getting citizenship

[EM&M]

Originally Posted by alcocainmel

Think Em might mean the time spent on a 457 does not get carried onto the time spent as a PR, ie, yes you can apply for PR after being on a 457 after 2 years however, you have to wait another 2/4 years (depending on when you came to oz) to apply for citizenship.

Deb xx

Hi Deb yes that was my understanding, the 457 of course counts to your PR, but it does not count towards your citizenship. Ie we have to be on 457 for 2 years (due to circumstances) we can then get PR (hopefully) then we have to wait a further 4 years to apply for citizenship. From what Gill is saying I think she understands we can apply for citizenship after 2 years on 457 & 2 years on PR??? Thats wasnt my understanding so I might just look into that a bit more.

Thanks

Em x

[EM&M]

Originally Posted by noskich

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.

Hi Guys,

I think your right, I have had a bit dig about and now understand that you need to be lawfully resident for 4 years in Oz with minimum 1 year as PR, so the other 3 years can be as a temp resident on a student or 457 visa.

Im so pleased you started this thread as I thought we would have to wait 6 years altogether. Maybe I understood my agent incorrectly at the or the fact that there was so much going on that I didnt take it on board correctly.

Cheers

Em x

[alcocainmel]

Originally Posted by EM&M

Hi Guys,

I think your right, I have had a bit dig about and now understand that you need to be lawfully resident for 4 years in Oz with minimum 1 year as PR, so the other 3 years can be as a temp resident on a student or 457 visa.

Im so pleased you started this thread as I thought we would have to wait 6 years altogether. Maybe I understood my agent incorrectly at the or the fact that there was so much going on that I didnt take it on board correctly.

Cheers

Em x

Great news Em, you must be so happy!!

Deb xx

[EM&M]

Originally Posted by alcocainmel

Great news Em, you must be so happy!!

Deb xx

Hi Deb,

Just shows you, you learn something new every day ie Im not always right lol. Im so pleased yipeeeee

Em x

[andrewb]

As I understand it the situation is as follows:

OLD rules (ie. PR granted 30/6/07 or earlier). Need to do 2 years on PR for citizenship; any time on temporary visas does not count.

NEW rules (ie. PR granted 1/7/07 or later). Need to do at least 4 years residence but may count up to 3 years of temporary visa time. That is, you qualify as long as you have *at least 1* year PR and at least 4 years in total.

Clearly if you do a long spell on a 457 prior to PR the new rules are 'better' for you

Hope this clarifies