Being an Australian Resident is a great privilege that affords a person many benefits including being able to:

·         live and work in Australia on a permanent basis

·         study in Australia at school or university

·         receive subsidised healthcare through Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)

·         access certain social security payments (subject to waiting periods)

·         be eligible for Australian citizenship (subject to the residency eligibility criteria)

·         sponsor people for permanent residence.

·         progress to Australian Citizenship (subject to waiting periods)