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Huba
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Huba asked in Politics & GovernmentImmigration · 1 decade ago

Can an Aussie become a dual citizen?

An an Aussie become a citizen of the US and retain their Australian citizenship? It would be great to be able to return in retirement since they have (almost) free medical care.

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  • 2n2222
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    This is a good question, because they've just changed the law in Australia, which formerly did not allow dual citizenship because all their bright young people were leaving and they didn't stop to think about why this might be the case. At any rate, the ruling was changed--it's listed under such-and-such-law of 1948, I think--a few years ago. So now you can become a US citizen without renouncing your Australian citizenship.

    Source(s): I went through this with my piano teacher, who is Australian. She's now a US citizen, too.
  • 1 decade ago

    I know an American who has dual citizenship with Australia. I would imagine it could work the other way around.

  • Acyla
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Hell yes. Australia has accepted dual since 2002. Quite of my friends (myself included) have dual (some have had it on the sly beforehand too).

    From what I hear the US has free health care too and apparently you don't need a medicare card to access it. ^_^

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    Australia recognises twin citizenship whilst the different u . s . does, yet no longer with each u . s .. The U.S. is one u . s . that would not have a twin citizenship dating with Australia, consequently in case you're taking US citizenship, you will no longer be an Australian. Australia purely gave "Aussie conflict Brides" who married US servicemen in the process WW-2 the right to hold twin citizenship in the event that they needed to -- yet it is is constrained to easily various hundred.

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  • 1 decade ago

    work and spend your money in the states then go home and bludge off Australia when you retire

    you think that is fair?Australia doesn't need people like you,stay where you are

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