Australian Embassy

Vietnam

Embassy address: 8 Dao Tan Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi - Telephone: 3774 0100 - Fax: 3774 0111

APPLICATION FOR AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP BY DESCENT

The Australian Citizenship Act 2007 provides for the registration of a person born outside Australia on or after 26 January 1949 as an Australian citizen by descent if at least one of the parents was an Australian citizen at the time of the person's birth.

The information below is intended for applicants wishing to apply for Australian citizenship by descent in Vietnam. Applicants should also read the information regarding registration of Australian citizenship by descent on the Australian Citizenship website.
See: http://www.citizenship.gov.au/applying/categories/citz-by-descent.htm

The information should be read in conjuctin with the Vietnam general Information Sheet which provides details about application processing in Vietnam, including estimated processing times.

See: http://www.vietnam.embassy.gov.au/hnoi/VietGenInfo.html

Attached is a checklist of documents or other evidence that should be submitted in support of an application for Australian citizenship by descent. This is specifies the minimum documentation only and is not exhaustive. It is open to applicants to submit any documentation which they believe will assist in the assessment of their application.

See: Citizenship by Descent Application Checklist

If lodging an application for Australian citizenship by descent, please attach this checklist to the front of the application and tick the box next to the documents or other evidence you have attached.

DNA testing

If the claimed Australian citizen parent is not included on the applicant's birth certificate, and alternative satisfactory evidence of parentage cannot be provided, an applicant and the claimed Australian citizen parent may be requested to undertake DNA testing in order to establish their relationship.

Australian passports

Information about eligibility for, and processing of, Australian passport applications is available from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website or from the Consular Section at the Australian Embassy, Hanoi or the Australian Consulate-General, Ho Chi Minh City.

See: https://www.passports.gov.au/Web/index.aspx

Vietnamese Government exit formalities

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade may also be able to provide advice in respect of Vietnamese Government exit formalities for children born in Vietnam who seek to exit using an Australian passport.

Last updated 01 September 2009