South Australia Naturalization and Citizenship

Online Resources
All surviving records from 1848 - 1903 were transferred to the National Archives of Australia and are kept in their Adelaide office. The registers were microfilmed in 1963 and copies held in the FamilySearch Library.
 * 1849-1903 South Australia Naturalisations at Findmypast - index ($)
 * 1849-1903 at FamilySearch, images.

Background Information
Immigrants from the British Isles are automatically citizens and do not require naturalization.

National Archives of Australia
"The National Archives holds Commonwealth naturalization and citizenship records from 1904 onwards. We also have naturalisation records for the Colony of Victoria from 1848 to 1903 and the Province of South Australia before 1904. We hold two main types of citizenship records:
 * Citizenship Records National Archives of Australia
 * naturalization certificates (up to 1962)
 * naturalization case files

To find citizenship records:
 * use the NameSearch' tab in RecordSearch
 * type in the surname
 * type in the given name
 * in ‘Category of records’, select ‘Immigration and naturalisation records’

NSW Government State Records and Archives 161 O'Connell Street Kingswood NSW 2747 Australia Telephone: (02) 9673 1788
 * Naturalization/Citizenship Guide
 * Plan Your Visit
 * Collection Search Engine
 * Family history guides and links

What's included in citizenship records? Citizenship records include information such as:
 * date of arrival in Australia
 * ship or flight travelled on
 * town and country of birth
 * names of other family members
 * education
 * profession
 * address in Australia at the time of naturalisation

Case files give more detail than certificates. They include:
 * the citizenship application
 * the oath of allegiance
 * other documents