Australia Visa.info can assist you in obtaining the Australian Passport (Citizenship status) if you comply with the current Australian requirements. Australian passports are usually issued after the Australian citizenship has been conferred.
(a) If you got your permanent residency before 1 July 2007 and apply before 30 June 2010 -
(i) you must have lived in Australia as a permanent resident for 2 years in last five years AND
(ii) you must have lived in Australia for 12 months in last 24 months.
(These calculations are cumulative, the stay does not need to be "at a stretch").
(b) If you are applying after 1 July 2010 -
(i) you need to have held a substantive visa (temporary or permanent) allowing you to be legally in Australia for at least four years AND
(ii) you have physically lived in Australia for at least three out of last four years (cumulative) AND
(iii) you hold a permanent residency visa for at least last 12 months AND
(iv) you have not been out of Australia for more than 3 months in last 12 months.
Using your Australian passport
Australian citizens have right of entry to Australia and an Australian passport is the preferred and most conclusive proof of that right.
Dual nationals should use an Australian passport to enter and depart Australia. Other current passports can be used for travel when outside Australia if desired.
Further information on dual citizenship, Australian passports and consular assistance is available from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Dual citizenship
It is possible to hold citizenship of two or more countries if the law of those countries allow. This is known as dual, or multiple, citizenship.
People can become dual citizens automatically, or after being granted citizenship of another country.
For example, an Australian citizen may automatically gain citizenship of another country through marriage, while a permanent resident of Australia may become a dual citizen by becoming an Australian citizen.
Prior to 4 April 2002, Australian citizens who became citizens of another country lost their Australian citizenship automatically.
Can you become a dual citizen?
Australia allows its citizens to hold dual nationality. Other countries may not. To check if your country allows its citizens to hold dual or multiple citizenships, contact the embassy or consulate of the country.
