oscar's law

This is the blog of a Norwegian (Marianne, aka 'M') who moved to Australia in 2007 to be with Roger (aka R) and feels lucky to have escaped a comparatively communistic country with ridiculous weather!



Residency

Posted in 'Life in Oz' on June 18, 2010
We got back from Usa on Wednesday, and I found a letter from Immigration waiting for me. I lodged my application for permanent residency early in May, so it was quite exciting. And sure enough, it had been granted, and I am now a permanent Australian resident! :)

This means I can remain in Australia indefinitely without having to go through any more visa stuff, and I have access to all the benefits that Aussie citizens get, such as Medicare, study help, unemployment benefit, etc etc. Not that I will be using all that of course, but it's good to know that it's there:)



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