Prospective citizens will also be required to have increased proficiency with the English language – a requirement Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said is “the single best thing any person coming to this country can do”.

Citizenship reforms:

* Applicants must be permanent residents for four years before seeking citizenship (up from 12 months now).

* Must demonstrate competent English language skills through a tougher reading, writing and listening test (people with permanent or enduring incapacity, or aged under 16, exempted).

* Prospective Australian citizens must show the steps they have taken to integrate into and contribute to the Australian community (evidence of employment, membership of community organisations, school enrolment for all eligible children);

* Applicants who cheat during the citizenship test will automatically fail.

* Tougher criminal history checks, including involvement in gang activity or domestic violence.

* Wording of the citizenship pledge will change.

新闻来源：

http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/04/20/02/18/federal-government-cracks-down-on-australian-citizenship-requirements#w5dlk6tsjwhX9GK4.99

根据澳洲9news报道，未来希望入籍的PR必须通过多项严格的考核！

• 申请人必须参加英语测试，不符合的无法申请入籍！

  
  

• 在获得澳洲永居签证后，须等4年才可申请入籍！

  
  

• 申请人必须承诺并遵循澳洲的文化价值观。

  
  

• 入籍考试只能有3次机会

还需其他证明包括：

• 就业证明（入籍申请者必须证明自己有工作）

  
  

• 交税证明（入籍申请者必须证明自己有向ATO的保税记录）

  
  

• 必须送子女到澳洲学校上学（申请者如有子女，必须将子女送到澳洲学校中就读）

  
  

• 参加社区活动（申请者必须证明自己曾参加社区活动，并成为各地社区一员）