Australian Embassy
Vietnam
Embassy address: 8 Dao Tan Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi - Telephone: 831 7755 - Fax: 831 7711

REGISTRATION OF AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP BY  DESCENT

This information is provided to assist applicants in completing the registration process in Vietnam.  Applicants must also access the information regarding registration of Australian citizenship by descent on the Australian Citizenship website.
See:  Australian Citizenship

This information is intended for applicants wishing to register a child born overseas as an Australian citizen.  Information regarding citizenship by descent and who can be registered is contained in Form 118 - Application for registration of Australian citizenship by descent.  This form is available free of charge from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) website.
See:  Forms and Booklets

A detailed information sheet and checklist is available to assist applicants in completing the visa application process in Vietnam.
See:  Registration of Australian Citizenship by Descent Checklist

Last updated 01 Feb 07

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8503 NO FURTHER STAY CONDITION

Following an assessment of your application, a visa officer may decide to apply the 8503 condition on your visa. The 8503 (or No Further Stay) condition means that the holder of the visa on which the condition has been imposed will not, after entering Australia be entitled to be granted any other visa (1) , while the holder remains in Australia.

The effect of the 8503 condition is that it will not be possible for the visa holder to apply to remain in Australia beyond the authorised period of stay as shown on the visa label. If the 8503 condition is imposed on your visa, it will be indicated on the visa label with the words – NO FURTHER STAY.

When you sign the visa application form, you are declaring that:

(1) Except in extremely limited circumstances which are outside your control, or to engage in Australia’s protection obligation under 1951 Convention relating to the status of Refugees.

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IMMIGRATION PANEL DOCTORS

MEDICAL CLEARANCE: Visa applicants may be required to undertake both a medical examination and a chest x-ray from approved panel doctors.  The Australian Visa Application Centre will issue the approved forms.

Information regarding Immigration Panel Doctors in Vietnam is available on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) website.
See:  Immigration Panel Doctors

Last updated 01 Feb 07

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