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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

Australian residents stuck overseas during Covid denied citizenship by government

A near-empty Adelaide airport
Australia closed its borders to non-residents and non-citizens in March 2020, making travel very difficult. Photograph: David Mariuz/AAP

The government is denying Australian citizenship to some residents who were trapped overseas by Covid travel restrictions through no fault of their own, an approach criticised as “harsh”.

The administrative appeals tribunal recently ruled on an appeal by Farida Natalwala, an Indian citizen who has lived in Australia for roughly a decade.

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