Citizenship eligibility

[kirsty160990]

Hi All,

I have been following this forum as my Partner lodged his Citizenship. His details are:

lodged online 19/04/2018, Test on 03/09/2018 and waiting for approval.

I have a question for mine which I plan to lodge next year.

My travel dates outside of Australia are:

12/12/2012 - 26/01/2013 (417 Visa)

08/12/2013 - 08/10/2015 (457 visa)

05/12/2016 - 12/01/2017 (457 visa)

05/12/2017 - 12/01/2018 (PR)

07/12/2018 - 11/01/2019 (PR) upcoming trip

I have used the residency calculator and it show I'am eligible to apply from 23/01/2019. Which is great but I don't know how this date works out as i was out of the country from 08/12/2013 - 08/10/2015. Are they taking into my account my previous years to get this date as technically 4 years from 23/01/2019 would be 23/01/2015 but that was during my time away from Australia. Just scared in case i submit in January that it will be refused even though the calculator says eligible. I initially thought i wouldn't be able to submit for citizenship until  08/10/2019 as that would be my 4 years since i entered Australia again. Our PR was granted on 19/03/2017 and my first entry to Australia was 16/08/2012 on a 417 visa.

Edited November 27, 2018 by kirsty160990
added in first entry to Australia date

[NickyNook]

You don't have to be physically present in Australia on the date that is four years prior to applying for citizenship - but you must have held a valid visa on that date. You are allowed one year's absence in those four years, so the time you were away from 23/01/2015 to 8/10/2015 could be counted towards that year.

So did you hold a visa on 23/01/2015? When was it issued?

[kirsty160990]

26 minutes ago, NickyNook said:

You don't have to be physically present in Australia on the date that is four years prior to applying for citizenship - but you must have held a valid visa on that date. You are allowed one year's absence in those four years, so the time you were away from 23/01/2015 to 8/10/2015 could be counted towards that year.

So did you hold a visa on 23/01/2015? When was it issued?

Hi NickyNook,

Yes i have been on valid visas the whole time.

417 from 16/08/2012 -16/08/2013,

Bridging visa from 16/08/2013 - 16/10/2013,

457 visa from 16/10/2013 to 19/03/2017

PR since 19/03/2018.

[NickyNook]

Oops. Just spotted something.

You say you only had PR since 19/3/2018?

Then you shouldn't be eligible until a year has elapsed since then. 

If you really mean you had PR since 19/3/2017, then the eligibility date of 23/1/2019 is quite correct because your days absent from Australia since that 23/1/2015 add up to approx 365.

 

Edited November 27, 2018 by NickyNook

[kirsty160990]

16 minutes ago, NickyNook said:

Oops. Just spotted something.

You say you only had PR since 19/3/2018?

Then you shouldn't be eligible until a year has elapsed since then. 

If you really mean you had PR since 19/3/2017, then the eligibility date of 23/1/2019 is quite correct because your days absent from Australia since that 23/1/2015 add up to approx 365.

 

Sorry typo. 19/03/2017. Been on PR a year past there on March this year. March 2019 will be my second year on PR.