oZ / Thai - Passport issues

[kirstymelb101]

Hello, Kirsty back once again.

Respected members on this forum have already informed me that since I was born in Thailand, and both my biological parents are Thai. By Thai law my Thai Citizenship can't be revoked.

My question is: Can my Oz citizenship be revoked since I wasn't born there, and or if I don't return home within in a certain period of Time?

[ubonjoe]

Normally you would have to commit a very serious offence to have your Citizenship revoked.

Being out of the country for an extended period of time would not be one of them.

[kirstymelb101]

Thanks Joe! I thought that may be the case. I'm always skeptical about these things, hence the reason I'm always here lols.

[chunktal]

From the Australian Citizenship website:

Revoking citizenship

If you became a citizen by application you can have your citizenship taken away if you are found to have committed a serious criminal offence prior to gaining citizenship. Australian citizenship can be revoked if:

you have been convicted of making a false statement or representation in relation to your application to become an Australian citizen

you are convicted of a serious criminal offence at any time prior to becoming a citizen involving a sentence of 12 months or more

your approval to become an Australian citizen was gained as a result of migration-related fraud

your approval to become an Australian citizen was gained as a result of third party fraud; for example, fraudulent conduct by a migration agent in the citizenship application

it would be contrary to the public interest for you to remain an Australian citizen.

An Australian citizen by birth cannot have their Australian citizenship revoked. Similarly, a person conferred citizenship, after fully disclosing all relevant factors, cannot have their Australian citizenship revoked.

People who have their citizenship revoked can be removed from Australia.

[kirstymelb101]

Thanks for this useful information !