Homer

Hi all can someone help me i was born in oz and have been in the uk since i was 6 years old i have a oz passport and would like to return to my place of birth to live i have no living family in oz what do i need to do or can i just go there and live. with out all the hassle of visas and police checks,medicals thanks for any help on this post

shecha

Hi there,

I was born in Oz and my mother is English. I came to the UK when I was 4 yrs old.

I had an Aussie passport which expired when I was still a child, but I was informed that as I had not renewed it that this was not enough proof of being an Aussie Citizen.

I checked on the Citizenship site and found out that I was still an Aussie Citizen and applied for my citizenship certificate and then applied for an up-to-date passport. I did not require medicals or Police checks. My hubby did as he applied for a spouse visa.

To apply for an up-to-date Australian passport - you have to go to London in person.

I now actually have duel UK/Aussie citizenship as I was adopted by my mother's husband in the Uk when I ws about 7 yrs old.

The citizenship web-site is: www.citizenship.gov.au

To apply for an 'Application for Certificate of Evidence of Australian Citizenship - it's: www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/119.pdf

Hope this helps.

Shell

waustralish

If you have your Aussie passport it's simple BOOK YOUR TICKET AND TURN UP AT THE AIRPORT (with both passports UK and Aussie). My partner was in the same position and Australia House were very helpful, you leave the UK on Birtish passport and enter Austrlaia on your Aussie one.

From there your find somewhere to live and register for your tax file number and bob's your uncle.

Hope that helps.

Homer

hi all thanks for the help cya all there

ABCDiamond

Just make sure your passport hasn't expired !!

But if it has, you just get it renewed in the normal renewal way.

JAJ

Or Manchester or Edinburgh, where there are honorary Australian consuls.


Jeremy

Sue from Manchester

I thought the Manchester one closed a few years back?

ajax4779

Manchester one still open, I renewed my Australian passport at it a few months ago.

JAJ

The immigration office - yes. But the consul there still takes passport applications, which go to London to be issued.


Jeremy