Haden Brimic

I am an Australian who has been living in the UK for the last 14years(I am 27years
old).I go back on holidays every couple of years and have retained my aussie
identity. My question is can I sponser my wifes best friend who is English to live in
Australia and if so do I have to live in Australia as well?or does anyone know of
where I might be able to gain this infomation. Feel free to email me. Haden

tasmanet

Haden

You would have to live in Australia to sponsor
someone. We are not that silly anymore.

There is a rumor doing the rounds at Centrelink
that Australian citizens who have lived outside
of the Australia for more than 5 years will get
no benefits or free healthcare for 2 years.

It is only a matter of time ??

Regards
Tas

Haden Brimic

tasmanet <[email protected]>
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Intersting,I wonder what the definition of an living outside Australia is. I have
an aussie passport and have a stamp in it saying I can stay in th UK as long as I
want by virtue of Family.But I am not Britsh,so surely when I come home to
Australia to visit family,my 5 year period would start from that point and as I
visit once a year I should be okay.As I am visiting the UK but I live in Australia
basiclly,the fact that I spend more Time in the UK should not matter.Green and Gold
blood runs through my Veins.

Haden

Jaj

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[usenetquote2]>> Haden[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]>> You would have to live in Australia to sponsor someone. We are not that silly[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]>> anymore.[/usenetquote2]

Australian citizens and (in many cases) permanent residents can sponsor a spouse for
migration from outside Australia. There's plenty of information at the usual source,
http://www.immi.gov.au

However Haden's original question was could he sponsor his 'wife's best friend' to
migrate to Australia. Absolutely not, unless he first divorces his wife and marries
her best friend instead!

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[usenetquote2]>> There is a rumor doing the rounds at Centrelink that Australian citizens who have[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]>> lived outside of the Australia for more than 5 years will get no benefits or free[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]>> healthcare for 2 years.[/usenetquote2]

If by healthcare you mean Medicare, I think cutting new residents off from that would
be a pretty extreme option. It would probably never get past the Senate in any case.

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[usenetquote2]>> It is only a matter of time ??[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]>> Regards Tas[/usenetquote2]
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Probably the same definition that means you're not obliged to pay Aus tax on your
UK income.

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If/When the Australian law on dual citizenship changes (expected for the first half
of this year - check http://www.southern-cross-group.org) you will be able to
apply for British citizenship without endangering your Australian citizenship.

Otherwise if your status in the UK is Indefinite Leave to Remain then you risk losing
this if you live outside the UK for 2 years or more. If on the other hand it's a
Right of Abode, then you don't lose it if you move outside the UK, but once you've
spent more than a short time outside Britain then the 'clock' for meeting the 5 year
(or 3 if your wife is British) residence requirement for British citizenship gets
reset, despite the time spent in the UK previously.

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If you spend most of your time in the UK you'll probably find that under any
reasonable definition you 'live' there. The fact you may plan to return to Australia
at some future point is irrelevant.

Jeremy