Originally Posted by
midwesttonz
Hmm, luckily my husband is the one who really needs citizenship (so that we can more freely travel/move to Australia if we decide on doing so, he's a US citizen). He got his residence visa (which I assume did not "reset" every time we left, as his was not automatic, he's USA) on 19 April 2018. The travel conditions were valid under 18 April 2020. We didn't travel after that. He got permanent residence soon after (can't remember when). So I assume he can apply around January 2023, depending on his presence?
On that note - before he got his residence visa, he was here on a student visa. But I believe the presence requirement depends on time as a resident-visa holder?
It looks as though you're right about your guess for when he will be eligible, if his presence matches up all right. Notice, when qualifying for citizenship, it's residence that counts, and PR is irrelevant.
And no, the student visa won't count. When he first held a residence visa is the first day that can count towards presence for citizenship. But they count qualifying time BACKWARDS from the date of application.