littlesarah53 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Hi, Can someone please help me to understand the 4 years part of the residence requirement to apply for citizenship. Is it 4 years concurrently before application, or can it be cumulative ? I will explain my situation - may make it easier - I first arrived in Oz in October 2009 and stayed on a 457 visa until Jan 2012, then went back to the UK. In Oct 2014 I returned to Oz on another 457 visa, and was granted PR in Sept 2015. So I have been living in Australia for more than 4 years in total but not sure if that qualifies or not. Can anyone please advise ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy1982 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 As far as I understand (happy to be corrected) prior to applying for citizenship you have to have been living in Australia for 4 years and on PR for the last 2 years, with no more than a 90 day continuous spell out of the country. Based on this I would say that you would be eligible for citizenship in October 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welljock Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I believe you will be eligible to apply in Oct 2018 with those details, as long as you transferred straight from your 457 to the PR with no gap. It's 4 years with the last 1 year being on PR, with less than 1 year in total out of the country and less than 90 days in the last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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