What's the difference between getting a green card and getting Australian citizenship?

As for immigration qualification, you may often hear the words "green card" and "permanent residence", but people who have just come into contact with them always can't distinguish their relationship with "Australian citizen" and always think that they will become Australian citizens if they get a green card, but this is not the case.

The term "green card" comes from the fact that the documents issued by the United States to permanent residents are green, so China people are used to calling all foreign residency rights "green cards". However, permanent residents must meet certain conditions before they can apply for the nationality of that country, that is, acquire the nationality of that country.

In other words, getting a "green card" is equivalent to getting a "permanent residence status". What is the difference between "permanent residence status" and "nationality" in Australia? "Green card" = "permanent residence status". Permanent residence is a right that allows people who have obtained permanent residence to live permanently in the country and enjoy the same treatment as citizens in many aspects.

In fact, the permanent right of abode in Australia is embodied by the Zhang Yongjiu residence visa affixed to the passport of the original country of residence. A permanent residence visa not only allows you to live in Australia permanently, but also allows you to travel to and from Australia freely and indefinitely within five years. At the same time, Australian permanent visa holders are free to settle in New Zealand and enjoy all the rights of the New Zealand green card.

From the welfare policy, the holders of new permanent residence visas are not allowed to apply for unemployment relief, emergency comprehensive relief and student allowance in the first two years, and other welfare benefits are the same, such as free primary and secondary education, student loans and free medical care. You can enjoy all benefits if you hold a green card for 2 years.

The rights of permanent residents and citizens are different. The difference between Australian permanent residents and citizens is mainly reflected in five aspects: first, the right to vote; The second is the right to be elected; The third is to join the army; The fourth is to be elected as a member of the jury; The fifth is to engage in some special work of the government (such as intelligence personnel). These five rights or obligations are not for permanent residents, but for citizens. In addition, green cards generally only allow holders to enter and leave Australia within five years, and must be renewed after expiration, provided that they have lived in Australia for two years in the past five years.

Once you acquire Australian citizenship, whether you live in Australia or not, you will remain Australian citizenship for life and be protected by Australian overseas consulates. If the green card holder is sentenced to more than 12 months in Australia, his green card will be revoked and his Australian citizenship will be irrevocable; If one parent is an Australian green card holder, if the child is born in Australia, then the child is born an Australian citizen; If the child is born in China, then the child is a citizen of China, and of course he can apply for an Australian green card in the future. If one parent is an Australian citizen, no matter where the child was born (such as China), the child is born an Australian citizen. Australia has more relaxed residence requirements for new immigrants, and a family can get a visa extension as long as one person meets the prescribed residence requirements. Therefore, after obtaining an Australian permanent resident visa, you can enter Australia for the first time, then you can go to other countries to develop according to your personal needs, and you can settle in Australia at any time within five years.

Simply put, nationality has the right to vote and stand for election; Green cards can only enjoy benefits, but they don't have these rights.