How to become an Australian citizen? To meet the general residence requirement for citizenship, you must have been living in Australia lawfully for a period of four (4) years and at least one (1) year as a Permanent Resident immediately before making an application.
All temporary visas, such as visitor visas, student visas, employer or partner-sponsored visas and all classes of bridging visas, can be counted towards the four years lawful residence period.
You may be absent from Australia for up to twelve (12) months within the four (4) years immediately before applying. However, the absence period cannot be counted unless you have already been present in Australia before.
Furthermore, you may be absent for up to ninety (90) days within the twelve (12) months of permanent residence immediately before applying. However, that’s on the proviso you return to Australia as a permanent resident.
It is possible to meet a special residence requirement if you have work that requires you to travel regularly for at least two years before applying for Australian citizenship.
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Hi Nilesh
Thanks for time. I came in Australia 2007, then change to spouse visa , my wife did hairdressers course and we lodged TRA in 2009 and refused in 2010 under PIC (4020) circumstances and my first child born in 2010 and after long time we won the battle in 2019 and now we are on 485 visa till 26May2021 ,and under 10year child rule my son granted Australian citizenship and i have another child he is 2 year old .we are seeking best advise for your experience to settle permanently in Australia.Regards
Your options include making an application for Ministerial Intervention as you already have a decision of the tribunal in hand, although I noticed that it was handed down some time ago.
There is no time limit for making an application for ministerial intervention after the AAT decision.
This is the key to accessing the Minister’s power for the Minister to consider exercising his powers based on the fact that you have an Australian citizen child.
Even though your child is an Australian citizen, the child is less than 18 years old and cannot usually sponsor parents for any parent visas unless there is a relative or guardian who is either an Australian citizen or permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen. Other eligibility criteria also may be relevant.
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Hello, I am intrested in a guy who is currently holding a bridging Visa. I was introduced in knowing if he can become a permanent resident for getting married to someone who is an Australian resident, without going back to the original country.
If you can provide an answer for this that would be great, he also has been here for 8 years.
Hi there, i want to ask if my children in overseas will get the same citizenship as me. I got my australian citizenship before they turn 18 in my homecountry as they are still studying at that time.i had put.their name on the application as well at the tjme when i applied fory citizenship
This is a great question. The answer is a little complicated and I recommend that you seek professional advice. I think that there is certainly scope in this fact scenario to meet the citizenship requirements that it is unclear whether you have done what is needed to obtain the approval for citizenship in your particular circumstances.
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This is a great question and depends on whether or not your proposed partner has previously been refused a partner Visa whilst here in Australia. I'll also need to consider whether or not you and he are in a genuine and continuing spousal relationship. If it is a relationship short of a spousal relationship, with a defective or married partner, and the partner Visa option is unavailable. If he's your fiancé then perhaps you should exit and you could lodge a prospective marriage Visa noting that he will need to remain offshore until that application is processed and that could be stressful for your relationship. Of course there are health and character requirements for any Visa need to be considered beyond the basic requirement of being in a genuine and continuing spousal relationship or otherwise meeting the requirements for a prospective marriage Visa if you wish to go down the fiancé Visa pathway as it is known.
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Hi Nilesh,
I have lived in Australia for 2.5 years on Student Visa from 2009 to 2011 and then returned to my usual place of residence. I then migrated to Australia on 489 visa on 5 Jul 2008 and have stayed in Australia to date. I was granted PR 887 on 16 September 2020. When do I qualify to apply for citizenship? Does the time spent on Student visa (2009 to 2011) counts towards 4 years stay? Thanks.
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Can we include spouse to be part of the application who is already a permanent resident or should we submit a separate request?