It is hard to become a resident in Australia.

It is not that simple to enter Australia. We have to pay a $250 application fee and many applications are rejected after waitng for 3 months. There is also a 52 page application form that has to be filled out.Edited 02-Mar-25 08:36am

People come from other countries to try to get a better life. No country is without its criminals so I don't Know why people are acting as if everything is just rosy until immigrants enter. BTW, this is God's country(world), on loan to us to see how we treat one another. Sad to say, we have failed the test.Edited 02-Mar-25 08:34am

Presidential candidates are not required to even have an IQ test. Surely that's far more important than psych testing an immigrant.

I had a green card,which expired in December,I have closed down three warehouses in USA cos of Trumps tariffs,my wife is a US citizens,BUT has been given ''permission' to enter AUD cos of myself,BUT the previous LNP Govt didnt do this.....the old entrance was complicated,BUT at least if a migrant is able to speak some English that is a necessity BUT unfortunately its not policed

Now days it appears that the government questions comprise of, Will you undercut the current wage system? Will you enroll for a course you will never attend more than a couple of times? Will you work answering phones, so that only people who speak the language from your home country can understand, nobody else matters?

had a friend who wanted to live in Australia. When asked by customs if he had a criminal record, he told the man he didnt think it was still a requirement. Yes, he was a pom

People entering any nation need to do so legally and with the intent of a short stay or visit or the seek citizenship which means they renounce all affiliation or loyalty to their nation of origin. Anyone climbing in through a window or the back door uninvited is a thief. If someone wants to become a citizen of another nation they need to have specific things they must do to be given citizenship and align their values with that of their nation There should be tests and longer wait times to vet them and get to know them and their values, beliefs and more and if they will meld well as a new citizen of the nation they are applying for and be will to abide sincerely by those rules.

I think we let too many people into our country that don't have the same values or anything like our culture. When they get into Australia so easily, they make sure we give up our culture to accommodate them. multiculturalism does not work. When we came we had to intregrate and we were happy to do so. We came because we loved the lifestyle and the culture. We need to get our Australian culture back.

Yes, I think we need to change the requirements to become a US Citizen.

I think the whole process needs to be seriously looked at and rectified. If they come to Australia and start protesting then send them back to where they came from, if you live here or in any other country you abide by there rules and regulations or leave.

Harder tests are fine if they're fair. Do other countries do full psychologist assessments and put people on lie detectors? If others don't then it's probably going too far, and taxpayers would probably have to take on the extra fees.Edited 02-Mar-25 06:57am

Not too far. Too many free loaders, taking our homes, our jobs and social assistants.

All I know is when I married my American wife, we had to jump through ALOT of hoops, the process cost several thousand dollars, and a few years for her to qualify for New Zealand citizenship, and the fact we are married did'nt make the process cheaper or easierEdited 02-Mar-25 06:38am

No I agree this should be the case you just have to look at all the protests that are taking place its not right if you move to live in another country then you should abide by there laws and live by there rules Australia was trying to help these people and all they do is start protests and cause rites in the citys they should be packed up and sent back to were they came fromEdited 02-Mar-25 06:36am

The myth of Canada's strict entry needs to be put to rest. There are many ways to avoid the bureaucracy here. Temporary worker visas that become permanent through lack of oversight. student visas that can be wheedled into residency, refugees, escapees from America, and on and on. Our immigration policy is a joke. Trudeau wants to inflate population at all costs, putting undue burden on health care, education and transportation; a burden we all shoulder.He needs more of us paying taxes to support his 9 year spending and traveling jaunts.

My Story - Jan 1957 escaped, had to get to the border and find where the barbed wire had been rolled back and cross the border however if you were caught on your side in you home country you you were "fair game"and could be shot by either side. Once on the other side of the border and got spotted shots were fired over your head from the "Watch Tower" and if caught you were commanded to stop walking and if you obeyed you stayed alive and were taken to the Watch Tower, given warm drink and were able to change into dry clothes if you had any. From there you were taken to a place and got "processed" and for the next few months tossed from one "camp" to another til a country said they'd take you in. However it was a long process of being "really, really processed" Had to be sound of mind and body, no limbs missing so you wouldn't be a health burden to your adoptee country. So there was a time when I was fit, healthy and sound of mind, by some MIRACLE!!! Anway Australia took us in, it was a very long boat (Liner) trip in those days .. we finally arrived in November. Placed in a Reception Centre, got fed and watered then because dad managed to find some sort of employment was moved to a different part and from that time on had to pay for our lodgings and the meals that were provided. ASAP under our own steam had to find a better paying job and own home and got out of there completely. I think it was after 3 years could apply fo Citizenship which my dad got and the children got it automatically (but I still had to prove who I was before I could receive the Age Pension, had to obtain my Birth Certificate .. very long process" as I didn't have a Driver's Licence with photo as proof, even though had been paying tax since 1965, it all meant nothing. My mum who thought she automatically was included on dad's citizenship papers had to get naturalised separately some after we moved to South Australia in 1963. I think that now "children like me" have citizenship called "by conferral descent" although no official paperwork was sent to us notifying of this ruling .. I actually came across this doing Online Surveys when it was offered as an option of who or what you are. So what happened to doing proper checks and why are killers and criminals getting let in so easy and people waiting on housing and urgent mediical procedures pushed further down the waiting list!!!?????????????

