飞出国：最新消息，今天（2021年9月14日）澳大利亚政府宣布将对最有才华的准澳大利亚人放宽居住要求，以简化其申请入籍的途径。
移民部长霍克议员提出，对于一些最杰出的公民申请者，有遇到一些困难，所以对于公民申请增加额外的灵活性考量。
Today the Government has announced changes that will streamline the pathway to citizenship for some of our most talented prospective Australians.
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, Alex Hawke MP, has introduced additional flexibility to recognise the unique difficulties faced by some of our most distinguished applicants for citizenship.
“澳大利亚公民身份是一种难得的特权，且来之不易。申请者必须满足一系列品格，价值观和语言要求，同时还必须在澳大利亚居住至少一段时间才能符合要求。但是，对于一些最杰出的准澳大利亚人来说，他们工作性质以及出行要求使得他们和平常申请者不同，因此对于他们申请入籍的要求需要更加灵活。”霍克部长说。
“Australian citizenship is a rare privilege and it should not come easy. Those who apply must meet a range of character, values and language requirements. They must also have lived in Australia for a minimum period to be eligible,” Minister Hawke said.
“However, the unique work and travel demands on some of our most highly distinguished prospective Australians should not preclude them from making the cut. That’s why I have directed the Department of Home Affairs to apply greater flexibility in applying the residence requirement for eligible people,” he said.
因此，对于杰出人才签证持有者和澳联邦运动会代表队的运动员的入籍居住要求额外宽松。目前，对于入籍申请人要求是永久居民或者符合条件的新西兰公民，申请入籍前的四年内持有效签证在澳大利亚居住，且在此期间离境不超过12个月，同时在申请前的12个月内离开澳大利亚的时间不超过90天。
“Exceptional people must not be prevented from becoming Australians because of the unique demands of the very work they do that makes them exceptional,” he said.
The Minister will extend the special residence concession to all distinguished talent visa holders and to athletes in the Australian Commonwealth Games team.
Under current arrangements applicants for citizenship must meet the general residence requirement which provides that they have lived in Australia on a valid visa for the past 4 years, and were absent for no more than 12 months in that time. They must also have been a permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen and absent from Australia for no more than 90 days during the 12 months before applying.
特殊居住要求可能适用于因工作而进行大量国际旅行且符合澳大利亚国家利益的一系列申请人，包括澳大利亚国家代表运动员、船员、高级商人、研究科学家和杰出艺术家。特殊居住要求具体规定为申请人必须是永久居民，在过去四年内持有有效签证，在此期间在澳大利亚居住至少480天，且在申请入籍前的一年内有120天是在澳大利亚境内的。而这个特殊居住要求适用于之前的，现在的以及将来的杰出人才签证持有者。
Currently, the special residence requirement may apply for a range of applicants who due to their work undertake significant international travel and where it is in the Australian national interest including Australian representative sportspeople, ships’ crew, senior businesspeople, research scientists, and distinguished artists. The special residence requirement provides that an applicant has held a valid visa for the last four years, living in Australia for at least 480 days during that time, and must have been a permanent resident and in Australia for 120 days in the year immediately before applying. The special residence requirement will now also apply to past, present and future distinguished talent stream visa holders.
移民局官网对于入籍申请的特殊居住要求的具体规定如下：
- 对于从事特定组织机构活动的申请人：
- 如果申请人是从事特定组织机构活动的，比如澳大利亚奥运会和残奥会委员会，澳大利亚网球，澳大利亚板球或者其他联邦政策机构，可以适用于特殊居住要求
- 如果满足以上条件，申请人入籍的居住要求需要是在申请之前必须持有效签证居住在澳大利亚，该签证允许永久居留 2 年，在这两年里有在澳大利亚境内居住至少180天，其中过去的12个月内至少有90天。
- 对于从事需要海外旅行的工作的申请人：
- 以下类别的申请人，可以适用于特殊居住要求：
- 如果从事过特定类型的工作
- 雇主可以证明在过去四年里从事雇主的岗位有至少两年，且
- 工作需要要出境澳洲
- 必须在申请前持有有效的澳大利亚签证已满四年，包括在申请前作为永久居民的一年。这四年里至少有16个月（480天）是居住在澳大利亚，其中近一年内有4个月（120天）是居住在澳大利亚。
- 符合特殊居住要求的职业清单如下：
- 轮船船员或者飞机人员
- 资源设施或者海上设施的工人
- 澳洲S&P/ASX200强公司的CEO或者执行经理
- 工作于以下单位的科学家：持有专业领域的博士学位且受雇于澳大利亚的大学并从事有利于澳大利亚的科学研究，或者CSIRO，或者属于AAMRI协会的医学研究所
- 在其领域具有国际知名度的医学专家，是《1975 年健康保险条例》（联邦）附表 4-第 1 部分所列组织的研究员，并持有与该组织有关的相关资格
- 持有杰出人才签证且是作家或者从事的是视觉或者表演艺术的人
Special residence requirement
Activities supported by particular organisations
If you want to engage in activities that are supported by particular organisations, such as the Australian Olympic and Paralympics committees, Tennis Australia, Cricket Australia or a federal government agency, then the special residence requirement may apply to you.
You must have been living in Australia on a valid visa that allows permanent residency for 2 years immediately before you apply. During those 2 years, you must have been lawfully present in Australia for at least 180 days, including at least 90 days during the past 12 months.
Work that requires overseas travel
The special residence requirement may apply to you:
- if you have been engaged in particular kinds of work
- your employer can show us that you have worked in that occupation for at least 2 years of the past 4 years, and
- you were required to travel outside Australia for that work.
You must have held a valid Australian visa for 4 years immediately before applying, including 1 year as a permanent resident immediately before applying.
You must also have been living in Australia for a total of 16 months (480 days) during the 4 years before you apply, with at least 4 months (120 days) of that time in the year immediately before your application.
List of relevant occupations for this special residence requirement:
- a member of the crew of a ship or aircraft
- a worker on a resources installation or a sea installation
- a Chief Executive Officer or Executive Manager of an S&P/ASX All Australian 200 listed company
- a Scientist employed by:
- an Australian university who has attained a PhD in their field of speciality and is undertaking research and development of benefit to Australia or
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) or
- a medical research institute which is a member of the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI)
- a medical specialist, internationally renowned in their field, who is a fellow of an organisation listed in Schedule 4- Part 1 of the Health Insurance Regulations 1975 (Cth) and holds a relevant qualification in relation to the organisation
- a person who is a writer or is engaged in the visual or performing arts and who is the holder of, or has held, a Distinguished Talent Visa.
