Mandatory 2 years out of 5 (for citizenship)
Sep 12th 2006, 1:59 pm
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Mandatory 2 years out of 5 (for citizenship)
Hi there,
I think it was in one of the older threads where someone said there could be a legislation change soon. And this change shall result in a 3 years mandatory stay out of 5, if we want to change from a PR visa to australian Citizenship. That's one whole year more than the current requirement of just 2 years!
I was wondering if anyone can validate this piece of information. Because I have planned on getting my PR visa around April - May next year, and moving over only later, perhaps in 2010 or 2009.
Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on this. Thanks!
I think it was in one of the older threads where someone said there could be a legislation change soon. And this change shall result in a 3 years mandatory stay out of 5, if we want to change from a PR visa to australian Citizenship. That's one whole year more than the current requirement of just 2 years!
I was wondering if anyone can validate this piece of information. Because I have planned on getting my PR visa around April - May next year, and moving over only later, perhaps in 2010 or 2009.
Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on this. Thanks!
Sep 12th 2006, 2:20 pm
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Re: Mandatory 2 years out of 5 (for citizenship)
Originally Posted by starxpress
Hi there,
I think it was in one of the older threads where someone said there could be a legislation change soon. And this change shall result in a 3 years mandatory stay out of 5, if we want to change from a PR visa to australian Citizenship. That's one whole year more than the current requirement of just 2 years!
I was wondering if anyone can validate this piece of information. Because I have planned on getting my PR visa around April - May next year, and moving over only later, perhaps in 2010 or 2009.
Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on this. Thanks!
I think it was in one of the older threads where someone said there could be a legislation change soon. And this change shall result in a 3 years mandatory stay out of 5, if we want to change from a PR visa to australian Citizenship. That's one whole year more than the current requirement of just 2 years!
I was wondering if anyone can validate this piece of information. Because I have planned on getting my PR visa around April - May next year, and moving over only later, perhaps in 2010 or 2009.
Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on this. Thanks!
Sep 12th 2006, 3:13 pm
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Re: Mandatory 2 years out of 5 (for citizenship)
Do you think they'll impose it only for new PR visa applicants? As in, only if someone applies for the PR after a certain date. Anyone who receives their PR before that cut off date will be fine.
That sounds like a fairer way of doing it.
That sounds like a fairer way of doing it.
Originally Posted by Pollyana
Its not law yet, still being discussed, but there is all probability that it will soon become 3 years instead of 2.
Sep 13th 2006, 6:20 pm
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Re: Mandatory 2 years out of 5 (for citizenship)
"starxpress" wrote:
> Do you think they'll impose [3 years instead of 2] only
> for new PR visa applicants? As in, only if someone
> applies for the PR after a certain date. Anyone who
> receives their PR before that cut off date will be fine.
Since this proposal (as I understand it) affects applications for
citizenship, I would assume the change would probably be tied to
the date on which one applied for citizenship. That is, anyone
applying for citizenship on or after a given date would need to
have three years of permanent residence -- whereas anyone applying
before the magic date would only need two years of PR.
Rich Wales [email protected] http://www.richw.org/dualcit/
*DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer, professional immigration consultant,
or consular officer. My comments are for discussion purposes only and
are not intended to be relied upon as legal or professional advice.
> Do you think they'll impose [3 years instead of 2] only
> for new PR visa applicants? As in, only if someone
> applies for the PR after a certain date. Anyone who
> receives their PR before that cut off date will be fine.
Since this proposal (as I understand it) affects applications for
citizenship, I would assume the change would probably be tied to
the date on which one applied for citizenship. That is, anyone
applying for citizenship on or after a given date would need to
have three years of permanent residence -- whereas anyone applying
before the magic date would only need two years of PR.
Rich Wales [email protected] http://www.richw.org/dualcit/
*DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer, professional immigration consultant,
or consular officer. My comments are for discussion purposes only and
are not intended to be relied upon as legal or professional advice.
Sep 14th 2006, 11:36 am
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Re: Mandatory 2 years out of 5 (for citizenship)
Originally Posted by starxpress
Do you think they'll impose it only for new PR visa applicants?
They might - or they might not. Wait and see.
Sep 15th 2006, 3:17 am
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Re: Mandatory 2 years out of 5 (for citizenship)
Originally Posted by starxpress
That sounds like a fairer way of doing it.
