Citizenship by descent

This thread will be helpful:

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=794281

She will have to reclaim her Mauritian citizenship first  and then you can apply for yours

But has she lost her Mauritian citizenship? She came to Australia, got married and gained Aus citizenship but never renounced her Mauritian citizenship.

Because she never applied for for a NID and hasn't renewed her passport for 30 or so years she must reclaim her Mauritian citizenship?

Thanks,

There was a time when the Mauritian govt didn't accept dual citizenship and thus , if she got naturalisation during a certain time ( you will have to check the Mauritian govt  site about citizenship)  she may have lost her citizenship.

Citizenship has got nothing to do wrt elapsed passport and a NID came about only in the mid-80s.
NID is a proof of your citizenship and the passport is only a travel document  or
for :

i. a Plan B ( just have to read about certain opportunities for having a second passport).
ii. proof of residency.
iii. May allow entry in  some. countries without a visa.

It seems that you are right about that.
So I will have to get her to apply and it seems they require originals of her parents and her birth certificate as well as marriage certificate.
Not sure we would want to give those up - I suppose it is possible to request new copies of her birth cert and parents' birth certificates at the embassy of Mauritius in Australia right?

Take certified copies

You never give the originals to the Mauritian authorities but you need to show these and give a copy.

Make sure you have an unabridged birth certificate .

Hi DanielAustralia, out of interest, was your mother a citizen of Mauritius at the time of your birth?

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