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The May Budget indicated that visa application charges are expected to generate increasing revenue over the forward estimates, rising from $4.7 billion to over $7 billion. The 25% increase announced for most visa application charges on 1 July 2027, indicates that the Government is aggressively pursuing this target. The Government’s focus moving into this new financial year is stated as seeking to reform the permanent migration to identify migrants who drive productivity and Australia’s long‑term prosperity.

A non-citizen person may be able to apply for the conferral of citizenship upon their permanent resident child by demonstrating that the child would otherwise suffer hardship and disadvantage.

It may come as a surprise to some permanent residents that they are not required to satisfy the usual residency requirements for grant of Australian citizenship

The most common pathway for an Australian permanent resident to become an Australian citizen is by making an application for citizenship by conferral. 

Recent changes will limit the opportunities for Australian permanent residents to “extend” their permanent residency status through the Resident Return visa (RRV) pathway.