Can Australian-born children be naturalized?

There are three ways to determine the nationality of a child born in Australia:

1. One of the husband and wife is Australian PR, and the child was born in Australia and can be naturalized in Australia.

2. Neither husband nor wife is PR. Children born in Australia cannot be directly naturalized in Australia. However, if a child has been in Australia for most of the first 10 years after being born in Australia, he can acquire Australian citizenship at the age of 10. After the child becomes an Australian citizen, parents can guarantee to immigrate to Australia quickly. In addition, if the child was born in China in the process of applying for Australian immigration, parents can update the child's information to the Immigration Bureau after the child is born, and the child can also get PR after the parents sign it.

3. If one of the husband and wife is an Australian citizen and the child was born in Australia, he can be naturalized in Australia.

Regarding the determination of nationality, Australia is a country that recognizes dual nationality, but China does not. Therefore, if you apply for Australian citizenship, you must give up your China citizenship.

Children born in Australia, whether they meet the naturalization requirements or not, can apply for settlement in China as long as they are not naturalized in Australia, and they need to produce an Australian birth certificate for notarization.

The certification place is handled in Australia and sent to the Consulate General of China in Sydney, Australia for certification.

Only when the authentication documents are used in China can they have actual extraterritorial legal effect.

Australian birth certificate certification does not require the presence of children or parents, but requires the identification of both parents. As the child has not reached the legal age, the identity certificate of the guardian is needed.

The whole process of Australian birth certificate certification takes 7- 15 working days.

In addition, other common uses of Australian birth certificate certification are: visa renewal, foster care, schooling, etc.