Section 35 — Migration Act 1958: Ex-citizen visas
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(1) There is a class of permanent visas to remain in, but not re-enter, Australia, to be known as ex-citizen visas. (2) A person who: (a) before 1 September 1994, ceased to be an Australian citizen while in the migration zone; and (b) did not leave Australia after ceasing to be a citizen and before that date; is taken to have been granted an ex-citizen visa on that date. (3) A person who, on or after 1 September 1994, ceases to be an Australian citizen while in the migration zone is taken to have been granted an ex-citizen visa when that citizenship ceases. (4) Subdivisions AA, AB, AC (other than section 68) and AH do not apply in relation to ex-citizen visas.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation
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