The current rules state a person must not be absent from Australia for 12 months in the four years leading up to their application but Minister for Immigration Alex Hawke announced the new rules would take into consideration work and travel demands preventing this.
Minister for Immigration Alex Hawke has announced"highly distinguished prospective Australians" will be offered a streamlined pathway to citizenship. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman The change comes after Quade Cooper, who moved to Australia from New Zealand when he was 13 and has since played more than 70 tests for the Wallabies, revealed he had been knocked back four times when applying for citizenship.
R u fucking kidding me ?
also known as the Quade Cooper Amendment.
Do education/employment documents count as evidence you're 'highly distinguished'? Because if I wanted spies in Australia then this would be great news. Incoming ASIO recruitment campaign.
Making English mandatory would make greater sense
So the wealthy can bypass and be insta citizens, that's a typical liberal party mentality thing to do
Can’t imagine people going to be people knocking your door down to get in based on the behavior of government and the police. But may be highly distinguished people will be treated differently?
Might start getting some contributors into the country and less shit that we need to support.About fcking time
What is missing from this story is why the 444 visa exists and why is it still relevant. Its not about money its about the exclusion of Asians and people from the Pacific.
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