Australian Citizenship By Adoption
Australian citizenship is acquired automatically on adoption in the following circumstances:
- the adoption takes place in Australia on or after 22 November 1984; and
- the child is a permanent resident; and
- at least one adoptive parent is an Australian citizen.
In all other circumstances an application for grant of Australian citizenship must be made for the child.
On 8 May 2005 the Minister for Citizenship announced a policy change to require all child applicants for grant of Australian citizenship by virtue of adoption to hold an adoption visa, or other permanent visa. Details. However, it does not appear that there is any requirement for the child to be physically resident in Australia.
The Australian Citizenship Act 2007 additionally allows for simplified registration of a person as an Australian citizen where that person was adopted overseas in accordance with the Hague Adoption Convention.
Read more about this topic: Australian Nationality Law
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