Permanently
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Resident Return visa (subclass 155 157)
If you leave Australia after your travel validity 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 as a permanent-resident.
At a Glance
AUD 570.00 to lodge an application online AUD570.00 to lodge an application on paper
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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You need to be either
- an Australian permanent-resident
- a former Australian permanent-resident whose last permanent visa was not cancelled
- a former Australian citizen who lost or renounced Australian citizenship. Australian citizens are not eligible to lodge an application for an RRV.
If you are already in Australia as a permanent visa holder, you do not need to lodge this visa application unless you wish to leave and re-enter Australia as a permanent-resident.
Help with your visa
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With this visa, you may
- travel to and from Australia as many times as you want until the travel validity expires
- have a travel facility up to 5 years depending on your circumstances. See About this visa.