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• There is nothing like acquiring Australian citizenship but a careful planning is needed to achieve this goal. Aspireglobal team of Migration Experts can chalk out a detailed plan in consultation with an applicant and his existing position. The eligibility criteria differs from individual to individual based on various factors. However, one must choose the right migration expert like Aspireglobal to get citizenship through any of the means like automatic citizenship (for example by descent or adoption by an Australian citizen) or by conferral (when a permanent resident applies to become a citizen).
• Some of the key points that the applicant must keep in mind are he/she must be lawfully residing in Australia for 4 years prior to the submission of applications. The applicant need to be a permanent resident for a minimum of 12 months prior to the submission of application. The applicant aspiring to get a citizenship should have lived in the country consecutively for 4 years, and in the same period one shouldn't have stayed outside Australia for more than a 1 year at one stretch. In case of permanent resident for a period of 1 year one shouldn't have stayed outside Australia for more than 90 days at one stretch. The applicant needs to undergo a citizenship test. The applicant shouldn't have involved in any unlawful activity
  in the four years, and needs to qualify as per the character requirements.

Ministerial Discretion

• Even though an applicant is not able to meet the requirements as per migration law to get citizenship, but there are excepts where ministerial discretion can make someone to get Australian citizenship. This applies to cases where due to some administrative error one has unlawfully forbidden to become a permanent resident of Australia. The ministerial discretion also applies to some other cases like if someone would undergo lot of trouble if his/her temporary residence is not counted as part of the period of permanent residence. If the applicant is a spouse, widow or widower of an Australian citizen or a permanent resident or has close association with Australia during the relevant time period. Ministerial discretion is also be considered for individuals with an Australian spouse, who are unable to find a suitable job of his/her profession and working overseas. Apart from these some of the other exceptions in cases of residence requirements to be eligible to get citizenship are one being associated with activities of special benefit to Australia or work that requires frequent travel to the country. It is also applicable for individuals who has completed required amount of Defence services.
• Aspire Global with its in-depth experience of immigration law and team of industry experts can assist aspirants who want Australian Citizenship in terms of managing application process diligently and provide timely advice as per prevailing immigration law of the land which could include preparing and submitting application to the Minister and managing all due diligence related to review rights and refusals or the revocation of an approval via the the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). So the applicants should consult Immigration Experts like Aspireglobal to assess and evaluate their prevailing condition to ensure their application gets processed in an error-free manner and garners desired result.