Guest Trueblue22 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Hello I am moving to Townsville in October with my 4 yr old and wondered if once he has Oz citizenship (by descent) will he be allowed to remain in the country? (I am already an Oz citizen) Thanks Zoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest km75 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Hi, Yes, he's an Australian citizen and eligible for a passport so can stay forever. If however, he went onto have children in the UK they may not be eligible for Australian Citizenship... If you google you should come up with lots of info. Thanks, Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Trueblue22 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Hi,Yes, he's an Australian citizen and eligible for a passport so can stay forever. If however, he went onto have children in the UK they may not be eligible for Australian Citizenship... If you google you should come up with lots of info. Thanks, Kat Thanks Kat, this is what I thought. He will be entering on an evisitor but i intend to get citizenship for him if we do decide to stay permanently. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcatjane Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Thanks Kat, this is what I thought. He will be entering on an evisitor but i intend to get citizenship for him if we do decide to stay permanently. Many thanks We got our kids citizenship by descent and then an Aussie passport, worth doing even if you just get the citizenship papers and not the passport as that way they have it, just in case they change the law in the future. Then if they have kids there is a minimum amount of time they have to have lived in the country for their kids to get the same thing, e.g. think it's about 2/3 years. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Why not get citizenship and Aus passport before you leave? Its really straightforward and we had it sorted for our son within weeks. I'd get it regardless while he is young. I am also unsure about the e visitor bit if you wish to be living there. He'd need a more permanent visa surely? would be cheaper and easier to get Aus side sorted IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAWN Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Do get him citizenship whether you stay or not, it will give him the option when he grows up and there may be a cut off age for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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