I’m Bruce
Posted on Thursday 8th September 2011
Kirk Douglas might not have sounded quite so impressive if Stanley Kubrick had named his character as above. But the relevance is there all the same.
We’ve been here getting on for 5 years and it’s about time I integrated more fully into this society. As such, I’ve started the ball rolling on acquiring Australian citizenship. My motives are not entirely altruistic as it will make exit from and entry into the country more straightforward. The rules regulating the movements of permanent residents are complex and, as a result, the residency status is not as permanent as the name would suggest.
Fortunately I can retain my British citizenship and have the best of both worlds. However, I’ve already decided that their are 2 scenarios in which I would shred my passport and send the remains back to the consulate in Canberra.
- Britain drops sterling and adopts the euro
- Camilla is allowed to use the title “Queen” as and when Charles comes to the throne
So I’ve sent in the application and am now waiting to hear whether I’m eligible to take “the test”. If anyone’s interested in seeing what I have to know the answers to, try the mock for yourselves here. They’re not especially difficult, but some questions are deliberately written in a misleading way. Perhaps as a screening test of language skills rather than a real assessment of the finer points of Australian governance and jurisdiction.
I’ll keep you appraised. G’daaaaay!
Wish you the best of British Rick :-)