> On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:28:48 +0000, shellyoz
> wrote:
>
> >Might be a stupid question, but I'll ask anyway.
> >When you apply for Australian Citizenship, do you have dual
> >nationality,
> >and carry two passports ( 1 British and 1 Australian )
> >Thanks in advance
> >Shelly
>
> When I got sworn in as an Aussie on Australia Day this year, I was
> advised to keep dual nationality by DIMIA, Just in case I returned to
> europe for any reason and needed to work, I wouldnt need visas. also
> the nice lady there said, that a UK passport will get you into a lot
> more countries than an Australian one. However the choice is yours.
> You can either let the UK expire and just have an Aussie passport,
> Keep both and be dual nationality, OR once you have your permanent
> residency you dont have to apply for an australian passport, you can
> just be British, but keep renewing the visa when it expires.
> Personally, im going for both. and when I goto the UK, im going to go
> thru Heathrow with my Aussie passport, and be proud of it, and tell em
> all to get stuffed. but thats just me.
Even if you let your UK passport expire and don't renew it, you still
remain a British citizen.
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