How To Get Permanent Residency In Australia As A Nz Citizen
. The process to become a permanent resident on a permanent visa depends on when you first arrived in Australia on a New Zealand passport. An SCV is not always a direct pathway to Australian citizenship.
If you want to stay in Australia as a permanent visa holder you can choose to apply for a permanent visa. If you visited Australia as an NZ citizen before this date you can apply to the Department of Home Affairs to have your permanent resident status reinstated. Australias immigration authorities generally issue you with a SCV if you arrive in Australia on a New Zealand passport.
We no longer issue a Certificate of Status for New Zealand Citizens in Australia CSNZCA.
If you want to stay in Australia as a permanent visa holder you can choose to apply for a permanent visa. You need to apply for permanent residency. The pathway is for New Zealand Special Category subclass 444 visa SCV holders who were usually resident in Australia on or before 19 February 2016 and who at the time of lodging an application have resided in Australia for at least five years. It may also allow you to apply for Australia citizenship.
