Provisions for New Zealand citizens who are already resident in, and contributing to, Australia to become permanent residents, in accordance with the Government’s announcement on 19 February 2016.
The new visa stream is broadly available to New Zealand citizens who:
- were usually resident in Australia on or before 19 February 2016; and
- since that time have continued to be usually resident in Australia for at least five years before applying for the visa; and
- have been contributing to Australia by earning a certain level of taxable income; and
- meet mandatory health, character and security criteria
These new provision are expectected to be available from July 1, 2017
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