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Naturalization of Immigrants: The Australian Experience in a Longitudinal Survey, circa 1996 Eduardo Azmitia, RIIM-SFU. Presentation Outline. Background of Australian Citizenship Economic Theory of Citizenship Data Results. Australian Citizenship: Historical Background.

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  1. Naturalization of Immigrants: The Australian Experience in a Longitudinal Survey, circa 1996Eduardo Azmitia, RIIM-SFU

  2. Presentation Outline • Background of Australian Citizenship • Economic Theory of Citizenship • Data • Results

  3. Australian Citizenship:Historical Background • Australian citizenship was created on with the passage of the Australian Citizenship Act 1948. • It describes the ways in which citizenship can be obtained and lost. • Current eligibility requirements include 2 years of residency and basic English

  4. Australian Citizenship:Broad Numbers • More 3 million immigrants have become Australian citizens since 1949 • Over 70,000 immigrants become new citizens each year • Approximately 900,000 permanent residents still eligible to become Australian citizens

  5. Australian Citizenship:Foreign Born Australian Citizens

  6. Australian Citizenship: Economic Theory • Immigrants’ decision to obtain citizenship is mainly based on a evaluation of the benefits and costs of citizenship. • Yang, P.Q. 1994. Explaining immigrant naturalization. International Migration Review 28(3): 449-77 • Devoretz, D. J. and J. Ma. 2002. Triangular human capital flows between sending, entrepot, and the rest of the world regions. Canadian Studies in Population 29(1):53-69.

  7. Australian Citizenship:Benefits • Australian passport • access to government labour markets and special programs • registration of children born overseas as Australian by descent • avoidance of deportation • possible wage premiums and employment benefits

  8. Australian Citizenship:Costs • possible loss of former citizenship • restricted access to international labour markets country (residency requirement) • reduced political, economic, civic, and social rights in country of origin • application costs • military service if necessary

  9. Australian Citizenship:Econometric Framework Demographic & Socioeconomic Variables • Age (curvilinear) • Gender (positive for males) • Marital Status (positive) • Education (positive) • Time since Migration (positive) • Low Income (negative)

  10. Australian Citizenship:Econometric Framework Contextual Variables (country of origin) • GNP per capita (negative) • Refugee sending country (positive) • Socialist country (positive) • English Developed Country (positive) • Dual Citizenship allowed (positive)Contextual Variables (host country) • Urban concentration of immigrants

  11. Australian Citizenship:Data Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia (LSIA-1). This is the most comprehensive and detailed survey of immigrants that has been ever undertaken on Australia. The complete LSIA-1 sample consists of 5,192 individuals who arrived to Australia between September 1993 and August 1995

  12. All Immigrants Non-Australian Citizen (39%) Australian Citizen(61%) Age 37.27 37.33 37.23 Gender (Female) 0.47 0.49 0.46 Marital Status (Married) 0.73 0.75 0.72 Education (Years) 14.05 14.16 14.0 Days since Migration 1251.41 1247 1254 Low Income 0.14 0.18 0.12 GNP per capita (Adjusted) 7824 10900 5827 Refugee-sending country 0.28 0.18 0.35 Socialist Country 0.29 0.14 0.37 English Developed Country 0.18 0.28 0.12 Urban Concentration Immigrants (non-traditional) 0.22 0.21 0.23 Dual Citizenship allowed 0.27 0.33 0.23

  13. Age Curvilinear Strong Gender (Female) Negative Strong Marital Status (Married) Positive Strong Education (Years) Positive Very Strong Days since Migration Positive Strong Low Income Negative Strong GNP per capita (Adjusted) Negative Very Strong Refugee-sending country Positive Strong Socialist Country Positive Very Strong English Developed Country Negative Strong Urban Concentration Immigrants (non-traditional) -------- ---------- Dual Citizenship allowed Positive Very Strong

  14. Australian Citizenship:Reasons To Apply 1) To stay permanently 28,6662) To belong / feel Australian 9,152 3) Passport related 6,9134) To vote – Get in politics 3,464 Top Reason Not To ApplyWant to retain citizenshipof former home country 2,603

  15. Australian Citizenship:Summary & Concluding Remarks

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