why do australians have such restrictions on who can live here...?
397748
Sounds like Australians have themselves a decent set of immigration laws that are actually enforced. You sound like someone who didn't get his way so you thought that you might try to cast aspersions on the Australians for "stealing" land. And lastly...Why dint you remove the locks from your house or apartment doors so anyone can just walk in?
1065258
They come and live here because they know they can do what they want, they build mosques over here, if we built a church over there, we'd get beheaded. Like someone on the news said if war broke out between England and their birth country, they would support their birth country because it is their home.If it's their home why don't they go back?
708877
Most immigrants go to a new country to find economic freedom or freedom of speech or religion.  Since the USA has those things, it is not a valid reason for getting a residence status.  \n\nIf you have some really needed skill (a doctor or machine tool designer or something like that) you may get in some places like Australia.  Or if you have a pile of money.
461359
Australia has an obligation under the 1967? (i think) UN Warsaw Human Rights agreement to allow asylum seekers into the country and thoroughly investigate their individual circumstances before deciding on their refugee status.  The feelings of the Indonesian people and / or Government should not stand in the way of our International (and humanitarian!) obligations.
993843
they've got websites with everything you need to know. just google (or yahoo) australian visa, or working permit. If your family is there you shouldn't have a problem.
1080086
Right where I am, Australia, I dont want to move.
87703
International rules aren't that strict. It's often determined by which country you are a citizen of, not where you are born. There are even some exceptions to that, however.
1129596
Why exclude Canadians? They would seem to be the ones best qualified to tell you what life in Canada is like. They LIVE there, for fu*ks sake!
675945
It is a difficult question, but many of them could probably qualify for resident alien status, if not outright citizenship.  The fact is that their parents put them in this unfair situation by bringing them here illegally.  Perhaps there should be an easier way to enter the country legally, but if you enter as a criminal, you should be treated as a criminal.
755208
The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, recently said that in Australia there is one law - Australian law. If anybody does not want to abide by Australian law, or embrace Australian values, then they should not move to Australia.\n\nI'm in the process of emigrating to Australia. It sounds like my kind of place!\n\nWhile you should always be true to who you are and what your roots are, if you are moving to a new country then you have to consider why you are doing so. I have many friends in Australia, of Macedonian extraction. They are proud of their Macedonian heritage, but first and foremost are proud to be Australians.\n\nIf you move to a country to "change it from within" then perhaps you should have just stayed at home.\n\nIt sounds like your attitude to your adopted country, your roots and emigration are spot on.
566460
Permitted due to our civil rights, and non-discrimination.\nWhy it takes so much concern?\nPeople are still not openminded.
1044030
cause the good ones play internationaly but still want to live near home. why not they have the money
974658
he can probably apply for you to become a resident. immediate families tend to get preferential treatment in the US i'm sure its the same in Australia.
544775
Australia does have a a relatively large migration program however it is designed in a way that people granted visas are those that will be able to contribute the most to the Australian community (apart from humanitarian visas which are based on UNHCR). Requirements change constantly to reflect the needs of Australia, e.g. there are visas that encourage people to move to regional and low-population growth areas of Australia. \n\nWhether immigrants are caucasian or otherwise is irrelevant - Australia has strict guidelines for English language ability and only supports applications by those that can contribute to the country.
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As far as I know: Yes, under the restriction of living in a so called Western living zone.\n\nAnd the foreigner has no written right to get such a permit, it's more a generous practice.
644993
Go to the Australian Embassy and ask for guidance on this matter. Anything you read here would just be conjecture, and you need to do this right.
191564
Why don't they just stay in their country and protest? Why do they have to give me a headache. They can stay in their country and make there country a better place to be?