移民专家： Mr Alan Dino Duri

Yang & Duri 留学移民服务公司的创立者之一，Alan Duri先生毕业于麦考瑞大学并获得澳洲国立大学研究生学历。他有着非常丰富的行政法工作背景，在联邦各级仲裁法庭里从事法官的工作已有25年，包括移民复审终裁庭 （Migration Review Tribunal)，现改名为行政上诉终裁庭移民与难民部等(Administrative Appeal Tribunal Migration Division and Refugee Division)。Duri先生在这些仲裁法庭的工作经验让他在移民法的理论和实践上都有着精深的学识。

The Australian government has advised of major changes to Australian citizenship criteria. The changes take effect to all citizenship applications received on or after 20 April 2017.

澳大利亚政府已告知大众对于公民申请标准会出现主要改变。这项改变会影响到所有在2017年4月20日以及之后的公民申请。

The changes include the following:

这些改变包括：

• Increase in general residence requirement to a minimum of four years permanent residence immediately prior to application for citizenship;

• 居住要求增加，永居后需至少居住满4年，才能申请公民；

• Need to demonstrate competent English prior to sitting the citizenship test;

• 在参加公民考试前需证明具备能力英语，（及等同雅思四个六）

• Changing the Australian values statement to include reference to allegiance to Australia and require applicants to make an undertaking to integrate into and contribute to the Australian community;

• 改变澳大利亚价值观申明，引入对澳大利亚效忠，要求申请人承诺要融入澳大利亚社会做贡献。

• Change the test for Australian citizenship with the addition of new test questions about Australian values, privileges and responsibilities of Australian citizenship;

• 改变澳大利亚公民考试，添加了关于澳大利亚价值观、澳大利亚公民所享有的权利与责任等新的测试问题；

• Introducing a requirement for applicants to demonstrate their integration into the Australian community by providing documentation:

• 引入一项要求，要求申请人通过提供以下文件来证明其融入澳大利亚社会：

o that people who can work are working, or are actively looking for work or seeking to educate themselves;

o 具备劳动能力的人士需在工作，或是正积极的寻找工作，或是正在接受教育；

o that people are contributing to the community by being actively involved in community or voluntary organisations;

o 通过积极的参与社区与志愿者团体来为社会做贡献；

o that people are properly paying their taxes and ensuring their children are being educated

o 人们要纳税，确保他们的孩子接受教育。

o increased scrutiny of criminal records and adherence to social security laws will also be relevant;

o 对于犯罪记录严加审查，并且对于社会保障法的遵守情况也将列入考量。（及所谓的骗取centrelink补贴行为）

图片来源于网络。

It remains to be seen has these changes will apply in practice. The legislation to enable the above changes has yet to be enacted and may be subject to further modification. Nevertheless it is apparent that the Government is intent on toughening current Citizenship laws.

对于这些改变是否会真正实施目前还尚不可知。能启动上述这些改变的立法还没有颁布，而且有可能会有进一步的更改。然而很明显该届政府意在使目前的公民法变得更加严苛。

编者按：

从Alan先生的文章主要突出了两点：

第一、和457新政一样，很多政府通告的改变并未通过议会，法案都还没有公布，有些甚至无法成为议案，所以华人群体先不要自己吓自己。

第二、该文透露比较明显的一点就是政府意识到某个特别的宗教的种种不合群表现，以及该教派年轻人整天淘气犯事的行为，所以想要通过修改法律这种渠道来传递信息。

当前有些媒体报道过于言过其实，哗众取宠，实际上一切都为时尚早。