Form 1272 · Citizenship
Application for Australian Citizenship for Children Adopted Under Full Hague Convention or Bilateral Arrangements
What this official form is for and who lodges it. The form itself is only ever the Department's own document; nothing is completed or submitted here.
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Purpose
This form is an application for Australian citizenship for a child adopted overseas by Australian citizen parent(s) under the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption or under Australia's bilateral adoption arrangements, where a valid Adoption Compliance Certificate has been issued.
Who lodges it
The applicant, made on behalf of a child under 16 by a responsible parent (typically the adoptive Australian citizen parent).
When it is used
It is used after an intercountry adoption is finalised under a Hague Convention or bilateral program, when adoptive Australian citizen parent(s) seek Australian citizenship for the adopted child.
Official form
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