citizenship and visa ?
Jan 27th 2008 | 11:43 am
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citizenship and visa ?
G'day !
Quick question because I can't find the answer, We got citizenship March 2007 but our visas are still valid until mid 2009. We are travelling back to Scotland later this year but can't remember if gaining citizenship invalidates the visas !! Long story short, do we really need to spend another $600+ on Aussie passports ?
Thanks for your help,
Tass.x
Quick question because I can't find the answer, We got citizenship March 2007 but our visas are still valid until mid 2009. We are travelling back to Scotland later this year but can't remember if gaining citizenship invalidates the visas !! Long story short, do we really need to spend another $600+ on Aussie passports ?
Thanks for your help,
Tass.x
Jan 27th 2008 | 11:51 am
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Re: citizenship and visa ?
G'day !
Quick question because I can't find the answer, We got citizenship March 2007 but our visas are still valid until mid 2009. We are travelling back to Scotland later this year but can't remember if gaining citizenship invalidates the visas !! Long story short, do we really need to spend another $600+ on Aussie passports ?
Thanks for your help,
Tass.x
Quick question because I can't find the answer, We got citizenship March 2007 but our visas are still valid until mid 2009. We are travelling back to Scotland later this year but can't remember if gaining citizenship invalidates the visas !! Long story short, do we really need to spend another $600+ on Aussie passports ?
Thanks for your help,
Tass.x
I dont think that Australian citizens are allowed to hold Australian entry visas so they should have been cancelled automatically when you were granted citizenship. You will need to get Australian passports.
Jan 27th 2008 | 11:57 am
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Re: citizenship and visa ?
Cheers mate ! 
That's what I thought, just can't find it written anywhere !!!
All the best,
Tass. x
That's what I thought, just can't find it written anywhere !!!All the best,
Tass. x
Jan 27th 2008 | 12:20 pm
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Re: citizenship and visa ?
This from http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/tips/dualnat.html#4
Entering and leaving Australia
To avoid delays at airline check-in and again at the border entry point, Australian citizens who are dual nationals are advised to leave and return to Australia on their Australian passport. An Australian citizen cannot be granted a visa for Australia.
When entering Australia, all Australians, including those who hold dual nationality, must be able to prove that they are an Australian citizen. An Australian passport is conclusive evidence of a person's identity and citizenship, and provides the holder with unfettered right of entry to Australia.
An Australian citizen who arrives without an Australian passport may be delayed until their identity and claims to enter Australia have been checked. If a person holding a foreign passport claims to be an Australian citizen, immigration officers must confirm and verify this through official databases. This will invariably cause some delays to the person while the authorities undertake the necessary enquiries.
International airlines have an obligation to ensure that they only carry appropriately documented passengers to Australia. In the absence of an Australian passport, airlines are unable to assess an Australian citizen's claimed citizenship at the time of check-in and may decline to carry the traveller. Or, they may have to make inquiries with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) in Australia to seek approval to carry the passenger, which takes time and may cause inconvenience to the passenger.
Entering and leaving Australia
To avoid delays at airline check-in and again at the border entry point, Australian citizens who are dual nationals are advised to leave and return to Australia on their Australian passport. An Australian citizen cannot be granted a visa for Australia.
When entering Australia, all Australians, including those who hold dual nationality, must be able to prove that they are an Australian citizen. An Australian passport is conclusive evidence of a person's identity and citizenship, and provides the holder with unfettered right of entry to Australia.
An Australian citizen who arrives without an Australian passport may be delayed until their identity and claims to enter Australia have been checked. If a person holding a foreign passport claims to be an Australian citizen, immigration officers must confirm and verify this through official databases. This will invariably cause some delays to the person while the authorities undertake the necessary enquiries.
International airlines have an obligation to ensure that they only carry appropriately documented passengers to Australia. In the absence of an Australian passport, airlines are unable to assess an Australian citizen's claimed citizenship at the time of check-in and may decline to carry the traveller. Or, they may have to make inquiries with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) in Australia to seek approval to carry the passenger, which takes time and may cause inconvenience to the passenger.
Jan 27th 2008 | 12:31 pm
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Re: citizenship and visa ?
Thanks Teza !
Do you know I read that last night but couldn't have read it properly !
Too much alcohol probably !!!!
It's pretty clear when you read it , huh ?
Thanks again,
All the best,
Tass. x
Do you know I read that last night but couldn't have read it properly !
Too much alcohol probably !!!! It's pretty clear when you read it , huh ?Thanks again,
All the best,
Tass. x
