What rights do Australian immigrants have after naturalization?

# 中中中 # Introduction After immigrating to Australia, there will be two identities in Australia, one is the Australian green card, which is PR, and the other is Australian nationality, which is naturalization. The following are the rights of Australian immigrants after naturalization compiled by KaoNet. Welcome to read!

1. Rights of Australian immigrants after naturalization

1. Voting right: After naturalization, you have the right to vote. Every Australian citizen over 0/8 years old needs to vote in any election, which gives you a sense of responsibility and participation in determining the future of the country. If you don't exercise your right to vote, you will face a fine as high as 180 Australian dollars. 2. Participation in political power: All Australian citizens over the age of 18 can participate in the elections of local councils, state and regional councils and the federal parliament. In addition, you can't have dual citizenship if you want to be a federal senator.

3. Join the army, join the army, and find a job in a government department: Many government departments do not require job seekers to be Australian citizens. So can public relations. However, to serve in the Australian Defence Force, you must be an Australian citizen.

4. Become a court juror: Being a court juror is an honor for most people. If you are selected, you must appear in court to decide whether the case is guilty or not with others. This is your responsibility as an Australian citizen.

5. Free entry and exit with an Australian passport: Australia has as many visa-free countries as 170, making the Australian passport one of the passports for traveling abroad.

Of course, there are still many passports from European countries. In the United States, Canada, Malaysia, South Korea and other countries, there are more visa-free countries than Australia.

6. Get overseas consular assistance from Australia: If you encounter difficulties overseas, your naturalization committee will provide you with consular assistance as soon as possible.

What the Australian Consulate can do is to renew your passport, provide you with information about doctors and hospitals with acute diseases, provide you with assistance in crimes such as violent attacks, visit you after your arrest, give you advice after the unfortunate death of your overseas relatives, and even provide you with emergency loans in some extreme cases.

8. Children can also become Australian citizens: If you are an Australian citizen, you can register your children born abroad as Australian citizens. They enjoy the same rights as Australian-born citizens.

9. You can apply for a college student loan: Only Australian citizens can apply for an Australian higher education loan program called Help, which allows Australian citizens to repay their loans and get a stable salary after graduation.

10. Adoption of children: Some states and regions in Australia require parents to apply for adoption, and both parents or at least one of them is an Australian citizen.

1 1. Representing Australia: Many international competitions and sports activities require that athletes representing Australia must be Australian citizens.

2. Reasons for emigrating to Australia

The living environment in Australia is of high quality.

For those who intend to immigrate, a high-quality living environment is a factor they need to consider when choosing an immigrant destination. Among many Australian investment immigrants, the superior living environment has become an important reason for them to choose Australia.

Australia has a pleasant climate, beautiful scenery and almost no pollution. Major cities such as Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Perth in Australia are among the most livable cities in the world. The high-quality living environment makes more and more Australians flock to Australia.

2. Immigrant children enjoy quality education resources.

Children can enjoy high-quality educational resources, which is also an important reason why many immigrant customers choose to immigrate to Australia. Australia's eight universities have been highly praised by the world and all walks of life. Their high-quality education standards and low application threshold have become a highlight of Australian education.

Compared with cramming education in China, Australian education also has the characteristics of internationalization. Australia retains the rigor of orthodox English education and integrates the openness of American education. With the continuous development of economic globalization, more investors will choose to invest in Australia because of their future international competitiveness.

3. Australian immigrants enjoy generous social welfare.

Whether the social welfare system is perfect or not is an important factor to consider the development degree of economic civilization in a country or region. Australia is recognized as a high welfare country in the world, with obvious social welfare advantages. Australia implements free medical care for all and has a wide range of social welfare. For Australian immigrants, they only need Australian permanent resident status to enjoy the same welfare benefits as Australian citizens.

3. What should new Australian immigrants do after landing?

1, application tax number

In Australia, if you have income, you need a tax number. If you don't apply for a tax number, you may encounter more troubles, such as future income will be withheld at a high tax rate.

2. Open a bank account

If you open an account in a bank, building association or credit cooperative within six weeks after your arrival in Australia, you usually only need to provide your passport as proof of identity; Otherwise, you need additional identification to open an account. P.S. must tell your tax number to the bank to avoid being charged higher interest.

3. Join the national health care.

As we all know, Australia's National Health Plan (Medicare) can provide many medical benefits, including free care in public hospitals, assistance for post-discharge care costs, and drug subsidies. , so as long as you are eligible to register for Medicare, you can join the plan.

4. Sign up for English courses

As one of the six English-speaking countries in the world, English communication is a necessity in daily life. If you meet the requirements, AMEP (Adult Immigrant English Program) will provide you with basic English counseling to help you deal with daily social activities and some work needs.

Step 5 apply for a driver's license

If you are a permanent resident and hold a valid driver's license from other countries (whether English driver's license or official translation), most States and regions allow you to drive within the first three months after entering the country. After three months, if you want to drive, you must get a proper Australian driver's license.