belter Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 I heard a terrible rumour that if you leave Australia as a naturalised citizen you have to return within 10 years or you lose your citizenship. Has anyone heard this, I can’t find any evidence online to say it’s true"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Nope 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 No it's not true. It probably comes from confusiong about permanent residency. A lot of people think that once you're a permanent resident you can stay out of Australia for as long as you like, because that used to be the case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Nope, once you have the passport in your hot clammy little hand you can do as you like. It used to be the case that if you took out another citizenship that you lost your Australian citizenship but that was rescinded about 20 years ago now. I agree that there is probably confusion with PR and citizenship here and, yes, PRs can lose their ability to live in Australia if they are away for years. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belter Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 Thanks everyone I suspected it was a lot of rubbish but I had to ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrussell Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Quote It used to be the case that if you took out another citizenship that you lost your Australian citizenship but that was rescinded about 20 years ago now. The Murdoch amendments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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