Citizenship: May be repet but no harm in asking again!
Sep 18th 2006, 10:31 am
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Citizenship: May be repet but no harm in asking again!
Guys,
I have been an Australia from Apr 2005 now and planning a trip back home. I have a confusion, where ever I refered it said 2 rules:
- I should have completed 2 years in Australia in last 5 yrs.
- When I apply for Citizenship I should be in Australia for 12 months (contineous) before I apply for residency.
But what I read here is:
To satisfy this requirement you must have been present in Australia as a permanent resident for periods totalling at least:
* 2 years out of the last 5 years, including at least 12 months in the last 2 years immediately prior to the date of lodgement.
Please note that any time you spent in Australia before you were granted permanent residence status, does not count as permanent residence.
Does this mean that I can go to home land stay for a while (few months) and come back and then apply for citizenship Jul/Aug 2007, and that would be accepted....? since I have completed 12+ months in Austrlia in last 2 years even though i had a break of few months?
Can someone clarify this plz... JAJ..
Cheers,
BartS
I have been an Australia from Apr 2005 now and planning a trip back home. I have a confusion, where ever I refered it said 2 rules:
- I should have completed 2 years in Australia in last 5 yrs.
- When I apply for Citizenship I should be in Australia for 12 months (contineous) before I apply for residency.
But what I read here is:
To satisfy this requirement you must have been present in Australia as a permanent resident for periods totalling at least:
* 2 years out of the last 5 years, including at least 12 months in the last 2 years immediately prior to the date of lodgement.
Please note that any time you spent in Australia before you were granted permanent residence status, does not count as permanent residence.
Does this mean that I can go to home land stay for a while (few months) and come back and then apply for citizenship Jul/Aug 2007, and that would be accepted....? since I have completed 12+ months in Austrlia in last 2 years even though i had a break of few months?
Can someone clarify this plz... JAJ..
Cheers,
BartS
Sep 18th 2006, 10:53 am
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Re: Citizenship: May be repet but no harm in asking again!
Think you will find that the whole period has to add up to two years, dont quote me on that though!
Sep 18th 2006, 11:00 am
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Re: Citizenship: May be repet but no harm in asking again!
Originally Posted by BartSimpson
Guys,
I have been an Australia from Apr 2005 now and planning a trip back home. I have a confusion, where ever I refered it said 2 rules:
- I should have completed 2 years in Australia in last 5 yrs.
- When I apply for Citizenship I should be in Australia for 12 months (contineous) before I apply for residency.
I have been an Australia from Apr 2005 now and planning a trip back home. I have a confusion, where ever I refered it said 2 rules:
- I should have completed 2 years in Australia in last 5 yrs.
- When I apply for Citizenship I should be in Australia for 12 months (contineous) before I apply for residency.
Your citizenship application cannot normally be approved while you're outside Australia.
Sep 18th 2006, 11:29 am
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Re: Citizenship: May be repet but no harm in asking again!
Originally Posted by JAJ
You must meet BOTH rules. However you are confused about the second rule : the 12 months in 2 years does not have to be continuous.
Your citizenship application cannot normally be approved while you're outside Australia.
Your citizenship application cannot normally be approved while you're outside Australia.
I will be shortly packing..
Cheers,
BartS
