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Can i have British and Australian passport?

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Old Jul 19th 2009, 3:58 am
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Im in Oz just now on a Subclass 820 Spouse Visa as married to Australian.
Obviusly in the future i shall be going for Oz residency and im wondering if i then lose my UK passport when i get my Australian one or do i get to keep both?
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Old Jul 19th 2009, 3:59 am
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You'll be able to have both
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Old Jul 19th 2009, 6:35 am
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Default Re: Can i have British and Australian passport?

Yeah, when you get your Australian Citizenship, there is no need to renounce the British as it is not required by either government to only have one citizenship.

So as the person above said, yes, you can.
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Old Jul 19th 2009, 7:29 am
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Yeah, when you get your Australian Citizenship, there is no need to renounce the British as it is not required by either government to only have one citizenship.

So as the person above said, yes, you can.
Cool,sounds like a good plan to me!
we actually just had a baby too,born in Oz,any idea if he gets dual citizenship since his father is british and his mother Ozzi?
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Originally Posted by interested16
Cool,sounds like a good plan to me!
we actually just had a baby too,born in Oz,any idea if he gets dual citizenship since his father is british and his mother Ozzi?
Yes, no problem.
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Cool,sounds like a good plan to me!
we actually just had a baby too,born in Oz,any idea if he gets dual citizenship since his father is british and his mother Ozzi?
He gets to be British by descent but he wont be able to pass his British citizenship on to his kids.
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