Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(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), AE and AH do not apply in relation to ex-citizen visas.