WS

I just wanted to know if anyone knew how the residency requirement for citizenship was calculated.

I know we need 2 years in Australia (730 days) and can use the stamps in your passport to work it out.

However, for example, if it was stamped on entry on 4th May and when I left on the 9th May, do you count both the 4th and the 9th to make 6 days in total or do you excude these days leaving only 4 days???

Thanks for any help!!

moneypenny20

You can access the calculator from this page. I would have got the page but it won't open for me with Firefox.

WS

Thanks MoneyPen, thats useful. I know I'm eligible but need to know how its calculated to find out how many days over the requirement I am.

WS

Anyone??

Pollyana

You can get an add-on that allows you to open tabs in IE within Firefox. Its an extension called IE tab . Very useful!

Taken from the citizenship calculator page -

The travel dates are stamped into the passport you used for your travels. Look for stamps with the words 'departed' and 'arrived' and enter the dates in the 'from Date' and 'to Date' fields.
Ive worked mine out the long way, counting dates of travel, and had the site calculate it for me as well, and it counts the dates you enter and leave - use the dates stamped in the passport. They say its days "physically present in AUs" which would include date in and date of leaving.

WS

Thank you so much Pollyana.

So if the days 'physically present in Australia' can include the date on the arrival stamp and the date on the leaving stamp then the 4-9th May would be 6 days??

Pollyana

I reckon so Certainly those are the dates you have to enter, and you are physically present on those days - it doesn't say physically present for the WHOLE day

WS

Thank you!

obiwan

for those who qualify under the 2 year rule.

on the last year (2nd year) of the residency requirement....

is there a rule that you have to be living in australia for 365 days (12 months) straight before you apply for citizenship on 30 June 2010?

i thought i read that somewhere here but i cant find the thread anymore...

my wife started her 2 year residency just last May 2008....

we were planning to take a 3 week holiday overseas around September 2009 which would mean that she would not have lived 12 months straight in oz on her final year of residency....

thanks for any replies

WS

No, it doesn't need to be 12 months straight in the second year. If you leave Australia for a holiday, you just add that time onto the end of the two years .

obiwan

COOL! thanks WS!!