Form 1272 · Citizenship
Application for Australian citizenship for children adopted under full Hague Convention or bilateral arrangements
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Form 1272 - Complete this form to apply for Australian citizenship for children adopted under full Hague Convention or bilateral arrangements.
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.
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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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