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Dual citizenship

Guest Blogger: John

Something to consider when applying to become an Australian citizen: Can you be a holder of duel citizenship?

Whilst Australia says ‘yes’ to you becoming an Aussie and keeping your ‘right’ to remaining a citizen of you country of birth, your country of origin may not. Not all countries will allow you to have multiple citizenships -easily, if at all.

France for example, accepts no more than 2 citizenships whereas Germany, by default, accepts only one.
German citizens who’d like to apply for Australian citizenhip need to loose their German one or apply for an exemption.

While it is apparently slightly easier these days to obtain such an exemption, it is not given systematically… far from it.
In order to be successful, one needs to demonstrate major links with the homeland and major reasons why the additional citizenship is required.

Links with the homeland can be:

  • Strong family links

  • Strong financial links

  • Strong work links

Reasons for the additional citizenship can be:

  • Difficulty or impossibility to develop a career in your field

  • Major discount(s) in student’s fees

  • Family with Australian citizenship, especially children
The more links and the more reasons the better.

Australia on the other hand allow some form of dual citizenship as per the interesting article here:

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/CIB/2000-01/01cib05.htm

Saturday, December 26th, 2009 Australian Citizenship No Comments

 

Sharks not far off shore…….Bondi beach that is.

An Australian costal website just posted these images of hundreds of sharks cruising around Bondi Beach REALLY CLOSE TO SHORE…….If you are thinking of immigrating to Australia to live in Bondi, you might not want to see this…..

Monday, December 14th, 2009 Travel Australia 2 Comments

 

Ask not what Australia can do for You…

But what you can do for Australia… Does the skilled migration visa hint at this? Is this just typical migration conditions anywhere?

When immigrating to Australia on a skilled migration visa you come with:

  • your skills/education and work experience,
  • a willingness to be a self starter – find a home, job, schools, circle of friends, community/church life to connect to,
  • the drive & desire to build a life,
  • the ability to contribute and participate in social and community activities so as to be accepted,
  • the capacity to shoulder the risk of moving,
  • the stamina to cope during the unsettling early months/years until you start to feel a sense of home, (for some this can take longer than others)

In addition, you may be expected to take on a heavy work load at work. Skills are short locally you know.

You may find that you will be the one with the need for a greater social (support/friendship) network – so you initiate the social and group activities to ensure your sanity.

Let me know…what do you know?

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 immigration Australia No Comments
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