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Citizenship for children; When eligable
Topic Started: 18 Nov 2009, 08:30 PM (173 Views)
ValeSpark	18 Nov 2009, 08:30 PM Post #1
Addicted Member Posts: 361 Group: Members Member #906 Joined: 11 September 2006 Migration Status Permanent Resident My Mood Feeling better My Location Lost on location	Hi, In regard to being eligable for citizenship, how are your children's eligability measured? For most I guess as follows:- Mum and Dad arrive.......4 years later......sit test.....apply....ceremony....... :have a beer: For us I am trying to understand it as I will be eligable in 2 more years, yet Ruth will not be eligable for 3 years. So where does are daughter sit in this? Can she apply with me, or only when Ruth has also qualified. Pete



Amanda & Simon	18 Nov 2009, 10:42 PM Post #2
Braiiiiiinnnss Posts: 3,881 Group: Members Member #1,707 Joined: 28 September 2007 Migration Status Citizen My Location Middle Park	Have you tried the citizenship wizard at www.citizenship.gov.au/citizenshipwizard? If that's no good try ringing 131880 and asking. I'd have thought at her age she'd get it with the first parent if you wanted, but don't quote me. However there is section on the form that asks if you're including any children under 16 and if so what are their details, so I'm fairly confident that she could apply with you.



Maggie	19 Nov 2009, 09:37 AM Post #3
Elite Member Posts: 686 Group: Members Member #711 Joined: 11 May 2006 Migration Status Citizen My Location Cowes, Phillip Island, Victoria	I think they still have to meet the residency requirements. As an Australian citizen you can apply to register a child born outside Australia, but when you apply for yours you won't be a citizen so it wouldn't apply (I think). Good luck. Maggie



Bhoywonder	20 Nov 2009, 02:55 PM Post #4
Addicted Member Posts: 340 Group: Members Member #225 Joined: 21 March 2005 Migration Status Citizen My Location Aspendale Gardens	They are part of the parents application. I think they come under the mothers application from memory



RobN	20 Nov 2009, 05:22 PM Post #5
Addicted Member Posts: 442 Group: Members Member #2,255 Joined: 26 May 2008 Migration Status Permanent Resident	Bhoywonder 20 Nov 2009, 02:55 PM They are part of the parents application. I think they come under the mothers application from memory It doesn't matter which parent - just a parent that is applying at the same time, if the child is under 16 years old. If the child is 16+ then it's on their own application.


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