Atefeh Ramezanisadeh and Fatemeh Pasandideh were sworn in as Australian citizens in Brisbane. (HANDOUT/BRISBANE ROAR)Atefeh Ramezanisadeh and Fatemeh Pasandideh were sworn in as Australian citizens in Brisbane. (HANDOUT/BRISBANE ROAR) Credit: AAPTwo players from the Iranian women's soccer team who sought asylum after competing in Australia have been granted citizenship. Seven team members were granted humanitarian visas, but five withdrew their claims and returned to Iran. "Many have close family members, including children and spouses, who are Australian citizens or permanent residents," she said of roughly 700 people who have lived in the country for more than a decade on short-term visas.