... Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Hi, my husband is on a 189 skills permanent visa. We have been living in Australia for 2 years 5 months ( by Xmas ) when we are considering moving back to the Uk for 3-6 months for family reasons) i have read that for citezenship you need to have lived in the country 4 years and not been absent from Australia for up to 1 year in that time. does anyone know if this means you could work in the Uk again if we come back in December for the 3-6 months without affecting the citezenship? Getting a resident return visa shouldn’t be a problem, however just would be nice to get the citezenship as soon as possible rather than starting the 4 years over again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Currently you need to have been in Australia for 4 years before you apply and not been absent for more than 1 year during that 4 years. You also need to have been a permanent resident for 12 months before you apply and not been out of the country for more than 3 months in that 12. What you do when you are out of the country is not relevant. The government is looking to make the whole 4 years a PR requirement, so make sure you always have a valid RRV when offshore, just in case they get their way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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