With the Tam Pao government tightening immigration policy, Australia`s queue for naturalization has soared by more than 300%. According to reports, statistics from the Ministry of the Interior show that the number of people waiting for naturalization during the ruling period of the coalition of political parties jumped from 27,000 to one hundred and eighty eight thousand nine hundred and ninety nine, an increase of one hundred and forty thousand during the term of office of Tan Bao alone.
Non-naturalization prevents new immigrants who have lived in Australia for many years from enjoying the benefits and rights that Australian citizens deserve, such as not applying for student loans, using Australian passports or voting at the next general election.
However, the immigrants who were lucky to wait for the naturalization test notice were not particularly pleased, because the Australian naturalization exam was another difficulty.
One side is waiting in line for naturalization, the other is to struggle in the "first line" of naturalization examination. It seems that either of them is tiring the newcomers.
Australia has more explicit rules on permanent resident naturalization (transfer to citizenship). In addition to permanent Australian resident status, residence time requirements, no criminal record and so on, there is also a need to pass the naturalization examination. This scares a lot of people, especially older applicants with a weaker language base. Today, let`s analyze in detail whether the Australian naturalization examination is difficult or not, and how to prepare for it.
Applicants may choose to take citizenship examinations within or outside Australia
There are many places for examinations in Australia, including all the offices of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, some of the offices of Centrelink and Medicare; If you want to take the test overseas, you will have to contact your local embassy or consulate, but the results will be delayed because the test paper will need to be sent back to Australia for grading.
Applicants will receive confirmation letters informing them of the examination information and the identification documents they need to carry after they have made an appointment for the examination site and time. The applicant will then be able to prepare for the examination.
The exam materials and simulation questions can be downloaded here:
http://www.citizenship.gov.au/learn/cit_test/test_resource/
The examination is in full English and is supervised by immigration officers. The exam is carried out on the computer, as long as the mouse click, check the correct answer can be.
As we all know, to be naturalized to Australia, not only need to meet the corresponding housing requirements, but also to take the naturalization examination! At present, Australia has a total of 75 naturalization examination questions, 20 questions, applicants only need to answer 15 questions to pass the naturalization examination.
There is no separate English test in the exam, as long as you pass the test of 20 questions; if you fail, you can print the test results and prepare for the next exam.
The test topics are selected from the "Becoming An Australian Citizen" examination materials, including the rights and obligations of Australian citizens, Australia`s values, history, social and regulatory systems.
Applicants with a good English background can easily pass the review materials as long as they are familiar with them. If the applicant has poor English skills, you can ask your relatives and friends for help in reading and learning together, or apply for language assistance from the examination center.
The purpose of the naturalization exam itself is to make prospective citizens more aware of Australia, familiar with the country in which they now live, and even if they fail, they can be re-tested again and again. There is no limit on the number of examinations.
In recent years, Australia`s intention to tighten immigration policy has become increasingly apparent, prompting many permanent residents who had not changed their nationality to become naturalized.
However, at present, many Australian naturalized applicants take advantage of the existing test rules loopholes, and eventually "muddle through" the naturalization examination. At present, the Australian government has drafted a new bill to close the naturalization test loophole.
Immigrants refer to 21 times before passing
The purpose of the test is to assess the extent to which naturalized applicants understand Australian systems and lifestyles. At present, there are applicants by many naturalization examinations, thereby memorizing the answer to the test to muddle through.
It is reported that Kunzhou once had a naturalization applicant, in 2017 took 21 naturalization examination finally passed. The applicant costs as much as A $5700, the record for the highest number of failed naturalization exams in Australia.
In addition, nearly 1000 naturalized applicants failed 5 to 20 times in 2017, 14 of whom failed more than 15 times, including a new state resident who failed 19 times.
Australia has embarked on adjustments to naturalization procedures
The aim of the current test is to assess the extent to which naturalized applicants understand Australian systems and lifestyles, said Citizenship and multiculturalism Minister (Alan Tudge).
"if people are familiar with the content by memorizing it, it is against the purpose of the test. We need to take this issue seriously because we want new citizens to truly understand Australia`s system and participate to the maximum extent possible. "in October 2017, the Australian government proposed, Naturalized applicants who failed more than three times in the exam (including the English language test) could not take the test again within two years, but were rejected.
At present, the Australian government has set about readjusting the naturalization procedure again, and will revise and formulate new proposals on the basis of the original bill drafted by the then immigration minister.
Editor`s Note: Australia naturalization examination is open to welcome permanent residents to pass as soon as possible, as long as careful preparation, will be sure to succeed!
