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#1 ·
Hi All,

I just got my PR 801 last July 7th, 2015.
I would love to apply citizenship, but I think I should wait for another 12 months from 7 July 2015?

How about if the applicant still off-shore when she got her PR for about another 15 months? Is that mean that she (which is my daughter) must back and stay in Australia for another 12 months to be eligible and apply her citizenship?

I heard that we must at least stay (onshore) in Australia ± 4 years and 12 months as a PR before we eligible to apply Australia citizenship, is this correct?

Much appreciate with every advise and information for my questions above.

Thank you all.

Best Regards,
Klippy
 
#2 ·
You must stay in Australia on a substantive visa for 4 continuous years, with at least the last one of those years as a PR. You are allowed to be outside of Australia for a maximum of 12 months (no more than 3 months per year) during those 4 years.
 
#6 ·
That's my understanding as well, Xyzaus.
 
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Sect 22 1A
the person was absent from Australia for a part of the period of 4 years immediately before the day the person made the application; and

(b) the total period of the absence or absences was not more than 12 months;

Sect 22 1B

the total period of the absence or absences was not more than 90 days; (in the period of 12 months immediately before the day the person made the application)

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/aca2007254/s22.html

So: Total of 12 months away in 4 years is OK, but no more than 90 days in the last year.

That's how I read it.

And permanent resident for the period of 12 months immediately before
 
#9 ·
@klippy

With regards to your daughter, if she has been or is planning to be off shore for 15 months then the 4 year clock will restart when she returns...,no prior time in Australia can be counted towards citizenship and she will need to clock up 4 years from when she next arrives, leaving for no more than a total of 12 months over the next four years.
 
#17 ·
Thank you for this information.
 
#10 ·
Wonder what happens if a person has been a PR since 1968, worked all his life in OZ, then went abroad for 4 years continuous but still retaining all connections here....

Would this person still need to qualify by going thru this continuous period or apply for an exception, in order to get citizenship????
 
#13 ·
Ahhh welll..i came here as a 14 year old from UK but just did not at the time or till now consider myself anything but Aussie......so i need to add another 4 extra years to add to the forty aready to get the passport even though i get every other benefit.......Cool..will ride out the time......
 
#14 ·
There may be something different for you, but I am not 100% sure.

A British subject who arrived in Australia before 1 January 1975 is treated differently to those that arrived after. I know that they do not need Resident Return Visa's.

I found this on the citizenship FAQ's but do not know exactly how, or why, it relates:

If you are a British subject who arrived in Australia before 1 January 1975, and you do not have evidence of your entry to Australia, you can provide evidence that you were a resident before that date by submitting documents such as employment, taxation or school records. You can provide any or all of these documents at interview to prove that you have been living in Australia since before 1.1.1975.
 
#16 ·
Thank you jeremy
 
#18 ·
Hi all,

Thank you for all these information.

Can I ask a slightly different circumstances .....


Me and my daughter (let's call her ABC) just got our PR last July 2015.
ABC got her PR as my dependant applicant.
The sponsor is my husband, an Australian citizen.
Next year she's getting marry and her future husband Is going to come to Australia too.
At this moment, ABC stay overseas from early 2015 until 2016 (around June to Sept) because she must get done her teeth at overseas (cost much cheaper).

My questions are;
1. Can she sponsor her husband, using partner visa next year? Considering that she just got her PR last July and she's still living at overseas at this moment.
2. Should her husband stay at australia first before they can apply partner visa? Such like apply a working holiday visa first then when his working holiday visa almost cease, they can start apply partner visa?

Many thanks and really appreciate any feedback and information.

Yours Sincerely,
Bec
 
#19 ·
Such like apply a working holiday visa first then when his working holiday visa almost cease, they can start apply partner visa?
Is he eligible for a WHV ? What nationality ?
 
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#22 ·
https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/462- Start looking there. Age 18-31 can apply. Must meet the educational requirements Have functional English Have a letter of support from your government . Etc
Hi JandE, thank you for the link.
Yes, that's the page that I read before.
He has all the requirements.
I'm still looking for my daughter eligibility to become his sponsor.

Sent from my iPad using Australia
 
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