XTPR and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (Citizenship)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered applications for Australian citizenship by descent made by three sisters, XTPR, DMHG, and QVRJ, under section 16 of the *Australian Citizenship Act 2007* (Cth). The core of the dispute concerned whether each applicant had a parent who was an Australian citizen at the time of their respective births, a prerequisite for citizenship by descent under the Act.

The Tribunal was required to determine whether the applicants met the criteria stipulated in subsection 16(2) of the *Australian Citizenship Act 2007*. This involved assessing the citizenship status of their parent at the precise time of each applicant's birth.

The Tribunal affirmed the decisions under review made by the Respondent on 21 September 2021. The Member found that XTPR, DMHG, and QVRJ did not satisfy subsection 16(2) of the Act, meaning they did not establish that they had a parent who was an Australian citizen at the time of their births. Consequently, their applications for citizenship by descent were not granted.