官网原文:
1. 4 years lawful residence in Australia. This period must include 12 months as a permanent resident immediately before making an application for Australian citizenship
and
2. absences from Australia of no more than 12 months in total in the 4 years prior to application, including not more than 90 days in the 12 months immediately prior to application.
定义:
Lawful residence means residence in Australia on a temporary or permanent visa.
If you were granted a permanent residence visa onshore your permanent residence date is the date that visa was issued.
If you were granted a migrant visa offshore your permanent residence date is your date of first arrival in Australia on this visa.