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Australia · Residence-based status
Australia Resident Return visa (Subclass 155 and 157)
If you leave Australia after the travel facility on your visa expires, or it expires when you are outside Australia, you will not be able to return to Australia as a permanent resident. This visa allows you to return to Australia as a permanent resident.
- Route type
- Residence-based status
- Can bring
- — Not stated in the official source
- Requirements
- 10 each quoted below
Who qualifies
Who this route is for
Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.
10 requirements quoted from the official source.
The conditions that decide it
- Age Requirement
If you apply for an RRV and we grant you the visa, it will cease your Pacific Engagement (subclass 192) visa - Treaty stream (Tuvalu). Pacific Engagement (subclass 192) visa - Treaty stream (Tuvalu) holders have an unlimited travel facility. If you hold this visa, you can travel overseas and re-enter Australia as often as you like. This applies when the visa is valid. Your visa remains valid if it
- Arrived In Australia Before 1 June 1959 And Not Travelled Since
You may be considered a former Australian permanent resident if: you arrived in Australia before commencement of the Migration Act 1958 on 1 June 1959, and you have not left Australia since your arrival. You would therefore be eligible to apply for an RRV. You will need an RRV if you wish to travel overseas and re-enter Australia as a permanent resident. If you do not have an electronic visa recor
- Character and security
You must meet our character requirement .
- Meet Our Residence Substantial Ties Or Member Of The Family Unit Requirements
There are several different ways for how you may be able to meet our residence, substantial ties, or member of the family unit requirements. The set of criteria you meet will impact the maximum travel facility we can give you. You must demonstrate 'substantial ties' as being both substantial and of benefit to Australia. Your ties can be: business ties cultural ties employment ties personal ties (i
- Nationality Or Passport Requirement
You must be: an Australian permanent resident a former Australian permanent resident whose last permanent visa was not cancelled, or a former Australian citizen who lost or renounced citizenship. Current Australian citizens are not eligible to apply for an RRV. When you lodge an RRV application, you are assessed against the criteria for both subclass 155 and 157 visas. If you don't meet the requir
- Nationality Or Passport Requirement 2
You may be eligible for an RRV if: you are a New Zealand citizen, and you currently hold a permanent visa, or are a former permanent resident or former Australian citizen. As a New Zealand citizen, you may be considered a former permanent resident without having previously held a permanent visa or permit if you can demonstrate that: you arrived in Australia prior to 1 September 1994 Australia was
- Nationality Or Passport Requirement 3
If you are an Australian citizen: you are not eligible for an RRV, and you do not need one to travel overseas and enter Australia any RRV already granted to you (if applicable) will cease to be in effect any future RRV application will be invalidated, and Visa Application Charge (VAC) will be returned. You will require evidence of having acquired Australian citizenship and an Australian passport t
- Not Be A Former Permanent Resident Who Has Had Their Previous Permanent Visa Cancelled
You are not eligible for an RRV if you are a former permanent resident who has had your most recent permanent visa cancelled.
- Not Have A Business Skills Visa That Is Or Has Been Considered For Cancellation On Business Related Grounds
If you hold a business skills visa, you may not be able to make a valid application for an RRV if your business skills visa: has been cancelled, or is or was the subject of a notice of intention to consider cancellation of it. This rule applies to the following visas: Class EA (subclass 132) Class BH (subclass 840-846) (repealed) Class EB (subclass 188) Class UR (subclass 160-165) Class EC (subcla
- Not Hold An Authority To Return Or Return Endorsement
You are not eligible for an RRV if you hold a Transitional (permanent) visa because you were issued either an: Authority to Return (issued between 1 March 1976 to 31 August 1979) Return Endorsement (issued between 1 September 1979 and 31 December 1986) If you hold one of these, see Overseas travel as a permanent resident .
Also stated by the source
- Eligibility summary
You must meet our character requirement .
- Official Rights Text
travel in and out of Australia as many times as you want until the travel facility on your visa expires have a travel facility up to 5 years depending on your circumstances. See About this visa .
- Official source basis
You must meet our character requirement .
- Report summary
You must meet our character requirement .
- Visa Subclass
The official page identifies this route as subclass 155 and 157.
Family
Who you can bring
— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines
What the source prices
Fees
1 proven from the official source.
- Official Cost Text
to apply online Cost concession for eligible Pacific Island and Timor-Leste Resident Return visa applicants From 1 July 2026, a lower visa cost applies to eligible Pacific Island and Timor-Leste citizens who lodge a valid visa application. See About this visa . To work out what your visa will cost, use the Visa Pricing Estimator . Note - the estimator does not take into account other costs relatin
checked 2026-07-26
Validity
1 proven from the official source.
- Official Stay Text
Permanently
Processing time
1 proven from the official source.
- Processing time
For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool . This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.
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FAQ
Straight answers
01Who qualifies for this route to Australia?
The official source states:
If you leave Australia after the travel facility on your visa expires, or it expires when you are outside Australia, you will not be able to return to Australia as a permanent resident. This visa allows you to return to Australia as a permanent resident.
Every answer is quoted from the official immi.homeaffairs.gov.au page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.
We checked 18 points against the official source; 18 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.
See the 0 open points
Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.
The source
Where every quote comes from
Official government source immi.homeaffairs.gov.auLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Australia government page.Same category, same country
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