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Great News in 2023 for NZ Citizens resident in Australia

by Jeff Harvie | Apr 26, 2023 | Citizenship, News

New Zealand Citizens in Australia have had a rough trot for a long time! Nearest neighbors, and despite the humor we get on like brothers. Always have. Yet they have not been able to apply for Australian Citizenship, despite most contributing to the prosperity of...

Australian Citizenship for Filipino Permanent Residents

by Jeff Harvie | May 1, 2019 | Citizenship

Becoming an Australian. Getting naturalised. Getting Australian Citizenship. For I would guess the vast majority of Filipinas and Filipinos who gain Australian partner visas (or are still in the process of getting one), the pinnacle achievement is to become...

Citizenship By Descent for Filipino Kids

by Jeff Harvie | Jun 27, 2017 | Citizenship

Do you have biological children in the Philippines, and are you an Australian man? The best thing you can do for them is to apply for Australian Citizenship By Descent for them, and they will have all the same rights as any other Australian Citizen. This is their...

Resident Return Visas and Citizenship changes

by Jeff Harvie | May 2, 2017 | Australian Visa Applications, Citizenship

You’re an Australian permanent resident and maybe you can’t get Australian Citizenship soon like you had planned, due to the recent changes in Citizenship regulations. What do you need to do about overseas travel in the meantime to ensure you can still get back into...

An Australian permanent resident – What does it mean?

by Jeff Harvie | Apr 28, 2017 | Australian Visa Applications, Citizenship

Being a permanent resident in Australia. Permanent residency. PR! What does it all mean, especially if it’s now become harder to become an Australian Citizen since the changes to Citizenship regulations in April 2017? Australian Permanent Residency Most of Down Under...

New Australian Citizenship Requirements 2017

by Jeff Harvie | Apr 21, 2017 | Citizenship

Changes to Australian Citizenship 2017 Many or most have heard the press releases about the changes to eligibility to Australian Citizenship By Grant. That is, the ability of migrants to Australian to take the plunge and become fully-fledged Australians themselves....