Australian Citizenship Form 118 and 119

If you visit the official website of Australian immigration, you will find various forms related to individuals with different citizenship status. Form 118 is a document laid down for the Australian citizenship by descent. You can now visit the official website and download the same from the website.

Facts about Australian Citizenship form 118

If you want to get Australian citizenship by descent, you must know the criteria of availing such citizenship. According to the Australian Citizenship act 2007, there is no age bar for an individual willing to get registered as Australian citizenship by descent. Some of the criteria for gaining Australian citizenship by descent are:

• You must have at least one among the responsible parent who was a citizen of Australia at the time of your birth
• You must be of a good character
• Your age should be equal to or more than 18 years

If you are a son or a daughter of a responsible parent having Australian citizenship by descent, it is mandatory for your parents to spend a period of 2 years in Australia as a resident of Australian nation.

Facts about Australian Citizenship form 119

Form 119 is constructed to show the evidence of Australian citizenship. This can be downloaded from internet and taken the print out in paper. The eligibility criteria for the application are :

• If you are born in Australia and have got citizenship as your birth right
• If you have Australian citizenship extract or certificate previously issued
• If you are born after 20th August 1986 or any day after this date
• If you are born in former Australian territory of Papua

There are many eligibility criteria on the basis of which you will be asked to apply for Australian citizenship. If any person is having responsibility of a child which is as the result of the order made by the family court, you can take form number 119 and apply for Australian citizenship. It has now become quite easy for an individual to apply for Australian citizenship online.