Benefits that an Australian Citizen enjoys against a PR holder

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Benefits that an Australian Citizen enjoys against a PR holder

An Australian Citizen is the one who is legally recognised to be born in Australia and continues as an inhabitant in the country. The Permanent Resident of Australia, can be a citizen of the country as per the provisions under the law. After spending 3 years as a Permanent Resident in Australia, the individual can apply for Citizenship. So what are the add-on benefits that a Citizen gets over a Permanent Resident? The below discussed are the key benefits that Australian Regime allows its citizens to grasp: • Stay in Australia for ever A permanent Resident Visa allows you to stay in the county for a period of 5 years. After completing 5 years, you need to file for extension of your visa. However, a Citizen can live in the country forever. Nothing and nobody can take away this title of a ‘Citizen’.


• Voting Rights A permanent Resident visa holder can claim voting rights on a condition that you cannot leave the territory of Australia up till the validity of your PR visa. Your re-entry will be denied if you exit the country. On the other hand, a citizen enjoys the voting right after turning 18. In fact, in Australia it is mandatory for every person above 18 years of age to vote and take part in government making process.

• Australian Passport A PR visa holder cannot have an Australian passport. A citizen of Australia can easily get his/her passport through a prelaid procedure for issuance of a passport. Having an Australian passport means 170 visa-free nations to visit!

• Settle in New Zealand A PR visa holder can travel anywhere in New Zealand. However, a citizen can settle and work anywhere in New Zealand.

• Citizenship Status to Children Once you receive a Citizenship status in Australia, your children will be called the Citizen of Australia. will automatically get the


status of ‘Australian Citizen’ after being born. The child, irrespective in which country he/she is born into, Thus, we can make out how a Citizen of Australian continent is surrounded by number of benefits. To avail these, you first need to be a Permanent resident in the country. To apply for Australia PR visa, you can call our immigration experts today and get started with your process. Call at our toll free number 18001201602. You can also fill in our FREE Australia Assessment Form and evaluate your chances for receiving Australia PR visa.


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