City of Sydney citizenship ceremonies

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2025 ceremonies

  • Wednesday, 29 January 2025
  • Thursday, 27 February 2025
  • Wednesday, 5 March 2025
  • Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Wednesday, 2 April 2025
  • Wednesday, 14 May 2025
  • Wednesday, 11 June 2025
  • Wednesday, 23 July 2025
  • Wednesday, 6 August 2025
  • Wednesday, 27 August 2025
  • Wednesday, 17 September 2025
  • Wednesday, 15 October 2025
  • Tuesday, 21 October 2025
  • Wednesday, 5 November 2025
  • Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Our ceremonies are for people who live in the City of Sydney local area. The Department of Home Affairs will allocate a ceremony to you according to your approval date.

If you don’t live in this area, contact your local council or the Department of Home Affairs.

Ceremony dates are subject to change.

If you have compassionate or compelling grounds for an urgent ceremony, please contact the Department of Home Affairs directly.

Invitations are sent by email, so be sure your email and other contact details are up to date in your Immi account.

Do you have questions about your citizenship ceremony?

If you live in the City of Sydney local area, contact our Protocol Unit.

Office of the Lord Mayor

Protocol Unit

phone number
02 9265 9982

If you live outside our local area, contact your local council.

For any other enquiries about your citizenship application or the date of your ceremony, contact the Department of Home Affairs or phone the Citizenship Information Line.

Citizenship Information Line

phone number
131 880

We don’t produce your citizenship certificate. If it’s lost, damaged or needs to be replaced, contact the Department of Home Affairs.