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The Philippines

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Australian Citizenship

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On 1 July 2007 the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 came into effect, replacing the Australian Citizenship Act 1948.

For information regarding the new legislation See: Changes to Australian Citizenship Legislation (external website)

For information about applying for Australian Citizenship by Descent in the Philippines, please refer to the information on our website at www.citizenship.gov.au/applying/how_to_apply/descent/.

You may also complete the Citizenship Wizard to download the application checklist and application procedure applicable to your circumstances at www.citizenship.gov.au/citizenshipwizard/

Important: In the Philippines, additional documents/information may be required for your application and should be included along with the documents listed in the checklist mentioned above.

To download the Philippine addendum to the checklist, please click here: Addendum to the checklist – Philippine requirements