stevemich

From this thread it seems that any child born when both parents have Australian Permanent Residency will be considered an Australian Citizen.. is this right? Or am I beind thick?
It just seems odd that the child may be an Aussie, but we have to wait another 8 months till we are eligible...

Thanks

JAJ

It's true, assuming you mean born in Australia.

And one parent as PR is enough (there are cases where one parent is PR and the other is temporary, or even illegal). Parent must be PR at the time child is born, not later.

Why is it odd, considering that child is born in Australia?

hitchcock71

heres a thick question

if you have a baby in au parents are temp visa - then the baby is also temp

what happens if after 3 months the parents then get pr ? is the baby because of birth able to be a citzen ? or will she/he only be pr too?

JAJ

Only PR.

And only a PR if parents have ensured that child is included on PR application.

If child stays in Australia until age 10, and is not already a citizen by then, then child becomes Australian on 10th birthday.

hitchcock71

thats what i thought

its amazing how many aussie people think that because baby is born in au - that he/she will be citzen

especially if parents then get pr - they really dont understand why the baby is not a citzen when he/she was born here and parents now have pr

JAJ

It used to be that way, before 20 August 1986.

Child will become a citizen when at least one parent does (assuming parent makes application for child too), or if still living in Australia, at age 10.

Kop09

Hi there.
I was not born in the UK, but lived there for a fairly long time, obtaining my permanent residence and passport before finally coming to Australia (my wife is Aussie).

We have recently had a little boy, and I'd like him to have a British passport.
I have called the consulate in Canberra (who charged me 10 bucks to read word for word from their website).

My questions are, having not been born in the UK, but having the passport is my son eligible for a UK passport, and do I need to register his birth with any UK authority? If so, how do I go about doing so?

Thanks for your help.

NickyC

Assuming you were registered or naturalised as a British citizen, you just need to apply for a passport for your son.

See here:

http://ukinaustralia.fco.gov.uk/en/p...ther-reg-as-bc

JAJ

Parent needs to be a British citizen otherwise than by descent, not quite the same thing.

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Britis...en_Born_Abroad

kezzabird

OMG!!! I'm having twins in July and thought this thread would be of interest to me, I thought I had it all figured out, now I'm totally confussed!!!

If british parents have PR in Aus and are having their baby(ies) in Aus you can get a British passport from Canberra right? All these other questions and answers have got me all in a tis!!

Tubbs2Oz

Yes you can, and by all accounts you can also get them Australian passports (not sure where that is though, probably in more places than just Canberra).

JAJ

Usually yes, but there might be complications if both parents are British by descent:
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Britis...en_Born_Abroad

Children will also need Australian passports and citizenship certificates.

kezzabird

Surely if they are born in Australia they won't have citizenship certificates? Won't an Australian birth certificate suffice? Both Me and my partner are British through and through not by decent.

JAJ

Not for those born on or after 20 August 1986!

Discussed in:
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Eviden...an_Citizenship