澳大利亚联邦政府公布了新的收紧的入籍要求，对英文的要求令许多打算申请入籍的人士打了退堂鼓。

　　政府在官方文件中指出，说英文可以让公民更全面的参与澳大利亚生活。

　　申请人将需要通过一项由认证机构提供，单独的前期的英文语言水平测试，包括听说读写在内，并要达到最低的可胜任的(Competent)英语能力，相当于雅思英文考试(IELTS)6分的水平。

　　澳洲收紧入籍：至少住四年，独立英文考试 限制入籍试次数

　　特恩布尔政府将收紧公民入籍要求，申请人需要参加独立英语测试，并承诺接纳澳大利亚价值观。

　　入籍我可以免考英文吗?

　　新的入籍政策规定，当前政策下被免于入籍测试的人，将被免于英文测试。

　　当前被免于入籍测试的人，包括在申请入籍时年龄不满16岁，或60岁以上的人，或存在长期精神和身体能力缺陷者不需考试，以及其他一些特殊情况。

　　(仅供阅读，以澳大利亚移民部门官方网站的信息为准)

　　Changes to test exemptions in 2009

　　Most citizenship applicants are required to pass a test to demonstrate that they have an understanding of the nature of the application, a basic knowledge of the English language and an adequate knowledge of Australia and of the responsibilities and privileges of Australian citizenship.

　　The following people are not required to sit a citizenship test:

　　· people aged under 18

　　· people aged 60 or over

　　· people born to a former Australian citizen who lost Australian citizenship on acquisition of another citizenship

　　· people who are stateless and were born in Australia

　　· people born in Papua before 16 September 1975 to an Australian citizen born in Australia as currently defined

　　· people who have a permanent physical or mental incapacity which means they are not capable of understanding the nature of their application.

　　From 9 November 2009 these exemptions were extended to include applicants who provide evidence from a medical specialist that they have a permanent orenduring physical or mental incapacity which means at the time they make their application, they are not capable of:

　　· understanding the nature of their application; or

　　· demonstrating a basic knowledge of the English language; or

　　· demonstrating an adequate knowledge of Australia and of the responsibilities and privileges of Australian citizenship.

　　国籍申请人的英文水平如何?

　　有媒体通过2014-15年度澳大利亚移民部门对入籍测试不过关的统计，作为对英文能力在入籍测试中的作用的衡量。比如，中国背景申请人的入籍测试不过关率是印度申请人的7倍之多，而越南申请人的不过关率则是印度申请人的17倍。

　　一般也认为，技术移民的平均英文水平高于团聚类移民。数据显示，技术类移民申请入籍，平均要进行1.1次入籍测试才会通过，家庭团聚类移民，平均要考1.4次才能通过。而对于人道类移民，或难民背景的入籍申请人来说，这一数字是2.4次。