- Residence requirement - 移民法中RJ要求

(1) Subject to this section, for the purposes of section 21 a person satisfies the residence requirement if:
(a) the person was present in Australia for the period of 4 years immediately before the day the person made the application; and 
申请前4年待在澳洲 
(b) the person was not present in Australia as an unlawful non-citizen at any time during that 4 year period; and 
4年里需要持有有效签证 
(c) the person was present in Australia as a permanent resident for the period of 12 months immediately before the day the person made the application. 
申请前12个月必须是PR 

- Overseas absences - 回国时间
(1A) If: 
(a) the person was absent from Australia for a part of the period of 4 years immediately before the day the person made the application; and 
(b) the total period of the absence or absences was not more than 12 months; 
申请前4年离开澳洲的时间总计不能超过12个月（才符合待满澳洲4年的条件）  

then, for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), the person is taken to have been present in Australia during each period of absence.
在（1）（a）的定义中，需要符合以下条件，则可以把申请人（在4年内）离开澳洲的时间也算做居住在澳洲。
(1B) If: 
(a) the person was absent from Australia for a part of the period of 12 months immediately before the day the person made the application; and 
(b) the total period of the absence or absences was not more than 3 months; and 
在申请前的12个月里，总计离开澳洲的时间不能超过3个月（因为在（1）（c）中4年里总计离开澳洲时间不能超过12个月。假设你在申请前的12个月离开了澳洲X天（X<=90），那么在头3年里总计离开澳洲时间不能超过365-x天）
(c) the person was a permanent resident during each period of absence; 
在申请前12个月里，申请人在离开澳洲期间，必须已经持有PR （这个其实和(1)(c)一样） 
then, for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), the person is taken to have been present in Australia as a permanent resident during each period of absence.
在（1）（c）的定义中，符合以上条件的，则可以把申请人（在PR的12个月内）离开澳洲的时间也算做居住在澳洲