Requirements before Australian Citizenship Application

kc_kea · December 2017

@Cassey Hi cassey! my questions aku regarding recidency requirement specifically the 12 months pr. need bah physically present aku sa 12 months as PR?

Eton po kasi scenario ko:
June 8,2013- arrival on Australia as student
June 15,2017- naging PR. So technically June 15,2018 magiging one year na as pr.
I have booked for a ticket for pinas for one month on March next year. you think i would still satify the 12 months as PR prior to appying as citizen? Thanks po in advance!

TasBurrfoot · December 2017

nalooka said:
Question sa "Evidence of first arrival in Australia" section ng application... as PR ba o very first arrival?

Nag tourist visa kasi ako nung 2011 but 2013 yung first arrival as PR. Yung passport details ko ba nung 2011 ang ilalagay ko o yung first arrival as PR? magkaibang passport kasi yun.

Thanks in advance!

Kung naulit na po itong tanong na to, please pakibigay na lang po sakin yung link. Thanks

I suppose for your case it will be first arrival as PR because there is no way you can have a valid visa between 2011 to 2013...

Cassey · December 2017

@kc_kea Hi, eto yung nakalagay sa DIBP website,

“must have been a permanent resident for the 12 months immediately before making an application and not have been absent from Australia for more than one year in total, during the four year period, including no more than 90 days in the 12 months before applying”

Sa tingin ko okay lang pero I suggest na huwag mong sasagarin lalo na kung at one point eh nagkaroon ka ng bridging visa during the transition period from Student to Student to PR.

kc_kea · December 2017

@cassey thanks sa info! God bless!

nalooka · December 2017

@TasBurrfoot Thanks sa response! Nakapagsubmit na ako application ko, nilagay ko yung first arrival ko as tourist though. sa isang page (page 15 ata) naman kasi may question naman kung kelan dumating gamit yung PR visa. ma-connect naman sana nila siguro yun.

Scanned documents I submitted:
Birth Certificate
Drivers License
Current Passport
Old passport with first arrival stamps and visa
Bank statement showing my current residential address
Form 1195
Passport photo with signature of a citizen friend/endorsed

Total paid = $287.85 ($285 application fee + 1% Paypal surcharge)

ajet02 · January 2018

Hi guys, I have a question, me and my wife traveled back to Philippines last February to June 2017 (5 months) and it was the only time we traveled outside Australia since April 2014. My question is do we still need to provide NBI clearance for citizenship because we left Australia for 5 months straight? We are planning to apply this coming April. Thank you.

Cassey · January 2018

@ajet02 Hi, according dun sa website, you might need it if you spent more than 90 days in one country which you did sa Phils.

ed_lupeet · January 2018

In my case makasama kaya to sa count ng stay sa Au.
-Nag tourist Visa kame na nakaindicate ng Max stay of 3 months and last date to arrive is October 22, 2015.
-Nag stay kame sa Au ng Sept 15 to October 5 2015.
-Na grant kame ng PR Jan 20 2016
-Arrive in Au as PR April 9, 2016

Pwede na kaya kame mag apply ng Sept 2019? Thanks sa mga sasagot

mhej · March 2018

Hello PinoyAU folks - Eligible na kami ni partner mag apply for AU Citizenship this month. We were looking at the requirements, and sa unang requirement pa lang, medyo alanganin na, UNLESS mali pagkakaintindi ko. Which is why I'm seeking your advise and comments.

Ito po ang requirement:

•Three documents that all together show your:
◦photograph and signature
◦current residential address
◦birth name, date of birth and gender.

My understanding is that this means one of 2 things:

1. 3 IDs that show ALL the details required per ID.
2. 3 IDs that show AT LEAST 1 of the details required per ID.

If #1, anong klaseng ID po kaya yun? My NSW Driver's Licence does not show my gender, so hindi na pwede yun. Also, wala na akong alam na ID na available that shows all of those requirements.

If #2, other than Driver's Licence and Passport, ano pa pong ID ang acceptable? Pwede po ba yung RSA card or yung NSW photo ID lang?

Thanks sa mga sasagot po!

iammaxwell1989 · March 2018

@mhej My understanding is that ALTOGETHER the three documents should show ALL the required information. The requirement is not on a 'per document' basis. So it's neither #1 or #2. I could be wrong. I will lodge my application next week and in my case I will submit passport, driver's license, and birth certificate.

Cheers!

sulatansiyvette · April 2018

Hi po... ask lang lahat ba ng original copy like birth cert and other docs mentioned eh ipapa certify pa sa isa sa mga listed occupational list?? tbks in advance

Cassey · April 2018

@sulatansiyvette Hi, Ang pinapacertify yung photocopies, hindi yung original. Hindi na namin pinacertify yung sa amin kasi ichecheck naman yung original sa test appointment. Paper based ba kayo o online application?
Yung Form 1195 kailangang ipagawa sa Au citizen tsaka yung photo na rin at yes dapat nasa list yung occupation nila.

sulatansiyvette · May 2018

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Hi Casey

mag online application kmi... ang hirap lang ung Au na magcecertify na kilala sya for 1yr... mga kilala nya eh wla sa occupational list...

dba needed kelangan dun... former boss na business owner or colleague na chef di pwexi dba

piglet24 · May 2018

I have a question. A few months back, I tried the calculator for residency requirement ang result was eligible na kaming mag apply this September. Then just now, may bagong entry na may lawful residence date. so naset back yung eligibility namin for next year. Here is our case:

Husband and I: Initial entry is September 19, 2014
we went back to UAE to prepare for the big move.
Me: moved to Sydney on July 25, 2015
Hubby: moved to Sydney on September 8, 2015.

