So apart from the obvious benefit to obtaining citizenship here (ability to live and work in oz which appeals to some, me included)
What are the obvious benefits to going for citizenship rather than just being happy as a permanent resident?
When we had our PR put in our passports at Manakau immigration, the guy doing it said 'that was it, we were permanent and even if we left for 10 years, as long as we kept our passports up to date and transfered our permits before the passport ran out, we always would be, and could always come back'
Can residency be taken away? Maybe if you were convicted of being a muderer or something I could see it, but apart from that I dont see any real other benefit, anyone?
We are deciding whether to stay on 2 more years to get citizenship, or take up an offer of sponsorship in Oz.