Dual Citizen here :)

[kirstymelb101]

I'm both Thai/Oz national.

Born in Thailand but then moved to Oz when I was very little.

I've been living in the Kingdom for the past 4years now without ever returning home to Oz.

My question is:

Can my Oz Citizenship ever be revoked, or can Thai law make me choose one or the other .......... ?

[samran]

OZ citizenship no. Unless it was shown you obtained it fraudulently or unless you decide to renounce it voluntarily.

Thai citizenship. Very little chance. You were born Thai. Presumably you naturalised as an Australian - how did that happen before I answer on the Thai side?

[kirstymelb101]

OZ citizenship no. Unless it was shown you obtained it fraudulently or unless you decide to renounce it voluntarily.

Thai citizenship. Very little chance. You were born Thai. Presumably you naturalised as an Australian - how did that happen before I answer on the Thai side?

Hey, Samran! Love the Simpsons by the way 5555+

I was born in Thailand (both my biological parents are actually Thai, yet I look half farang, strange but works in my favor)

My mother married my step dad who is an Australian man, he took both me and my mother too Oz and legally adopted me.

[samran]

The probably no chance of losing Thai either. There is a grey area of Thais who voluntary take on another citizenship (but not via marriage) but neither of these apply to you. Given you weren't born with two nationalities, then the option to renounce that citizenship between 20 and 21 doesn't apply to you either.

[kirstymelb101]

The probably no chance of losing Thai either. There is a grey area of Thais who voluntary take on another citizenship (but not via marriage) but neither of these apply to you. Given you weren't born with two nationalities, then the option to renounce that citizenship between 20 and 21 doesn't apply to you either.

Awesome information !

Thanks for your help, Samran..

This pretty much sums up everything I was looking for..

Chok Dee ka

[soihok]

Samran, do you how that work with Thai / British citizenship?

can both be retained throughout life?

[Mario2008]

Yes, depending how nationality was obtained.

It can make a differnece if you were born with both nationalities or were naturalised (aplied for it).

[soihok]

Born with both Thai and British nationalities.

[Mario2008]

Born with both Thai and British nationalities.

Then there is no problem.

[soihok]

Nice one

This is concerning my 2 girls (not me - unfortunately).

[douginbkk]

Hello Kristy. I also hold dual nationality; Thai / Canadian. Born in Thailand and naturalized in Canada. I was talking to a co-worker at the office today about the very question you posed. He is from the UK and married to a Thai and has two kids. According to him, he was told that when his children turn 18 then they are supposed to be requested by Thai authorities to choose either UK or Thai citizenship, although many of us know that this is a grey area in Thailand and that the chances it will ever happen is almost zero. I myself have have once read on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Thailand) website that admittedly this is a grey area and that as long as the other country (Canada in my case) does not mind dual citizenship then Thailand would also accept it. The Canadian embassy in Bangkok also advised me the same thing. I am now 45 years old, and have never had any problems regarding dual citizenship in Thailand or Canada. My opinion is that Thailand will not force you to do anything, but Australia might. The reason for this is that I immigrated to Australia with my father in the late 1980s and held a PR permit. I was told that after living in Australia for four / five years (? - don;t remember exactly how many years) I would have to choose whether I wanted to become an Australian citizen and renounce the Canadian citizenship (or was it just the Canadian passport?) or remain on PR status. Coincidentally, I had decided to move to Thailand just before my 4/5 years was up. You may want to contact the Aus embassy regarding this. My information is more than 20 years old.

[samran]

Australia never had a problem with someone taking on Australian citizenship and keeping their old one, but up till 2004 if you voluntarily took out another citizenship then you automatically lost Australian citizenship, witness Rupert Murdoch.

Thailand hasn't had an issue in the main with dual nationals since 1993. Those born with dual nationality have the option of renouncing their Thai nationality for one year after turning 20, but the option is often misread as a requirement to choose and then people for some reason lower this to 18. There is no penalty if you don't choose.