Australian Citizenship – Study Course – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Community Hub and Wilmot Road Primary School along with Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District are offering a free course for anyone seeking Australian Citizenship. The course is centred around a study of the questions contained in the test. The course is free and commences on Thursday 20 May 2021. This is an English Medium course. Interpreters will be in attendance.

There are many advantages of becoming a citizen of this country but before we talk about that, let’s have a look at who can become a citizen of Australia.

Anyone living in Australia for four years as a permanent resident can apply for Australian Citizenship.

There are many other ways to attain citizenship too, for example:

Anyone born in Australia to a permanent resident or citizen will become an Australian citizen.
If one of the parents is an Australian citizen, a child born overseas can be registered for citizenship ‘by descent’. They will have the same rights as children born in Australia.
Spouse or partner of an Australian citizen.

Criteria for applying for Citizenship

You need to be a permanent resident before applying for citizenship.
Should not have been absent from Australia for more than 1 year in total throughout that period.
Pass citizenship test
Meet the ‘good character’ requirement (including passing Police Checks)

For more information, you can visit Department of Home Affairs

Free Citizenship Course

Community Hub, Wilmot Road Primary School and the Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is offering a course to help gain Australian Citizenship, through a study of the questions you may be asked in the test.

This is an English Medium course.

Australian Citizenship – Study Course
Everyone is welcome.

Course Details

Free Training: Course starts on Thursday 20 May 2021
Location: Wilmot Road Primary School, 84-90 Wilmot Road
Bookings: Essential – limited seats are available.
To Make a Booking: ring Aleena at the Ethnic Council on (03) 5831 2395

	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.