rabbitoh Posted December 6, 2008 Posted December 6, 2008 Hopefully we will be doing the papers early next year for my wifes son to move to Australia We thought we had to go through the visa process But just looking at the Australian embassys website from what i have read if one of the parents(my wife is an oz citizen)has Australian citizenship then the child can apply fo citizenship Do we have to do the visa process or cab we just apply for Australian citizenship for my stepson Cheers
bridge Posted December 6, 2008 Posted December 6, 2008 Hopefully we will be doing the papers early next year for my wifes son to move to AustraliaWe thought we had to go through the visa process But just looking at the Australian embassys website from what i have read if one of the parents(my wife is an oz citizen)has Australian citizenship then the child can apply fo citizenship Do we have to do the visa process or cab we just apply for Australian citizenship for my stepson Cheers Rabbitoh, From your post, it is my understanding that your wife’s son was not born to an Australian citizen, that is, your wife acquired her Australian citizenship after the birth of her son. Is this correct? If so, he is not entitled to Australia citizenship. The appropriate visa for your wife’s son is a Child (permanent) - (Offshore) subclass 101 visa. Regards bridge
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