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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:

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