Melbourne man 'dumbfounded' after finding out he lost Australian citizenship 33 years ago

glimse, 12 days ago

On the plus side, he looks great for 55. I would have guessed 40s

maculata, 13 days ago

Why doesn’t he look for it in the Lost-n-Found?

itsnicodegallo, 13 days ago

After 33 years and lack of citizenship over a technicality, I think it’s safe to say “GIVE THE MAN A BREAK!” Jeezy Creezy.

protist, 12 days ago

Three hours later his citizenship was restored.

saltesc, 12 days ago

That was the most astounding part of the article.

breadsmasher, 13 days ago

The guy is a fucking idiot.

he decided to register his heritage with the Irish government when he was 22

Except for official purposes like applying for citizenship why else would the irish government care about your “heritage”?

He didn’t understand that would automatically be treated as an application for Irish citizenship or, crucially, that he would immediately lose Australian citizenship as a result.

Mr Keogh received Irish citizenship and a passport

This clown “accidentally” applied for, and received irish citizenship, and lost Australian citizenship due to a law on the books for over 50 years

Between 1948 and April 4, 2002, Australian adults who got a second citizenship automatically lost their Australian citizenship.

And between November 1984 and April 2002, they didn’t even have to be outside Australia when they took up their second citizenship to trigger the loss of their Australian rights.

www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-11/…/101929662

Dagnet, 12 days ago

Australia is one jealous girlfriend huh? Seems a bit too restrictive to instantly lose citizenship like that