We traveled once:
January 29, 2017-February 3, 2017.

Since yung previous result said we could apply this year October, we decided to plan a Pinas pasko. Now my dilemma is, nakapagbook na kami ng ticket then this result came out. Will it affect our application for next year?

Thanks. Sorry medyo mahaba yung post ko.

Me:

IslanderndCity · July 2018

@piglet24 pabagobago pala kahit walang nabago sa case nyo po? That's tricky. How about now, nacheck nyo ulit?

piglet24 · July 2018

Hi @IslanderndCity , I've read sa isang thread dito na yung dates ng initial entry namin will be the date used for lawful residence. So all good na. Matagal pa naman kami mag aapply. in two months time.

IslanderndCity · July 2018

@piglet24 wow! In 2 months nalang. Wohoo!

engr_boy · July 2018

Do I need a new Singapore COC (Police Clearance) for the citizenship requirements? or the my old one would suffice? The old one is circa 2013 when I applied for my Australian permanent resident visa. It does not have any date of validity unlike the NBI clearance.

fgs · July 2018

engr_boy said:
Do I need a new Singapore COC (Police Clearance) for the citizenship requirements? or the my old one would suffice? The old one is circa 2013 when I applied for my Australian permanent resident visa. It does not have any date of validity unlike the NBI clearance.

Try to read back the req, for police check...maremember ko, provide only PCC if you have travelled to a country 90 days or more since your PR visa was granted...only identity docs will be submitted during application. If they need to do external checks( without you knowing), they are using internal system to check sent to various departments or overseas.

cholle · October 2018

Today is my 4th Aussieversary, which means eligible na ako to apply! Simulan ko na yung application ko

IslanderndCity · October 2018

@cholle wow na wow

piglet24 · November 2018

@IslanderndCity Di ko nabasa post mo. hehe already done the application pero headache ang PCC namin. Pati mismong UAE embassy confused sa sarili nilang process. hay.

fgs · November 2018

IslanderndCity said:
@cholle wow na wow

Ikaw @IslanderndCity eliginle na bato apply citz?

adelaide8 · November 2018

Hello! Question. Since recently wala ng passport stamp sa Australian airports, hindi na kailangang mabigay pa ng ibang document to support the travel dates in/out Australia, right? Thanks

Cassey · November 2018

@adelaide8 There’s no need to provide proofs, you just need to provide the dates.

adelaide8 · December 2018

@Cassey - thank you...

Guys, I already completed my online application. Can I reupload some attachments, napansin ko kasi na malabo yung iba? Ginawa ko ito sa PR Visa application (I included in the file name the word: Replacement). Is it the same case sa citizenship application? Thanks heaps!

Cassey · December 2018

@adelaide8 You can reupload it definitely. Maybe put in “Clearer - document type ex Birth Cert, etc”.

ed_lupeet · March 2019

mahigpit ba sila sa address at sa name? dapat ba consistent lahat ng documents mo na same address at name?

IslanderndCity · July 2019

Fellow pinoyau's case:

Permanent Residence Date Feb 28, 2015 based on Initial Entry date.
Lawful Residence Date Feb 28, 2015 also (see below SOURCE for details why)
Lodgement Date July 9, 2019 which is 4 years & 4 months after IED

Periods outside of Oz:
Mar 8, 2015 to Feb 9, 2016 = 11 months
Jun 8, 2016 to Jun 12, 2016 = 4 days
Jun 19, 2016 to Jul 4, 2016 = 15 days

Kahit 3 years & 5 months lang na nakatira sa Oz from Feb 9, 2016 to July 9, 2019, ang result ng eligibility to apply for citizenship is YES.

Anyone sa inyo ganito din ba?

SOURCE: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-support/tools/residence-calculator?fbclid=IwAR2GZcIFHspdapir2YX9fZdLd1Xy54SqX_EaxMzz1A66RY8BQX6iRQN08O0

Permanent residence date
You need to know the date your permanent residency started. The date depends on if you were in or outside Australia when we granted you a permanent residence visa:

if you were in Australia, your permanent residence date is the date we issued that visa
if you were outside Australia, your permanent residence date is the date you first arrived in Australia on that visa
Lawful residence date
You need to know the date your 'lawful residence' started, that is, you first started living in Australia on a valid visa.

For example, you might have arrived in Australia on 1 June 2012 holding a temporary visa. Then on 4 September 2016, we granted you a permanent visa. So, your lawful residence date is 1 June 2012 and your permanent residence date is 4 September 2016.

Intended lodgement date
Your intended lodgement date is the date you plan to lodge your application for Australian citizenship.

Absences from Australia
You need to know the dates you travelled in and out of Australia in the last 4 years. Select 'Add details' to enter those dates in the residence calculator.

Travel dates might be stamped into your passport. Look for stamps with the words 'departed' and 'arrived' and enter the dates in the 'from Date' and 'to Date' fields.

If you plan to travel before lodging your application, include those future dates as well.

Arch_Onin · May 2021

Ito po kasi ung nakasulat sa citizenship letter:

"As a result, it is necessary for you to provide original penal clearance
certificate(s) from the overseas country or countries where you have resided for a
continuous period(s) of 90 days or more since you were first granted permanent
residence"

Visa Grant Date : 17 October 2013
Initial Entry Date : 14 August 2014

Question. Need ko po ba kumuha ulit ng Police Certificate kasi hindi agad ako pumunta ng Australia and more than 90 days yun? Or hindi na kasi yung initial entry date ang pinaka start ng computation since yun din ang start ng years of residence to apply for citizenship? Thanks in advance.