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This article is from the soc.culture.australian FAQ, by Stephen Wales
with numerous contributions by others.
3.2 Australian (Dual) Citizenship [CW]
Here are some excerpts form the "Hints for Australian Travellers"
booklet produced by the Dept. of Foreign Affairs - its the little
booklet you get when you get your passport (at least it was a year
ago...). Portions in [...] are my comments. [CW]
* Nationality or Citizenship
Each country is free to determine who it will regard as its citizens,
and under what conditions its citizenship can be acquired or lost.
Citizenship laws are often complex and they can be quite different
from Australian laws. In many countries, for example, citizenship is
not considered to be lost simply because the person has acquired
Australian citizenship. The laws of some countries require people who
wish to renounce their citizenship to make formal written application
to do so. Because of such laws many Australian citizens are also
citizens of other countries and therefore, possess what is
internationally referred to as "dual nationality".
[translation - dual citizenship is possible; whether or not you retain
your original citizenship upon becoming an Australian depends on the
laws of the original country.]
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