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If a child is born in Australia will they be an Australian citizen?
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∙ 13y ago
A child born in Australia will be a citizen if one of the parents is Australian or a permanent resident of Australia.
If neither of the child's parents are Australian, the child will be a citizen on its 10th birthday if the child is living in Australia.
Otherwise, no.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoNo, your baby has to be born here. But you can apply for them to become an Aussie citizen but it costs money.
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∙ 11y agoYes you can. The Australian father can apply for Australian Citizenship by Descent through the Australian Embassy.
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∙ 12y agoAbsolutley not. Yuo have to be born to Australian parents to automatically obtain citizenship. Otherwise it is a long and difficult process. Nice try though.
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