oz emigration question

[alex1982]

Hi

Somebody in my o/h family are in the process of applying to emigrate to oz. Apparently you have 5 years in which you have to have spent 2 years over there to get your citzenship. Can you apply for a longer period than 5 years or get an extension? How flexible are they? And any idea how successful the extension appeal is usually?

thanks

[zac510]

That sounds pretty generous to me, why should they give you more?
To get the same thing (citizenship) in the UK you need to spend 5 years all up in the country, all while having the right visa!

[v15ben]

Australian immigration aren't normally that flexible in my experience.

My friend got to check-in for his Singapore-Sydney flight ready for a year studying which he had the relevant visas only to be refused entry due to a medical condition!

I've heard of people working quite happily for 3-4 years on the correct visa then been told they had no chance of an extension and asked to leave! They have pretty strict rules and are quite confident in sticking to them.

[Google [bot]]

So so so much more complex than that. Depends what category of visa you are going over on and a whole host of other factors.

More info required.

[Colonial]

+1 Way more info required.

[BoRED S2upid]

Guy I knew emigrated quite easily think one of the criteria was how much money you had in the bank. Do they only want the wealthy?.

[v15ben]

They probably do want wealthier people as they won't cost the government a fortune if they need healthcare or other expensive things. Some of my rellos just emigrated to South Africa and it was the same scenario there. Countries want people who will bring money to the economy rather than cost them money.