Australian Citizenship
#1
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Australian Citizenship
Hi,
Once you have entered oz on a permanent residency visa how long is it till you can apply for oz citizenship ?
Is it a long process and what happens with your UK citizenship ?
Thanks
Tina
Once you have entered oz on a permanent residency visa how long is it till you can apply for oz citizenship ?
Is it a long process and what happens with your UK citizenship ?
Thanks
Tina
#2
Re: Australian Citizenship
Originally Posted by FITCHETT FAMILY
Hi,
Once you have entered oz on a permanent residency visa how long is it till you can apply for oz citizenship ?
Is it a long process and what happens with your UK citizenship ?
Thanks
Tina
Once you have entered oz on a permanent residency visa how long is it till you can apply for oz citizenship ?
Is it a long process and what happens with your UK citizenship ?
Thanks
Tina
If you do a search for citizenship on the forum you will find the various discussions on it and the points to remember/be aware off.
regards
Alex
#3
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Re: Australian Citizenship
Originally Posted by FITCHETT FAMILY
Hi,
Once you have entered oz on a permanent residency visa how long is it till you can apply for oz citizenship ?
Is it a long process and what happens with your UK citizenship ?
Thanks
Tina
Once you have entered oz on a permanent residency visa how long is it till you can apply for oz citizenship ?
Is it a long process and what happens with your UK citizenship ?
Thanks
Tina
Binbird
#4
Re: Australian Citizenship
Originally Posted by binbird
You can apply for citizenship after 2 years in Australia and although I have read some posts re what happens to your UK citizenship it's too late in the evening for me to remember and put it into comprehensible English! I'm sure someone will be along with the answer shortly.....
Binbird
Binbird
You keep your British citizenship. Lots of information on Australian citizenship can be found at http://www.citizenship.gov.au
Jeremy
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Re: Australian Citizenship
Originally Posted by JAJ
You keep your British citizenship. Lots of information on Australian citizenship can be found at http://www.citizenship.gov.au
Jeremy
Jeremy
Just wanted to say thanks for all your advice, it has been very useful, only found this site this week after a recommendation, wish we knew about it 12 months ago .
Have you worked in the U.K. as an agent? If you hav'nt then you should coz you would be worth your weight in gold, maybe if we'd had you as our agent we wouldn't have had any probs!!!!
Anyway, thanks again,
Owe you a
Tina
#6
Re: Australian Citizenship
I got my interview yesterday for Aus Citizenship Tina. You can apply after 2 years through the net, it costs $120. I know have to wait roughly 3 months until there is enough people in my area who have applied then we have the ceremony at local council office.
After that I'm an Aussie or at least a Scossie having come from Scotland.
After that I'm an Aussie or at least a Scossie having come from Scotland.
#7
Re: Australian Citizenship
Originally Posted by Bordy
I got my interview yesterday for Aus Citizenship Tina. You can apply after 2 years through the net, it costs $120. I know have to wait roughly 3 months until there is enough people in my area who have applied then we have the ceremony at local council office.
After that I'm an Aussie or at least a Scossie having come from Scotland.
After that I'm an Aussie or at least a Scossie having come from Scotland.
Make sure you know about the rights and responsibilities of Australian citizenship as you will be asked.
Jeremy
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Re: Australian Citizenship
Originally Posted by Bordy
I got my interview yesterday for Aus Citizenship Tina. You can apply after 2 years through the net, it costs $120. I know have to wait roughly 3 months until there is enough people in my area who have applied then we have the ceremony at local council office.
After that I'm an Aussie or at least a Scossie having come from Scotland.
After that I'm an Aussie or at least a Scossie having come from Scotland.
Hopefully you will know this.
Is the $120 per application, per adult or per child?
Thanks
Alistair
#9
Re: Australian Citizenship
Originally Posted by kirsty&al
Hi Bordy,
Hopefully you will know this.
Is the $120 per application, per adult or per child?
Thanks
Alistair
Hopefully you will know this.
Is the $120 per application, per adult or per child?
Thanks
Alistair
Its per adult Alistair, as your kids are under 18 they will be added to your application & automatically get citizenship when you get yours.
#10
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Re: Australian Citizenship
Originally Posted by Bordy
Its per adult Alistair, as your kids are under 18 they will be added to your application & automatically get citizenship when you get yours.
Hopefully we'll be joining you next year,
Thanks
Alistair
#11
Re: Australian Citizenship
Originally Posted by Bordy
Its per adult Alistair, as your kids are under 18 they will be added to your application & automatically get citizenship when you get yours.
Normally a parent should countersign the application but does not have to be also an applicant for Australian citizenship.
16 and 17 year olds must also attend a ceremony - children younger than that do not have to.
Jeremy
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Re: Australian Citizenship
With ref to dual nationality, i wonder what the ramifications would be, if and when Australia declares itself a Republic. Will the UK and/or Australia then stop the dual nationality issue, and if so, I wonder which way people would swing if they had to choose one passport or the other?
#13
Re: Australian Citizenship
Originally Posted by Sharpy67
With ref to dual nationality, i wonder what the ramifications would be, if and when Australia declares itself a Republic. Will the UK and/or Australia then stop the dual nationality issue, and if so, I wonder which way people would swing if they had to choose one passport or the other?
The issue of whether dual nationality is permitted or not is nothing to do with the issue of whether a country is a constitutional monarchy or not.
Constitutional monarchies that allow dual citizenship include the UK, Canada, NZ and Sweden while those that restrict it include Denmark, Norway, Spain and Belgium.
Republics that allow dual citizenship include the US, Ireland, France and Italy while those restricting or prohibiting it include Germany, Singapore, Austria and the Czech Republic.
There really is no pattern.
Jeremy
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Re: Australian Citizenship
Originally Posted by Sharpy67
With ref to dual nationality, i wonder what the ramifications would be, if and when Australia declares itself a Republic. Will the UK and/or Australia then stop the dual nationality issue, and if so, I wonder which way people would swing if they had to choose one passport or the other?
If either the UK or Australia were to change its views on dual citizenship, it is unlikely that Australia's status as a republic (or not) would have anything to do with it. (Similarly, the present situation is also not dependent on Australia remaining a member nation of the Commonwealth, nor even of there being a Commonwealth at all.)
#15
Re: Australian Citizenship
Originally Posted by JAJ
Make sure you know about the rights and responsibilities of Australian citizenship as you will be asked.