# Ex-citizen visas

> act-s35 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

35 Ex-citizen visas
          (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) and AH do not
              apply in relation to ex-citizen visas.