What is the difference between Australian immigrant green card, permanent residence and nationality?

"Green Card" = "Permanent Residence Status"

English for permanent residence is permanent.

Residential, so it is often called PR. Permanent residency is a right that allows people with permanent residency 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.

Permanent residents have different rights from citizens.

The difference between Australian permanent residents and citizens' rights 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.