Australian citizenship requirement - July changes

From 1st July 2010 the residence requirements for Australian citizenship are changing.

The new requirements are;

•You must have been living in Australia on a valid Australian visa for 4 years immediately before applying, including 1 year as a permanent resident, and

•You must not have been absent from Australia for more than 1 year during the 4 year period, including no more than 90 days in the year immediately before applying.


This changes the previous requirement of 2 years in the last 5 years as a permanent resident.

for more information see;

www.citizenship.gov.au