Almost a million migrants who arrived between 2022/23 and 2023/24 will be invited to become citizens over the next two years.
AAP FactCheck - Social media users are falsely claiming that almost a million migrants who recently arrived in Australia will soon be invited to become citizens.
It is based on data that mostly measures existing citizens and temporary migrants, who aren't yet eligible for citizenship. Permanent visas, the precursor to citizenship, are granted at a much lower rate.
The claims have spread across X1 and Facebook2 in posts promoting an upcoming anti-immigration march planned for major cities across Australia on October 19.
An earlier anti-immigration protest held in August was also promoted using false claims about immigration, which AAP FactCheck previously debunked3.
The latest posts warn of an impending boom in the number of new citizens.
"Up to 536,000 immigrants that arrived in 2022/23 will shortly be invited to register for citizenship by Albanese Labor Government," a social media post4 reads.
"Next year, another 446,000 that arrived in 2023/24 will follow the same process."
The figures appear to be based on Net Overseas Migration (NOM)5 data compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
This shows net arrivals - the number of people arriving minus those departing - were 535,518 in the 2022/23 financial year and 445,638 in 2023/24.
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