Working in OZ
Apr 15th 2012, 9:11 am
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Looking at gaining Citizenship this year and may take off to work/ live in Oz for a while... just a though at the moment. Looking at the Citizenship application it staes that you cannot use your Citizenshio to live in another country. Is this true and how do they govern it?
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Apr 15th 2012, 12:14 pm
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Re: Working in OZ
I don't think thy monitor this !!! If so what about all the Kiwis in Oz ? I had my NZ citizenship for 6 years before I first went to Oz and no probs
Apr 15th 2012, 2:10 pm
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Looking at gaining Citizenship this year and may take off to work/ live in Oz for a while... just a though at the moment. Looking at the Citizenship application it staes that you cannot use your Citizenshio to live in another country. Is this true and how do they govern it?
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I presume that is what they are saying.
Apr 16th 2012, 4:04 am
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Don't tell 'em that you are going to bugger off to the land of plenty (men at work song), or you'll never get your citizenship. Just tick the "i'm so happy to be here, I'm never going to leave" box!
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Apr 16th 2012, 4:29 am
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Agree, do not tell them you are intending to use the citizenship to gain a NZ passport to live in Oz.
It is a real no no.
A friend of mine happened to mention to the citizenship people that she was intending to live/work in Oz and..........her citizenship was declined.
The citizenship ceremony was nice though, people were asked to stay until the end of the ceremony, most waited until they shook hands with the Mayor, gathered their citizenship certificate and then buggered off.
I suspect the majority are now elsewhere and Oz to be the principle destination.
It is a real no no.
A friend of mine happened to mention to the citizenship people that she was intending to live/work in Oz and..........her citizenship was declined.
The citizenship ceremony was nice though, people were asked to stay until the end of the ceremony, most waited until they shook hands with the Mayor, gathered their citizenship certificate and then buggered off.
I suspect the majority are now elsewhere and Oz to be the principle destination.
Apr 16th 2012, 4:35 am
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Re: Working in OZ
Agree, do not tell them you are intending to use the citizenship to gain a NZ passport to live in Oz.
It is a real no no.
A friend of mine happened to mention to the citizenship people that she was intending to live/work in Oz and..........her citizenship was declined.
The citizenship ceremony was nice though, people were asked to stay until the end of the ceremony, most waited until they shook hands with the Mayor, gathered their citizenship certificate and then buggered off.
I suspect the majority are now elsewhere and Oz to be the principle destination.
It is a real no no.
A friend of mine happened to mention to the citizenship people that she was intending to live/work in Oz and..........her citizenship was declined.
The citizenship ceremony was nice though, people were asked to stay until the end of the ceremony, most waited until they shook hands with the Mayor, gathered their citizenship certificate and then buggered off.
I suspect the majority are now elsewhere and Oz to be the principle destination.
Apr 16th 2012, 4:44 am
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Me - when I can afford the thousand or what ever it is now, I'll have the kiwi flag sticking out of every orifice
, a Tui in one hand 
and a Speights in the other, I'll even sing the lousy national anthem in Maori. (after all all you have to do is sing the vowels - A - E -O - I)
, i'll even say I love the queen, God bless you marrrm
tug my forelock and all, but I won't tell them about the land of plenty
, a Tui in one hand and a Speights in the other, I'll even sing the lousy national anthem in Maori. (after all all you have to do is sing the vowels - A - E -O - I), i'll even say I love the queen, God bless you marrrm tug my forelock and all, but I won't tell them about the land of plenty
Apr 16th 2012, 9:44 pm
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By the way my friend is a highly intelligent, articulate individual with an enchanting and engaging personality, but on this occasional she dropped her guard.
Apr 17th 2012, 12:01 am
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Bit like me with my British passport. Never told 'em anything, got the passport & can do what i need to do in the EU....and never have to set foot in that s**hole otherwise known as the UK.
Apr 17th 2012, 1:15 am
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Apr 17th 2012, 1:29 am
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I do miss friends and family (sometimes) but the only thing I really miss about the UK is it's proximity to France and Italy.
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Apr 17th 2012, 4:57 am
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It isn't an issue though, if you have a British passport, European law entitles your spouse to live with you in any European country with an EU Citizen spouse visa.
Apr 17th 2012, 11:44 am
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Apr 18th 2012, 7:43 am
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