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Hi all,

We are English living here on permanent residency visa's, our daughter was born at Frankston Hospital, Melbourne.

Is she Australian or English or both?

Thanks,
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wanderingwombat

Oz

WW

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Thanks WW.

CHnJ

She's both.

If you travel back to the UK for a holiday though, you can get a British passport and return on a 'visa-like' document which costs the same as an Aussie passport for her.

I don't know what she needs to do to prove she's British if she goes over there to work when she's older. I guess she could just apply for a UK passport.

If she lives in Australia all her life though, I don't think her kids get to be British. IIRC that right was withdrawn a few years back. If she lives in the UK you'd have British grandkids though.

markcrook

I didn't know the answer but just wanted to say congratulations on the birth of your daughter - I hope you are both well.

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Many thanks, she's a 'real beaut" as they'd say over here, just been made redundant though, so hope I can find something quickly to keep the $'s comming in. Frightening times!

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Jockstar

Register her birth with the British Embassy and get her a passport asap. Also an Oz one. She will thank you in later life. Trust me! Heres one for you. I'm Scottish and my wife is Thai. We will be moving to Oz in 4 weeks for the foreseeable future. We plan on haveing kids in the next few years. So when he/she is born. Technically they will be able to have 3 passports. Thai, British and Oz. Easy life for them

Congrats BTW!

thebears

Congratulations

Both

Stephen

Hi Jockstar

Congrats on the spouse visa. Hopefuly in a few years when your bambinos arrive they will be able to get a 'Scottish' passport.

Vash the Stampede

Both; dual citizenship at birth.
citizenship.gov.au

However, her children will not automatically receive British citizenship; they will need to apply for it on the basis of descent.

rugbymatt

We have the problem that if we ever have a child in another country it cant be British!!!!

The Bloke

At least she'll be Australian. If Howard has his way, you, your OH and just about every other migrant who isn't a citizen already won't.

JAJ

Australian. Use form 119 to confirm this with a citizenship cert (fee AUD55), it will save hassle later on:
http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/119.pdf

And get her an Australian passport.

She's probably British too - apply to British High Commission for a British passport for her.

JAJ

Why is that?

Vanessa

Are you British by decent?