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Originally Posted by EM&M
Any time you spend in Oz on a 457 DOES NOT go towards your citizenship as you are effectively classed as a "visitor" If you have a skilled trade ie something on the MODL list you can apply very quicky for residency, if not like us you have to wait the 2 years and then hope that the company will sponsor you for PR via the ENS scheme. After you gain PR (no guarentee of this) you have to wait 4 years before you can apply for citizenship.
Cheers
Em x |
Interesting. I understood it differently.
It says here:
Step 1: Am I eligible? – General eligibility
People who became permanent residents on or after 1 July 2007 must have been
lawfully resident in Australia for four years immediately before applying including:
- 12 months as a permanent resident
and
- absences from Australia of no more than 12 months, including no more than three months in the 12 months before applying.
I am not quite sure, but I think that one has a
PR and has legally lived in OZ for 4 years prior to citizenship application on a temporary working visa, student visa or whichever (as only criteria applied is LAWFULLY RESIDENT) can and will get a citizenship.
In other words one can expect to obtain a citizenship if s/he gets
PR before that in the period of 4 years of living in OZ.
Am I right? Would love to hear more about this.
PS I m planning to come on a student visa and obtain a
PR in 2 years time and citizenship in 4 years time.