Possible citizenship changes?
Aug 28th 2005 | 9:04 pm
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Re: Possible citizenship changes?
Originally Posted by ABCDiamond
It is 12 months out of the previous 24 months.
To apply for Australian citizenship you would need to have been in Australia for at least 2 years as a permanent resident in the last five years.
This time must include a total of twelve months in the two years immediately before making your citizenship application.
The twelve months does not need to be continuous.
http://www.citizenship.gov.au/faq.htm#faq4
To apply for Australian citizenship you would need to have been in Australia for at least 2 years as a permanent resident in the last five years.
This time must include a total of twelve months in the two years immediately before making your citizenship application.
The twelve months does not need to be continuous.
http://www.citizenship.gov.au/faq.htm#faq4
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Aug 28th 2005 | 9:14 pm
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Re: Possible citizenship changes?
There is something to be said from the security point of view - an clean terroist could apply for PR, get it, then start up cells and start recruiting once they were citizens and did not face deportment even on suspicion, or under some legislation. They might be discouraged if they were not yet full citizens where the normal due criminal process would apply...
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Aug 28th 2005 | 10:59 pm
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Re: Possible citizenship changes?
Originally Posted by ABCDiamond
For clarity: JAJ did mean to type "365 days in the 24 months before application " 
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Aug 28th 2005 | 11:01 pm
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Re: Possible citizenship changes?
Originally Posted by seang
Guys (and Ladies)
was there a time when it was 5 years to get citizenship before - or am I wrong?
was there a time when it was 5 years to get citizenship before - or am I wrong?
Not for British people. It was 1 year from 1949 to 1973, 3 years from 1973 to 1984, and 2 years from then.
I think people from non-Commonwealth nations may have faced a 5 year residence period before 1973, but don't have the old legislation online to confirm.
Jeremy
