Each Application goes before a Board whose main aim is to ensure that the applicant is of good character and not likely to bring discredit upon the Principality. Each applicant must provide supporting identification, such as a copy of an existing Passport or Drivers License, together with a completed copy of the Principalities Application form, two passport photographs and the Application Fee. A Citizenship Certificate will be then be forwarded to the new citizen along with any original documents supplied. The Principality produces Wheat, Lupins, Barley, along with Sheep and Cattle. 5,000 acres of Flora Reserve have been set aside for environmental purposes.
Wild flowers are abundant and picked commercially, and exported to Japan, Europe and North America.
Coaches bring Tourists, in addition to many visitors who arrive in their own vehicles. Coins and Stamp Sales provide additional income to the Principality. The Hutt River Province is extremely small compared to the Australian Continent. It is comparable in size to Hong Kong, and is approximately 58 times larger than the Principality of Monaco. During the Autumn, Winter and Spring months, April to October, the climate is pleasingly warm, while temperatures in February and March may reach or exceed 45 degrees Celsius.