m1tch_3ll

My friend has an Australian passport he moved to the uk after he was born and lived here ever since, does he have to go through any visa/residency applications or can he travel and stay freely as he wishes?

thanks

quoll

As long as he has a current Australian passport he can come and go as he wishes.

m1tch_3ll

yeah he does have a current passport, he wants to move back to Oz.
so i guess he will just be able to move back and get a job/digs/ all the usually stuff

louise

Yes, I am in the same position.

Not sure if your friend has any family. My children got an australian passport through me (citizenship by descent), my husband needed a spouse visa.

HTH

Louise

m1tch_3ll

not sure if he has family out there, im sure he would have, he's been here 24 years. and he wasnt sure what he had to do. sounds like he can do as he wishes thou.

quoll

Yup just turn up and roll through the Aus passports door and out into the big wide world on his own. Might even get benefits, too, from Centrelink because he is a citizen.

m1tch_3ll

thanks for the info guys, ill pass it on

cheers

JAJ

He can return to Australia anytime he likes PROVIDED he hasn't lost his Australian citizenship. This could have occurred if he became a citizen of another country (eg Canada, USA etc) before 4 April 2002, or his parents did.

He should be aware that (presumably) he's a British citizen by descent and hence should read for reference:
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Britis...hip_by_Descent

If he has children in Australia they may need to be registered with the Home Office before they can become British.