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Who can become a citizen of Australia

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Anyone living in Australia for four years as a permanent resident can apply for Australian Citizenship.


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By Salvi Manish, Stergos Kastelloriou

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Anyone living in Australia for four years as a permanent resident can apply for Australian Citizenship.


There are many other ways to attain citizenship too, for example:

- Anyone born in Australia to a permanent resident or citizen will become an Australian citizen.

- If one of the parents is an Australian citizen, a child born overseas can be registered for citizenship ‘by descent’. They will have the same rights as children born in Australia.

- Spouse or partner of an Australian citizen.

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