 The Australian government has announced a new pathway for New Zealanders living in Australia to apply for Australian citizenship. The new option for permanent residency will be available to tens of thousands of New Zealand expats currently living and working in Australia. The Turnbull government have stated the following:
In acknowledgment of our special bilateral relationship, the Australian Government will provide an additional pathway to permanent residence, and therefore citizenship, for New Zealand Special Category visa (SCV) holders who arrived after 26 February 2001, who have lived in Australia for the last five years and shown a commitment and contribution to Australia. The additional visa pathway will be available from 1 July 2017, for New Zealand citizens who arrived post 26 February 2001, but on or before, the date of the announcement, 19 February 2016. Requirements for this visa pathway will include mandatory residence, contribution and community protection criteria. This includes:
More information can be found here: http://www.border.gov.au/Visasupport/Pages/an-additional-pathway.aspx
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 Good news for entrepreneurs. A new visa for individuals with innovative ideas and financial backing from a third party will come into effect from November 2016.
This visa will:
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