Melbourne  - Aussie-to-be Jarmila Gajdosova, born a Slovak, is running out of patience with the glacial pace of the Down Under bureaucracy.

The 21-year-old has been in the queue for citizenship in her intended tennis nation after moving to Melbourne to demonstrate her good faith.

"We've done everything we could, and it's (the government's) decision now. Tennis Australia is very confident the answer will be yes," she told local media. "I'd love to be playing as an Australian through the whole year."

Gajdosova gets listed as Australian when she plays in the country, but the WTA still sells her as Slovak on their website and official documents.

"I'm 21 now, and I'm not planning to go away," she said. "It's up to the government now to give me a passport."

The number 86, who moved to Melbourne five years ago with her family, lost in the Australian Open first round.

It's not the first time that tennis has spurred Canberra to act: Dutch-born Robert Smeets got his passport just hours before playing Davis Cup for his new nation in September. (dpa)