I would welcome anyone into our country of New Zealand

I'm sorry if I seem harsh to some people but we have to look after our countries

I think , America , under the current president, America is no longer a leader of the free world, and supporting Russia with their bad deeds

I feel very very sorry for these people that have left their countries out of fear. Yes, there should be stricter rules for them, like they cannot enter into our countries if they have a criminal record of any sort, they can enter if they have a job waiting for them.They cannot enter our countries if they have a mental problem, as if they have a mental problem that makes things harder for our mental health people we have enough of our own people in our countries with mental problems for mental health to deal with. Our countries are over loadered with people from other countries I think it is time to stop them from coming into our countries any way

Those are some very good points. I emigrated from the US to Canada when the World was a little more relaxed (late 1970's). Things have changed so much since then. I was able to get my Canadian Citizenship through a parents birth as a British Subject, grandfathered in as a Canadian when their Province joined Canada (they were living elsewhere in Canada at-the-time). There was a nice 'loop hole' that I was able to use and not have to swear allegiance to Canada so I was able to keep my US Citizenship. The US does not like it if you swear an allegiance to another Country, they tend to take your US Citizenship away. Things were much different, back then.

Learning basic English should be a prerequisite (for countries whose main language is English).

They should also have a job waiting for them but taking from a citizen.we have too many people on the welfare rolls they should be made to take the available jobs

Welcome all, give all a chance, forget paranoia and hatred, they will prove worthy or not and if not our laws will tell them. Lady Liberty must be weeping silently. Let us be better than the US.

update the screening process.

I agree

What's up with the lie detector tests? You can't change a person that easily just because they become citizens of another country. As long as they are willing to work and obey the laws, it should be good enough.

got this right,test's are a step forward

NOPE, spot on......Prove you love America for the long haul.

Some are talking about crime committed against others in Canada by immigrants. The numbers are 10% of Canadians are criminals, and the numbers of immigrants from any reason vary from 9.7-14.3% committing crimes. So the numbers aren't that high compared to born-in-Canada number, even lower for certain crimes. That means the vast majority of people coming - for any reason they flee their country of origin - are decent and good citizens and contributing. Canada is a great country to live and grow and thrive in, and I say to any who want or need to come, "welcome home". It's a very large country with room for a whole lot more.

My fiancee lives in the Philippines we have to go through so much if we want to go for the marriage visa and very expensive so we are exploring other options as she has University qualifications BTW I'm Australian hate immigration lawsEdited 02-Mar-25 01:40am

Australia keeps everyone without a skill out. They are the worst. Canada has a heart

ll it is very simple people limit the amount of people coming into Canada,housing shortage,health care is through the roof not enough doctors and do some deep dives into people coming here do some serious checking,there are dangerous people coming to Canada under their noses there needs to be more serious work done.

Maybe you should ask indigenous people this question (you reap with you sow) ...hm.

Trump is doing the right thing in America by reducing illegal immigration. The last stupid government let in many thousands btw. Australia needs to do the same. Only last year we had illegal and dangerous criminals released into the community. There isn't enough housing to go around either.

I agree Raelz, but it's much too easy to get citizenship in Aus and has been like that for decades. You should not be allowed unless you fit a certain criteria. You should not be allowed unless you are needed, not just because you want to come here and bring your entire relatives. We do need some skilled immigrants, if we don't have enough doctors and nurses, engineering workers, or technical persons, etc, but we have brought into many low skilled people. Maybe too many refuges as well. This Labor government has bought into many migrants and they are a burden on our society. Taxes have to pay for their welfare, unless they can get jobs, but many seem incapable of working. Some can't even speak English, or hardly any. So they aren't much use to our country unless they can prove their worth. Many have not proven to be of much use to Australia however. Some turn out to be criminals. Those people should be deported. It should take at least 10 years for being able to get citizenship. It's too easy to get. Too many of them from poor or bad backgrounds. Our government is a joke. They let in criminals and welfare bludgers. No hope for Australia these days. Stupid government!Edited 02-Mar-25 00:50am

I am the daughter of Italian Migrants and who appreciated the values of being an Australian Citizen with hard work I might add. However, it my view today, that not enough scrutiny is being used to vet some migrants from countries who have radical ideas and will not conform to Australian values.

Since America was founded on welcoming anyone & everyone...YES that would be going too far. After all...we are ALL immigrants of some form or fashion.

As no long as they are not Americans they voted for Trump, stupidity prevails there. No original ideas

Another good choice Rewardia..

Not sure about all that, but there is not enough housing for the current population. That is pitting people against one another.

YES!..of course it is...and there are two 'o's in too..and I know people who had no problems getting Canadian citizenship at all...so that is a direct lie...Trump style.... I think you might be a very worrying dude...stirring up problems where none exist...sorry..but I can feel those little hairs on the back of my neck stand up... ...nasty...very nasty...I really hope you need to relocate to a new country...very soon... and the guys at the crossing think like you... Edited 02-Mar-25 01:58am

No I tend to agree. The divisions caused by cultures who do not align with ours has bought about hate, crime, and violence. People might say this is harsh but I think not. I would like to add some of these people are so grateful to be in this country and are great citizens. Unfortunately, as usual it is the few who cause the problems. How to vet these undesireables I have no idea.