Confused??

[Sam&Lee]

We are new to this! me my hubby and our 2 children are wanting to go to Oz . I was born there and have lived here in UK for most of my life. Has anyone been in my situation and know what visa etc we may need. I think i am classed as an oz citizen??? Help please.

[waynecaz]

hi guys just like to say hello and welcome to poms in oz .carolyn

Hi and welcome to PIO!..yes you are an Aus citizen and need to apply for your Aus passport..we went to Aus House to apply for our son's Aus passport..i believe for your first passport you have to go there in person..for your OH i think i'm right in saying he needs a spouse visa and for your children you need to apply for child visa's..you should be able to read all about these on this AHC site.. Visas and migration - Australian High Commission ..hope this helps..
Tess

[Gollywobbler]

Hello Sam & Lee

Welcome to Poms in Oz.

If you are an Australian Citizen by birth then your children may be Australian Citizens by descent, via you. IN that event, all you would need to do is organise Australian passports for yourself and the children and then obtain a Spouse Visa for your OH. If for any reason the children are not Australian Citizens by descent, then they would be included in OH's Spouse Visa as OH's dependants.

The first thing to to discover, therefore, is whether or not you are an Australian Citizen by birth. Please see this link:

Citizenship by birth

If you were born in Australia prior to 20 August 1986, it looks as if you may indeed be an Australian Citizen by birth. When were you born, please?

If you come within the above provision, you will need to apply for proof of Citizenship:

Proof of Citizenship

You need to complete Form 119 and send everything to the Citizenship section of the Australian High Commission in London:

Visas and migration - Australian High Commission

Sort your own status out first and obtain your Australian passport, I would suggest.

Then you can deal with your children, who I reckon are probably Australian Citizens by descent:

Citizenship by descent

Having sorted yourself out, sort your children out next and obtain Australian passports for them too.

Finally, obtain a Spouse Visa for OH, which is again done via the AHC in London and is processed very quickly:

Family - Visas & Immigration

Partner Migration Booklet

There is actually no other way to do this because Australian Citizens are not eligible for Australian visas of any description. The UK and Australia both recognise dual Citizenship so there is no problem for you and the children in holding both British and Australian passports.

Having sorted out the Citizenship documents and obtained Aussie passports, plus a Spouse visa for OH, all of you are then free to head for Australia..

Best wishes

Gill

..apologies Confused..Gill is absolutely right..my info was wrong about your children..ofcourse as Gill has said if you are an Aus citizen your children can apply by descent..my brother is Australian, but his son was born in the UK and he can apply for an Aus passport because his Dad is Australian..so sorry for the wrong info..
Tess

[robles]

Hi

We are in exactly the same position as you. I was born in Oz but lived here since I was two. I applied for an aussie passport years ago and have always used it to go back for holidays. We've recently had a baby and we just received our son's citizenship by descent certificate this week. It was pretty straightforward. You just need to download the form from the website and get some certified copies of certain documents to prove that you are a citizen etc. It took about ten days to come through. You need this certificate to obtain an aussie passport for your children and you just need your birth certificate to get your passport.

I think that possibly the rules have changed regarding oz citizenship by birth - as gollywobbler says, it depends on what year you were born. I applied for my passport years ago so you will need to check the new rules.

I may be pretty naive but we think we are in a very lucky position as my partner only has to obtain a spouse visa and we do not have to worry about skills assessment and the like and it sounds like you will be the same.

Good luck!

[Sam&Lee]

Hi thanks so much for the info. I am now smiling as hopefully it sounds pretty straight forward!!!! (I think).

[Sam&Lee]

Hi Thanks so much for all your info . I was born in 1977 so hopefully it means i am an Aussie citizen by birth. All your links really useful. Thanks again

[amberlaurenlewis]

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I am really scraed about movin to oz especially making new friends i need to know whether its easy to make friends & if its easy settlein in 2 school
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