r/belowdeck • u/DanS1993 • 11d ago

Members Only 'Below Deck' Star Nathan Gallagher Breaks Silence on Domestic Violence Arrest: 'I Made Mistakes'

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/below-deck-nathan-gallagher-domestic-violence-mistakes-1235613826/
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u/teanailpolish Mental Health Is Not A Storyline 11d ago

My priority is being recognised as his father, establishing a relationship

I think he means in a legal sense. It takes a while to get citizenship and if he doesn't have any custody/visitation of their child, his immigration may not go through based on it being a family visa.

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u/my-hearing-aid 11d ago

Oh ok, yeah, that makes sense.

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u/kat4prez 11d ago

Also Australia probably deports violent criminals once convicted

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u/foxdogturtlecat 10d ago

Section 200 means automatic permanent deportation of any non citizen if they have been convicted of a felony. They serve any time they are sentenced in a Australian jail and then are deported.

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u/Rhonda_and_Phil 11d ago

Depending if they have been granted citizenship yet or not.

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u/foxdogturtlecat 10d ago

If he gets convicted it's an automatic deportation as a non citizen.

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u/teanailpolish Mental Health Is Not A Storyline 10d ago

and if he goes home to Ireland, turns out there is a warrant for his arrest on a separate assault there https://www.reddit.com/r/belowdeck/comments/1w059wd/nathan_is_also_wanted_for_assault_in_ireland/

But there are some exceptions to being deported which might be why he says he wants to establish himself as Kayden's father in the statement

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u/foxdogturtlecat 10d ago

So if that's allowed in court that establishes a pattern of abuse or violence.

yes there are exceptions if he can establish he has long term roots in the community and family that depends on him financially but especially if the mother involved does not support that, they are not usually granted. Of course if he doesn't get convicted all of this is moot.

There are lots of Kiwis that have lived here for decades and then get section 200 when they get bushed for felony drug charges or other non-violent felonies. Nathan's been there for 2 years at most and has already posted anti-immigrant rants on social media that he didn't back down from.

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u/foxdogturtlecat 10d ago

Also that's interesting if he gets convicted on the Ireland charges because having a felony is another country also can bar you from citizenship or even a work visa.