Australia has become one of the mainstream immigration countries, the natural environment is beautiful, the social welfare is sound, has been sought after by the world, many cities are also known as "the most livable city in the world".
As the number of immigrants increases, do you really understand the implications of Australia`s welfare policy and visas?
When you are ready to start a new life in a new environment, you will inevitably see these three words: temporary residence, permanent residence and naturalization. What is the difference?
Temporary residence visa (Temporary Resident Visa)
Temporary residence refers to the acquisition of rights in the country in which it is resided for a short period of time.
The 188 types of business investment immigration visas we introduced earlier are temporary residence visas.
Holders of 188 temporary residence visas in Australia can receive up to four years of business and investment in Australia at a time; in addition, holders of temporary residence visas can also bring their families to work or study in Australia; You can travel freely to and from Australia during the validity period of your visa and apply for permanent residence after certain conditions have been met.
The benefits available for a temporary residence visa include:
Educational welfare
Holding temporary residence visas and their families can enjoy free primary, junior and high school public education in Australia. However, the situation varies slightly from state to state.
Free public education is available in New, Victoria, Kunzhou, Western and South Australia as long as parents hold 188 visas.
Tazhou and Canberra have not yet included 188 visas in free education, which means that 188 visa holders have to pay their own fees for children to attend school in these two states, with general primary / junior high schools paying about 5000 Australian dollars per year and high schools 6000 yuan per year.
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Temporary visa holders are not allowed to apply for public health cards, so they are not entitled to free public health care.
Applicants are advised to buy a family health insurance in Australia so that the whole family can be protected.
Other benefits
Temporary residence visas are not entitled to allowances from the Australian Department of Social Welfare, such as rental subsidies, family benefits, baby bonuses, etc.
: category 188 visas can apply for 888 visas after they meet the conditions, while 888 visas are permanent residence visas and enjoy more benefits.
Permanent residence visa (Permanent Resident Visa)
Permanent residence visas are what we often call "green cards". In fact, Australia does not have a "green card". It is only that the certificates issued by the United States to permanent residents are green. Therefore, people in China are used to calling all the right of abode in foreign countries "green cards".
The English name for permanent residence is PR., which is called PR. in the Permanent Residence, industry. People with permanent residency can live forever in Australia and enjoy the same treatment as the country`s citizen in many ways.
132 (Business Genius immigrants) visas, 888 (Australian Business Investment immigrants) visas are permanent residence visas.
material benefits
- Holders of Australian permanent residence visas may live, work and study in Australia for an indefinite period of time;
- Free access to the Australian National Medical Program, Medicare;
- Be able to be a qualified relative guarantee and make it a permanent resident;
- Free travel to and from Australia within 5 years;
- Holders of Australian permanent residence visas are free to settle in New Zealand and enjoy all rights with New Zealand green cards;
- If you meet the requirements, you can also apply for Australian citizen status.
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- Holders of new permanent residence visas are not allowed to apply for unemployment benefits, emergency comprehensive benefits and student allowances for the first two years;
- Permanent holders are free to enter and leave Australia within 5 years and must be renewed after the expiration of the term, provided that they have resided in Australia for two years in the past five years;
- If one of the parents is an Australian green card holder and the child is born in Australia, then the child is born in Australia citizen;
- If the child is born in China, then the child is a Chinese citizen, need to apply for an Australian green card in the future;
- Permanent holders who are sentenced to more than 12 months in Australia will be cancelled.
Naturalized (Australia Citizenship)
After the permanent residence visa meets the corresponding conditions, you can apply for naturalization to become an Australian citizen.
rights
Permanent residence visas and rights enjoyed by citizen are mainly reflected in the following six points:
- Australian passport holders are visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry from 166 countries;
- The right to vote;
- The right to stand for election;
- Join the army;
- Elected to the jury;
- Engage in some special work of government (such as intelligence personnel).
* these six rights or obligations are not available to permanent residents and only to citizen.
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After naturalization, whether or not they live in Australia, they will maintain their Australian citizen status for the rest of their lives and will be protected by Australian overseas consulates.
If Australian nationality is sentenced in Australia, its nationality cannot be revoked;
If one of the parents is an Australian citizen, no matter where the child is born (such as China), the child is born in Australia citizen.
According to Australian constitution regulations, Australian citizen can have multiple nationalities. That is, when citizen of other countries applies for Australian nationality, it can retain its original nationality as long as the law of the country of origin allows it.
On the contrary, Australian citizen can also retain Australian nationality when it applies for admission to other nationalities.
Citizen, which has dual nationality, needs to be aware that, while enjoying the rights of the country, it is also the responsibility of the State to fulfil the obligations of the country`s citizen.
