Citizenship
Jun 29th 2006, 8:21 am
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Citizenship
Is there an abridged version of the new legislation that a thicko like me can understand?
or can someone just explain it, i understand that the requirement is soon to be increased to 3 years - but when is that going to happen etc
Your humble serpant
Jon
or can someone just explain it, i understand that the requirement is soon to be increased to 3 years - but when is that going to happen etc
Your humble serpant
Jon
Jun 29th 2006, 8:27 am
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Re: Citizenship
Nothing has been decided at the moment about lengthening the time limit for citizenship and we're all waiting impatiently to know the score. So at this present time it is still 2 years, but who knows how much longer for!!! 
Take a look at this and see if it helps - http://www.citizenship.gov.au/how.htm.
Lorraine
Take a look at this and see if it helps - http://www.citizenship.gov.au/how.htm.
Lorraine
Jun 29th 2006, 8:38 am
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Re: Citizenship
Originally Posted by Lindsay Clan
Nothing has been decided at the moment about lengthening the time limit for citizenship and we're all waiting impatiently to know the score. So at this present time it is still 2 years, but who knows how much longer for!!!
Take a look at this and see if it helps - http://www.citizenship.gov.au/how.htm.
Lorraine
Take a look at this and see if it helps - http://www.citizenship.gov.au/how.htm.
Lorraine
I was more after when the new legislation will come into effect and will it be retrospective or not, i.e anyone who arrived on your before 1 August 2006 the requirement will be two years, arrivals post 1 August 2006 the requirement will be 3 years etc, etc..
Jun 29th 2006, 8:43 am
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Re: Citizenship
Originally Posted by wargod
Is there an abridged version of the new legislation that a thicko like me can understand?
or can someone just explain it, i understand that the requirement is soon to be increased to 3 years - but when is that going to happen etc
Your humble serpant
Jon
or can someone just explain it, i understand that the requirement is soon to be increased to 3 years - but when is that going to happen etc
Your humble serpant
Jon
As part of new anti-terrorism legislation, the residency requirement will increase to three years.
The change will imapct anyone who hasn't submitted their citizenship application by the time the law is passed. Of course, no-one knows exactly when that will be.
Jun 29th 2006, 8:46 am
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Re: Citizenship
My version of the summary....
1) No date is set yet but indication is it will come into effect on 26th Jan 2007
2) Original Bill proposed that all people who had not met the 2 year requirement by the time the Bill was passed into law would have to meet the 3 year criteria, plus if you had been here between 2 and 3 years but not applied for citizenship you would have to wait for 3 years. There has been a recommendation out of the first review of the Bill to amend this to mean that the new law only applied to people who gained permanent residency (and I assume validate it) after the law had passed through parliament. It is not known which (if any) of the recommendations will be incorporated into as “revised” version of the Bill.
1) No date is set yet but indication is it will come into effect on 26th Jan 2007
2) Original Bill proposed that all people who had not met the 2 year requirement by the time the Bill was passed into law would have to meet the 3 year criteria, plus if you had been here between 2 and 3 years but not applied for citizenship you would have to wait for 3 years. There has been a recommendation out of the first review of the Bill to amend this to mean that the new law only applied to people who gained permanent residency (and I assume validate it) after the law had passed through parliament. It is not known which (if any) of the recommendations will be incorporated into as “revised” version of the Bill.
Jun 29th 2006, 8:58 am
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Re: Citizenship
Originally Posted by Paul and Chloe
My version of the summary....
1) No date is set yet but indication is it will come into effect on 26th Jan 2007
2) Original Bill proposed that all people who had not met the 2 year requirement by the time the Bill was passed into law would have to meet the 3 year criteria, plus if you had been here between 2 and 3 years but not applied for citizenship you would have to wait for 3 years. There has been a recommendation out of the first review of the Bill to amend this to mean that the new law only applied to people who gained permanent residency (and I assume validate it) after the law had passed through parliament. It is not known which (if any) of the recommendations will be incorporated into as “revised” version of the Bill.
1) No date is set yet but indication is it will come into effect on 26th Jan 2007
2) Original Bill proposed that all people who had not met the 2 year requirement by the time the Bill was passed into law would have to meet the 3 year criteria, plus if you had been here between 2 and 3 years but not applied for citizenship you would have to wait for 3 years. There has been a recommendation out of the first review of the Bill to amend this to mean that the new law only applied to people who gained permanent residency (and I assume validate it) after the law had passed through parliament. It is not known which (if any) of the recommendations will be incorporated into as “revised” version of the Bill.
Jun 29th 2006, 9:02 am
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Re: Citizenship
See Recommendation 6:
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/legcon_ctte/citizenship/report/b01.htm[/URL]
Cheers
Paul
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/legcon_ctte/citizenship/report/b01.htm[/URL]
Cheers
Paul
Jun 29th 2006, 9:10 am
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Re: Citizenship
Originally Posted by Paul and Chloe
See Recommendation 6:
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/legcon_ctte/citizenship/report/b01.htm[/URL]
Cheers
Paul
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/legcon_ctte/citizenship/report/b01.htm[/URL]
Cheers
Paul
Jun 29th 2006, 9:34 am
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Re: Citizenship
Originally Posted by wargod
Is there an abridged version of the new legislation that a thicko like me can understand?
or can someone just explain it, i understand that the requirement is soon to be increased to 3 years - but when is that going to happen etc
Your humble serpant
Jon
or can someone just explain it, i understand that the requirement is soon to be increased to 3 years - but when is that going to happen etc
Your humble serpant
Jon
