The Refugee Council of Australia, a nonprofit umbrella organisation representing asylum-seekers, said refugees usually must live in Australia on a valid visa for four years before they can apply for citizenship.
Published on
07/08/2026 - 8:00 GMT+2
Two members of the Iranian women’s football team who claimed asylum in Australia in March have been granted citizenship.
Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh said in a statement on Thursday that Immigration Minister Tony Burke swore them in the day before at a citizenship ceremony in their adopted home city Brisbane.
Friends and supporters from the local Iranian community attended the ceremony.
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