CATEGORIES
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom United States
Birth gives Yes. citizenship?
Yes.
Yes.
Only if parent Yes.
or grandparent UK-born.
Marriage
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
NOTES
Normally, children of diplo-
mats ex- cluded.
What relatives Spouse, fiance Spouse, par- can be
children, parents; single ents, brothers children under & sisters.
21 years.
sponsored?
Spouse, depen-Spouse, dent children. children. - Brothers, sis-
ters, parents without rela-
Spouse,
children.
Sponsor- ship does
Brothers, sis-not nor-
ters, parents
subject to
mally ex-
Employment
Retirement
tives in their
Country of residence.
annual quota by country of birth.
tend to
spouses and/or children
of those relatives.
Yes-if skills Yes-if you are "in need."have firm job
Yes-if skills Yes-if skills Yes-if job are "in need, are "in need." cannot be
offer, you can and you are begin applica-under 45. tion process.
"
US has many kinds
filled by a US of tempor-
national.
(Subject to
ary work
Visas
quotas above.) which do
Yes-over 65
Yes-over 55, No.
No.
No.
(60 for woman) independent
and must prove means.
you will not
become a "ward
of the state.
Refugees
Yes-14,000
Yes.
this year.
Yes-650 this year.
Yes.
Yes.
Investment/ business
SA500,000,
create jobs,
SC100,000.
Create jobs.
exports, bring Okayed by
technology: provincial
have track
record.
authority.
About $NZ300,- Transfer
000. Create £150,000 to
jobs, exports, UK.
new kinds of
business.
No.
Residency required to qualify for citizenship.
3 years-or 1095 days in 8-year period; inc 9 months in last 12.
3 years-max 6 consecutive months out of Canada (i.e., 183 days year for 6 years).
3 years.
Other rights
New Zealand.
None.
of residency.
Dual national-Yes, except if Yes. ity possible? Aust. national
actively seeks
other
nationality.
5 years.
(3
years for spouse.)
not lead
to citi- zenship.
5 years--min 212 in US. No more than 12 consecutive months out of US.
Australia
may reduce period to 2 years.
Australia.
EEC members, colonies.
US possessions
No.
Yes.
Yes.