When do i need a resident return visa

If you have spent five or more continuous years outside of Australia, there are more stringent criteria that apply for you to be granted an RRV. In order for an applicant to prove that they have the necessary substantial ties of benefit to Australia, they may claim:. If you are claiming business ties with Australia, you will need to show that you have substantial ownership interests in an Australia business, or a business connected with Australia, and are personally involved at a senior level in the day-to-day operations and management of the business.

The business activity needs to be ongoing, regular activity that is commercial in nature, has an intention to make a profit and has a system of record keeping and management that substantiates the business activity claimed.

There are a range of intellectual, artistic, sporting or religious pursuits which are not strictly of a business or employment nature but could be considered to be a cultural tie to Australia. This can include publications you have written, your membership of cultural associations, any media articles about you or proof of your performances.

Substantial personal ties could be of benefit to Australia if you are, or have been, a participating member of the Australian community and economy. Living in Australia for a substantial period of time or living overseas with an Australian citizen partner is taken into account. Proof of personal assets or family who live in Australia could also help to demonstrate personal ties if you are able to show they are both substantial and of benefit to Australia.

If you have spent your formative years in Australia, and have studied at an Australian school or tertiary institution, this can also help provide you have substantial personal ties to Australia.

If you regard Australia as home, this can also help. If you lodge your application in Australia, you will be granted a Bridging Visa which will allow you to remain in Australia lawfully until your application is decided.

If you have not, you must provide documents that show that you have substantial ties to Australia. These can be business, cultural, employment or personal ties. If you have been granted a Resident Visa subclass , your will have a 5 year travel facility from the date of grant. If you have been granted a Resident Visa subclass reliant on your substantial ties with Australia, your travel facility will be for 1 year from the date of the grant. No, however there is different criteria for those apply inside Australia compared to those who apply outside Australia.

Firstly, you must have held Australian Permanent Residency or Australian Citizenship which has been lost or renounced within the last 10 years before application. If you have held an Australian Permanent Residency or Australian Citizenship which has been lost or renounced within 10 years and have been living away from Australia for a continuous period of more than 5 years there is additional criteria that you must provide for in your application:.

Skip to content Professional Advice. Resident Return Visa Application. RRV Subclass Criteria which must be satisfied at the time of application for the subclass RRV, requests the Applicant to have been lawfully present in Australia for at least a period between 1 day and 3 years, within the last 5 years before the application is made.

Call Today For More Information Please feel free to read about some of our successful resident return visa cases. Is there an amount of time that I must have spent living in Australia as a permanent resident or Citizen? If you were outside of Australia at the time that you lodged the visa application, and the Department refuses your Resident return visa application, then you can appeal this decision to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal if you have a parent, spouse or de facto partner, child or sibling who is an Australian citizen or holds a current Australian permanent residency visa.

This family member does not need to be living in Australia, but this person must be an Australian citizen or holds a current Australian permanent residency visa.

If the above does not apply to you, then unfortunately you cannot apply for review with the tribunal or with any court. The Department also cannot review this decision. The Department should send you email correspondence which contains the following documents:. We went back to Malaysia for holiday and were supposed to return to Perth a few days ago.

Due to the worry of Coronavirus, particularly that we will be travelling with 2 young children, we have temporary delayed our return trip air-tickets purchased. Our eldest son is in Year 2 and we have already informed the school about our delayed travel plans.

If we were to submit RRV offshore for my wife and our eldest sons due to this reason, would it be sufficient? Hello I left Australia in July and returned for a few weeks in September I renewed my perm residency visa but it was a few years late so I have to do another renewal and I am returned for a visit in March Can someone let me know if I just need to renew my perm resident visa for the trip. Hi George, Please see above post for the relevant visa requirements. Please see Contact Us page and in relation to our Consultation Service — feel free to contact us if you need advice in relation to your visa options.

Hi, my resident visa status expires in May My wife and elder daughter are dependent and are residents too. We have activated my PR by staying for 15 days in Melbourne. But have to move out due to some family problems in India and afterward some professional assignments in the Middle east. Now I want to return in Feb I have following questions- 1. My younger daughter is 05 months old and is born in India. How to get him added in PR?

My initial PR Subclass was granted in Year Hi Leslie, I guess that depends on the question — you have PR since your initial visa was granted, and your most recent grant date is in your most recent visa. Hi, thanks for your very useful information. As you have said, I can apply for bridging visa after lodging the return vsia and then by being granted the bridging visa, I would be on a temporary visa. So, If the application gets refused, what would be my future visa?

Permanent or temporary bridging visa? My resident return visa will expire on June I have activated my PR visa by residing in Australia for 6 months but had to leave since my Australian spouse had a work commitment overseas.

What happens to my PR status if we decide to return to Australia just before the expiry of the resident return visa? Do I have to remain in Australia for 2 years after the expiration of the resident return visa before I apply for a new one? Hi Eric, You can return at any time before your visa expires and remain in Australia indefinitely as a permanent resident. You can apply for the 1 year visa if and when you have sufficient ties. Hi , my resident return visa will be expiring on 7 August Can you kindly check on your system.

My reason for being outside Australia is to attend to my sick parents and to sort out the selling of our property. My substantial tie is an off-the-plan property that I repurchased this year. Since the grant of our recent permanent visa in November , we have never been away from Australia for a continuous period of 5 years or more. Will these be substantial and compelling reasons to be granted an RRV. Many thanks.

Hi Mildred, It would be best to contact us if you need consultation and advice in relation to your application. Good afternoon, I was a permanent resident of Australia from to I returned to South Africa as I was getting divorced.

Unfortunately while I was in South Africa my mother passed away, As I had no family other than my ex husband I remained in South Africa and raised my children. However this expired. I would like to retuen to Australia permanently as both my children who are adults have returned to live in Aus what would I need?

Please see the above post for the requirements for an RRV visa. Thank you for the response it I most appreciated. I will make contact with you for a comprehensive reply.

Hi Peng. Firstly, thank you for providing such helpful and probably the most comprehensive and practical info and advices on this website. It has been almost 1.

Immi requested additional supporting documents in the personal ties category in September, which I promptly furnished within two weeks. What should I do next? Really appreciate your advice. The Department will let you know if they need anything else before a decision is made.

Should I proactively follow up to the case officer? Or should I just wait? Again thanks for your time and helpful advice. I quickly jumped online to renew it 3 days before the end of May The Online application has now requested for more information.

Do they fall under personal ties? Hi Semi, You can claim your siblings and father living in Australia as ties but this may not be sufficient to satisfy the ties requirement. I got my PR 5 years back, I activated it but didnt come to live here.

After few years, I had a divorce case in my country and once it is settled, I came with my child to live Australia permanently. So now I have been in Australia for one year with my child. Hi Anu, You can email the Department to follow up on your application residentsreturn homeaffairs. I would suggest that you outline how you meet the ties requirement and mention your upcoming overseas trip.

Please see Contact Us page and in relation to our Consultation Service — feel free to contact us if you need assistance with contacting the Department. I have already sent an email to this mail address requesting to expedite my application stating my requirement. Will that be helpful to get my visa at least by 12th July Hi, my father in law is currently a permanent resident, he fly back and forth between Indonesia and here trying to fulfills the 3 years out of 5 years here.

Do you know anything of the rules will change from the requirements of 3 to 4 years? Please advice. Thank you. Hi Catherine, To be eligible for a 5 year RRV your father nees to have been in Australia as a permanent resident for at least 2 years out of the 5. From then till now, I have not visited Australia and the entry date got expired in