Dual or Multiple Citizenship - Q & AQuestion No 12I am a citizen of Malta who was emigrated in Australia for five (5) years during the period 1975-1980. In Australia my wife gave birth to our only son in 1976. Does he now qualify for dual citizenship? As your son did not reside abroad for a period of six years he does not qualify automatically to re-acquire Maltese citizenship and therefore cannot hold two citizenships. Your son is entitled to apply to re-acquire Maltese citizenship by registration under section 8 of the Maltese Citizenship Act. However, it would seem that he is hampered from doing so under Australian citizenship legislation which stipulates that: an adult who becomes a citizen of another country by doing any act or thing other than marriage (such as making an application for that other citizenship) with the sole or dominant purpose of acquiring that other citizenship, will automatically lose his Australian citizenship upon acquisition of that other citizenship.
   
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