiropractor (licensed or registered)
• is an Australian citizen; and 6. Clerk of court
• is not related by birth or marriage; and 7. Commissioner for Affidavits
• has known the applicant for at least 12 months; and 8. Commissioner for Declarations
9. Credit union officer with 5 or more years of continuous
• currently belongs to one of the professions or occupations
service
listed on pages 1 and 2; and
10. Dentist (licensed or registered)
• is easily contactable by telephone during normal working
11. Fellow of the National Tax Accountant’s Association
hours.
12. Finance company officer with 5 or more years of
Photograph continuous service
Applicants must also provide a passport size photograph. The 13. Judge of a court
photograph must be endorsed on the back with these words, 14. Justice of the peace
‘This is a true photograph of (applicant’s name in full)’. The 15. Legal practitioner (licensed or registered)
same signature must be used to sign the photograph and 16. Magistrate
proof of identity declaration. The Australian citizen must have
17. Marriage celebrant licensed or registered under
known the applicant for at least 12 months and belongs to one
Subdivision C of Division 1 of Part IV of the
of the professions or occupations listed on pages 1 and 2.
Marriage Act 1961
The photograph must: 18. Master of a court
• be not more than 6 months old; and 19. Medical practitioner (licensed or registered)
• be a full front view of the applicant’s head. If the applicant 20. Member of Chartered Secretaries Australia
wears a head covering for religious reasons, we will accept 21. Member of Engineers Australia, other than at the grade of
a photograph which shows the applicant’s facial features. If student
the applicant normally wears prescription glasses, glasses 22. Member of the Association of Taxation and Management
with untinted lenses should be worn in the photograph; Accountants
and
23. Member of the Australian Defence Force with 5 or more
• have a plain, light coloured background; and years of continuous service
• be of good quality and not laser printed. 24. Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in
Australia, the Australian Society of Certified Practicing
Note: If the applicant is:
Accountants or the National Institute of Accountants
• overseas the proof of identity declaration and endorsed 25. Member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, a state,
photograph can be completed by a citizen of the applicant’s a territory Legislature, or a local government authority of a
country of residence who has known the applicant for at state or territory
least 12 months and belongs to one of the professions or
26. Minister of religion licensed or registered under
occupations listed on pages 1 and 2; or
Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part IV of the
Marriage Act 1961

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 27. Nurse (licensed or registered) Documents required to support an application
28. Optometrist (licensed or registered) • A full birth certificate.
29. Permanent employee of Commonwealth, state or local
• Passport or travel document you used to enter Australia and
government authority with at least 5 or more years of
all other passports or travel documents you hold.
continuous service
30. Permanent employee of the Australian Postal Corporation • Other identification which together includes a signature,
with 5 or more years of continuous service photograph and correct address (eg. driving licence, credit
card or utilities bill).
31. Pharmacist (licensed or registered)
32. Physiotherapist (licensed or registered) • Official Australian evidence of any name changes. This
will usually be a change of name certificate issued by an
33. Police officer
Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (RBDM),
34. Psychologist (licensed or registered) or a marriage certificate issued by an Australian RBDM.
35. Registrar, or Deputy Registrar, of a court Overseas marriage certificates are not acceptable evidence
36. Sheriff of a change of name.
37. Teacher employed on a full-time basis at a school or • Overseas penal clearance certificates if required.
tertiary education institution
Note: If you provided these identity documents when you sat
38. Veterinary surgeon (licensed or registered). the test, you do not need to provide them again.

Good character Certified copies and translations

It is the responsibility of an applicant aged 18 years or over to Applicants must provide originals and certified copies of
show that they are of good character. the following documents. See pages 1–2 for people from a
list of professions and occupations that can certify copies of
Applicants are required to disclose all convictions, including documents.
spent convictions. A ‘spent conviction’ is a conviction for a
Commonwealth, territory, state or foreign offence that satisfies If documents are not in English you need to provide originals
all of the following conditions: AND official translations. In Australia, translations should be
done by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators
• it is 10 years since the date of the conviction (or 5 years for and Interpreters (NAATI) accredited translators. See
juvenile offenders); AND www.naati.com.au
• the individual was either not sentenced to imprisonment Applicants applying overseas should contact the Australian
or was not sentenced to imprisonment for more than mission responsible for the country which issued the relevant
30 months; AND documents for advice on acceptable translators. See
• the individual has not re-offended during the 10 year www.citizenship.gov.au
(5 years for juvenile offenders) waiting period; AND Note: If you are applying overseas and you provided copies of
• a statutory or prescribed exclusion does not apply. identity documents certified by an Australian consular officer
The department is exempted under Section 85ZZH (d) of or Australian Diplomatic officer you do not need to provide
the Crimes Act 1914 (Commonwealth) from the provisions of original documents with your application.
the spent convictions legislation in Australia and overseas for
making decisions under the Australian Citizenship Act 2007.
All convictions are counted in assessing whether or not
applicants satisfy the good character requirement under the
Australian Citizenship Act 2007.
For further information on spent convictions see
www.citizenship.gov.au
Applicants will need to provide penal clearance certificates
from overseas countries if, since the grant of a permanent
Australian visa:
• they lived or travelled overseas since the age of 18 or over;
and
• the total time spent overseas added up to 12 months or
more; and
• the time spent in any one country was more than 3 months;
or
• requested to do so by the department.
Note: More information on penal clearance certificates is
available from the department’s website
www.immi.gov.au/allforms/ or call the Citizenship
Information Line on 131 880 (in Australia).

