Guest Anna Schmidt Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Hi Akk, I am a German Citizen, who studied at UNSW for 2 years. I really enjoyed my time at UNSW (2008 - 2010) and hence applied for PR and am returning back to Australia in this July. I intend to stay in Australia from July 2012 for atleast 4 years, and then apply for Australian Citizenship. Currently the Citizenship website states that One needs to reside in Australia on a valid Australian visa for 4 years "immediately" before applying. My Questions are: 1. What does the word "immediately" imply in this context, they certainly don't mean that I cannot leave Australia for 4 straight years? Do they? 2. If I go for Vacations, or visit back to Berlin, would that be an issue? 3. *MOST IMPORTANT* - Would this requirement of 4 year residency change again (like it changed from 2 years to 4 years in 2007?). How often do the Citizenship rules change? Thanks, Anna Schmidt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockDr Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 you can be out of the country for a total of 12months in those four years, with a maximum of three of those months in the last year. Unless you have a crystal ball, can't help you on what may or may not happen in the future... regardless, there are usually transitional arrangements if/when things do change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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