The travel and tourism industry is one of the biggest ones in Australia; it contributes 10% to the GDP of Australia. Many people come to Australia as tourists; some of them come to study in Australia, and some for employment purposes. However many have a dream to live in Australia and visit there to become the permanent resident/ citizen of Australia. We will get to know in this blog the 4 prominent differences between being an Australian citizen and a Permanent resident.
Citizen of Australia
The citizen of Australia is entitled to all the perks that a citizen of can get, they are entitled to own an Australian passport if they want to travel abroad, they have the right to vote, he or she is also entitled to assign an Australian consul in any foreign country. Also an Australian citizen can leave and come back to Australia however many times he or she wants without any hassle.
Permanent resident of Sydney, Australia
Anyone can become a permanent resident of Australia buy applying to get the Permanent visa of Australia. A 5-year initial travel facility, which corresponds to the underlying migration program, is granted along with the permanent visa. A holder of the permanent visa can stay/remain in Australia until the travel facility expires, the visa holder can leave and re-enter as many times as he/she may want, they may reapply for the visa in case of its expiry.
4 prominent differences between Australian citizen Vs Permanent resident of Sydney, Australia:
1. Travel privileges: A permanent resident has to get approved the permanent visa in order to enter Sydney, Australia, white An Australian citizen can enter or leave Australia as many times as they want. A permanent resident cannot stay out of the country for more than 3 years, a special visa is applicable that allowed to stay up to 5 years.
2. Voting rights: A permanent resident of Sydney, Australia does not hold voting rights unless if they were enrolled before 1984 as a British subject. On the other hand Australian Citizen has full voting rights in Australian government elections.
3. Administration services & benefits: in case of permanent resident of Australia, the ability to access government services and benefits are governed by the rules fixed by the appropriate government agency, while in Australian citizen case, the benefits and services depend on the basis of rules and regulations existing within the government body responsible for it.
4. Others: Australian residents are not eligible to apply for work in public sector of Sydney in Australia; they are also not allowed to work in Australian defence force, But the Australian citizen does have privilege to do both. An Australian citizen cannot be cannot be deported unless proven to have acquired his/her citizenship in a fraudulent manner, while a resident can be deported.
