The Australian Prime Minister and Minister for Immigration have held a joint media conference in April and announced new harder criteria for Australian citizenship application.

The changes include:

Residence of FOUR years as an Australian Permanent Resident before applying (increase from one year)
Demonstrate English language ability (potentially IELTS 6 but yet to be confirmed)
Demonstrate integration and contribution to the Australian community (employment, children in school, etc.)
Number of test attempts limited to THREE times. If you failed the test three times you will need to wait for another two years before you can take the test again
Stricter criminal background checks
Change to questions in the citizenship test to reflect Australian values

If you need any assistance with your citizenship application contact Fortuna Migration.