Resident Return Visa to Australia

A Resident Return Visa (RRV) is for permanent residents, or former citizens who have lost their citizenship or whose permanent resident visa has expired, to return to Australia.

A Resident Return visa (RRV) is valid for a period of either three months or five years depending on the circumstances of the application. It allows Australian permanent residents to travel to and from Australia as often as they wish within the validity of their visa, while maintaining their status as Australian permanent residents. It is only Australian citizens who have the right to enter Australia without a visa, permanent residents need to have a valid Resident Return Visa have the right to enter Australia without a visa. Permanent residents must have a valid Resident Return Visa (RRV), or "old-style" Authority to Return (ATR) or Return Endorsement (RE) if they wish to travel to and from Australia and retain their permanent resident status. This is true even if they will only be out of Australia for a couple of days.

Applications may be made on the Internet, click here for further information.

Applications can also be made in person at any Department of Immigration office, by completing an application form or by a written request in a letter. Your passport, evidence of any name changes (if you have married since you first arrived in Australia) and the current application fee must be lodged together with the application form.

In some cases, you may also need to provide other documentation to confirm your eligibility for a Resident Return Visa.

For information on the Resident Return Visa to Australia click here.

ASSISTANCE WITH THIS VISA OR OTHER VISAS?

In exceptional cases, the help of a migration agent is advised. Here is our general link to the Migration Agents Registration Authority so that you can better understand what migration agents do with regard to visas, their duties and your rights in regard to Agents’ work in Australian Visas and Citizenship.