10-01-2022, 02:33 PM
(10-01-2022, 01:58 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: Some didn't just decide to move to Oz though; their parents took them there when they were just little kids.  And Australia has made it rather more difficult for Kiwis to get citizenship since about 2017, having gone back on what they'd told John Key they'd be doing; some may have to wait for up to 10 years .Without a doubt, it has become harder to get citizenship but those kids should grow up knowing that they need it and what's expected. Leave the fine print for later but don't let them be surprised by it later on. I'd be prepared to bet $$$ that teens from other countries know exactly what the steps to citizenship are.
There was a recent article in the Herald about one of these guys. First brush with the law at 16. FFS! Then he was surprised that later on the country decided he wasn't a good fit. Nothing in the article about applications for citizenship, he seemed to be happy not to commit fully to the country his parents adopted.