[letsdosomethingcrazy]

Hey guys!,
Can someone please do me a little favour?
Im in china right now, so I cant open Wikipedia or Livejournal.
But I really need to see something in wikipedia.

Can somebody please copy and paste onto this board as a reply
what it says on here?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_permanent_resident

please!!
big favour!

[Faa]

Australian permanent resident
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Australian permanent residents are residents of Australia who hold permanent residency visas but are not citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Holders of permanent residency visas may remain in Australia indefinitely. These visas last up to five years from the date of grant. Until the permanent resident visa expires, the visa holder may leave and re-enter Australia freely. A notable feature of the permanent residency visa is that, even after the initial visa expires, the holder is entitled to stay in Australia indefinitely without breaching immigration regulations.

British & Commonwealth
citizenship

Commonwealth nationality laws
British (history)
Australian
Barbadian
Canadian (history)
Indian
Malaysian
Maltese
New Zealand
Singaporean
South African
Irish citizens in the UK

Classes of citizens and subjects
British citizen
British subject
British Overseas Territories citizen
British Overseas citizen
British National (Overseas)
British protected person
Commonwealth citizen


Rights and visas
Right of abode
Indefinite leave to remain
Permanent resident (Australia)
Permanent resident (Canada)
Belonger status
UK Ancestry Entry Clearance


Acts
Ireland Act 1949
British Nationality Act 1981
Falkland Islands (1983)
Overseas Territories Act 2002
Canadian Citizenship Act 1946

After the initial visa has expired, if the holder wishes to continue to travel to and from Australia as a permanent resident, he/she must obtain a Resident Return Visa (RRV). [1] However those who live for too long outside Australia may lose their permanent resident status.

Permanent residency visas may be revoked at the discretion of the Minister for Immigration. However this does not normally happen other than in cases of criminal misconduct.

At present, there are two programs to grant permanent residency. "Migration Program" is mainly for skilled migrants, and has made available 120,000 visas for year 2004-2005. "Humanitarian Program" is mainly for refugees seeking permanent residency, and has made available 13,000 visas for year 2004-2005. [2]

Most permanent residents are eligible to become citizens. See Australian nationality law

Permanent residents enjoy many of the rights and privileges of citizens, including access to free or subsidised legal and health services and education. They do not have the right to vote in federal elections, but some states allow permanent residents from Commonwealth of Nations countries to vote in State and local government elections. Some citizens of Commonwealth of Nations countries who were enrolled to vote on 25 January 1984 are entitled to retain voting rights.[1]


Citizens of New Zealand are allowed to enter and remain in Australia indefinitely under the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement, being granted a Special Category Visa on arrival, but must obtain a proper permanent residency permit if they wish to enjoy the privileges of permanent residents.

Benefits of permanent resident status include:

unrestricted rights to live and study in Australia
few limitations on employment in Australia (involving only national security and the federal public service)
the right to apply for Australian citizenship after fulfilling normal residence requirements
domestic fees for education, although access to some fee discount/deferral schemes is restricted to Australian citizens
the right to sponsor relatives for permanent residence, subject to fulfilling residence criteria and assurance of support requirements
children born inside Australia will be Australian citizens by birth
the right to enter some professions in Australia (such as migration agent and government positions)
the right to travel to New Zealand without having to apply for a New Zealand visa

[edit] See also
Permanent residency
Australian nationality law

[edit] External links
Return Documents for Australian Permanent Residents (pdf)

[edit] References
^ Australian Electoral Commission website, accessed 20 Aug 2007
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_permanent_resident"
Category: Australian migration law
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[letsdosomethingcrazy]

thanks heaps faa!!!! it's so inconvienient here,
i dont know why, but in china i cant seem to access livejournal, wikipedia and sometimes even youtube!

[~ BunnyliciouS ~]

thanks heaps faa!!!! it's so inconvienient here,
i dont know why, but in china i cant seem to access livejournal, wikipedia and sometimes even youtube!

of course you can't.
there's a news article about it before, about the country blocks such sites and many more because they give bad influence or something.

[fihe]

of course you can't.
there's a news article about it before, about the country blocks such sites and many more because they give bad influence or something.

I know for a fact that China blocks Wikipedia. they also block the Amnesty International website FOR OBVIOUS REASONS

[Faa]

Next time try just using a proxy. Unless of course, they've blocked all the major proxy sites.

[letsdosomethingcrazy]

Thanks babes what will i do without soompi friends....
im SOOOOO getting a soompi shirt!
I love you guys so much.!