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Documents to be provided for each child included in Department of Immigration and Citizenship
the application contact details
• A passport size photograph of the child. The photograph Australian Capital Torres Strait Islands office
must be endorsed on the back by an Australian citizen
Territory Commonwealth Centre
with these words, ‘This is a true photograph of (child’s
name in full)’. The same signature must be used to sign GPO Box 717 Hastings Street
the photograph and proof of identity declaration. The CANBERRA ACT 2601 THURSDAY ISLAND
Australian citizen must have known the child for at least New South Wales South Australia
12 months and belongs to one of the professions or
occupations listed on pages 1 and 2. GPO Box 9984 GPO Box 2399
SYDNEY NSW 2001 ADELAIDE SA 5001
Note: If the applicant is under 6 years of age the
photograph may be endorsed and the declaration made by Northern Territory Tasmania
an Australian citizen who has known the applicant for less GPO Box 864 GPO Box 794
than 12 months and belongs to one of the professions or DARWIN NT 0801 HOBART TAS 7001
occupations listed on pages 1 and 2.
If the child is overseas the photograph may be endorsed by Queensland Victoria
a citizen of the child’s country of residence who belongs to Queensland state office Melbourne office
one of the professions or occupations listed on pages 1 GPO Box 9984 GPO Box 241
and 2. BRISBANE QLD 4001 MELBOURNE VIC 3001
• The child’s full birth certificate showing details of parents. Cairns office Dandenong office
• The child’s passport or travel document. PO Box 1269 Private Mail Bag 5001
CAIRNS QLD 4870 DANDENONG VIC 3175
• Any orders related to custody, guardianship or parental
responsibility for a child. Gold Coast office Western Australia
• If a child included in the application was adopted, evidence PO Box 2868 Locked Bag 7
of the adoption. SOUTHPORT QLD 4215 NORTHBRIDGE WA 6865
• Official Australian evidence of any name changes. This
will usually be a change of name certificate issued by an
Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (RBDM),
or a marriage certificate issued by an Australian RBDM.
Overseas marriage certificates are not acceptable evidence
of a change of name.
Note: If applying under ‘Other Situations’ (b) to (g) refer
to form 1299i How to apply for Australian citizenship by
conferral.
Home page www.citizenship.gov.au
Citizenship Telephone 131 880 during business hours
information line in Australia to speak to an operator (recorded
information available outside these hours).
If you are outside Australia, please contact
your nearest Australian mission.

Please keep these information pages for your reference

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Australian citizenship by conferral –

Proof of identity and declaration
1295

Please use a pen, and write neatly in English using BLOCK LETTERS.

Applicant details Proof of identity declaration

1 Your full name 2 I declare that I have known (full name of applicant)
Family name Family name
Given names Given names

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date of birth for year(s) and vouch for his/her identity.

Current residential address I have endorsed the back of his/her photograph.

Note: You must tell the department if your address changes after you
lodge this form. Signature

DAY MONTH YEAR

POSTCODE
Date

Current postal address

(If same as residential address, write ‘AS ABOVE’) Details of the person who is making
Note: You must tell the department if your address changes after you
lodge this form.
the proof of identity declaration
3 Family name

Given names
POSTCODE

Present telephone numbers Address (home or business)

Work (AREA CODE )

Home (AREA CODE )

POSTCODE
Mobile
Present telephone numbers
Transaction Reference Number (the number that you were given when
you lodged your online application) Work (AREA CODE )

Home (AREA CODE )

Mobile

Profession or occupation group number

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 Declaration by applicant A responsible parent is to complete the following declaration if the
applicant(s) is under 16 years of age.
WARNING: Giving false or misleading information is a serious offence.
• I declare that I am a responsible parent of the applicant(s).
4 Complete this declaration if you are the main applicant and are aged • I declare that the information I have supplied in this form is
16 years or over. complete, truthful and correct in every detail.
• I declare that the information I supplied in my online application • I consent to the conferral of Australian citizenship to my child(ren)/
form is complete, truthful and correct in every detail. adopted child(ren) with my full acceptance of the consequences
• I authorise the Department of Immigration and Citizenship to make resulting from that acquired citizenship status at law.
enquiries necessary and to disclose relevant information necessary • I authorise the Department of Immigration and Citizenship to make
to determine my eligibility for Australian citizenship. any enquiries necessary and to disclose relevant information
• I acknowledge that this application constitutes an application for necessary to determine the eligibility of the applicant(s) for
evidence of Australian citizenship. Australian citizenship.
• I recognise that by becoming an Australian citizen I will become a • I acknowledge that this application constitutes an application for
formal member of the community of the Commonwealth of Australia. evidence of Australian citizenship.
• I understand that Australian citizenship is a shared identity, a
common bond which unites all Australians while respecting their Signature of
diversity. responsible
• I understand that: parent
– Australian society values respect for the freedom and dignity of DAY MONTH YEAR
the individual, freedom of religion, commitment to the rule of Date
law, parliamentary democracy, equality of men and women and a
spirit of egalitarianism that embraces mutual respect, tolerance, Full name of responsible parent
fair play and compassion for those in need, and the pursuit of the
public good;
– Australian society values equality of opportunity for individuals, Present telephone numbers
COUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER
regardless of their race, religion or ethnic background;
Work ( ) ( )
– the English language, as the national language, is an important
unifying element of Australian society. Home ( ) ( )
• I accept that Australian citizenship involves reciprocal rights and
responsibilities. The responsibilities of citizenship include obeying Mobile
Australian laws, including those relating to voting at elections and
serving on a jury. We strongly advise that you keep a copy of your application
• In seeking to become an Australian citizen, I undertake to accept and all attachments for your records.
these responsibilities and respect the values of Australian society.
• I recognise that a prosperous, successful and peaceful Australia
depends upon the support of all Australians, including me, for those
things that we value and share.

Signature of
applicant

DAY MONTH YEAR

Date

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