Application for Australian Citizenship for Children Adopted Under Full Hague Convention or Bilateral Arrangements

What it is for

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 completes it

The applicant, made on behalf of a child under 16 by a responsible parent (typically the adoptive Australian citizen parent).

Information it collects (in general terms)

It gathers information establishing eligibility for citizenship, including the adopted child's and responsible parent's details, particulars of the intercountry adoption and its compliance certification, supporting original and certified documents, and payment details lodged through ImmiAccount.

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.

This site is not affiliated with the Australian Government. Forms are completed and lodged in your own ImmiAccount; this platform never submits anything to the department.