Do you have to renew your PR visa?

miss niamh

Hi guys,

I've had PR for Australia since 2005 but on a trip back to Ireland last year someone at the customs desk commented that i would need to renew my visa in the next few months. I've live in Australia since 05 and travelled back home nearly every year.
I thought once you had PR then that was it, no need to renew anything. Am i right or not?

mandrake04

miss niamh wrote: »

Hi guys,

I've had PR for Australia since 2005 but on a trip back to Ireland last year someone at the customs desk commented that i would need to renew my visa in the next few months. I've live in Australia since 05 and travelled back home nearly every year.
I thought once you had PR then that was it, no need to renew anything. Am i right or not?

You need a RRV or Resident Return Visa.

http://www.immi.gov.au/migrants/residents/155/

Sounds like a lot of hassle....A blue passport is a better option and lasts a lifetime.

I think Citizenship application is only something like $40 more expensive than a RRV.

Zambia

Not! mandrake is correct... I would not leave again before sorting this.

Mellor

I thought you had to renew PR every 4 years. not a full application or fee, jsut a simple form

mandrake04

A PR visa is only valid for 5 years but the stay is indefinite, if you never left Australia you would not be classed as an overstayer. If you want to go overseas you need a RRV to get back in otherwise you would be stopped at immigration.

You cant renew a PR you can only replace it with a RRV, To get an RRV you have to meet the requirments

Five year resident return visa

To be eligible for a five year Resident Return visa you must be one of the following:

an Australian permanent resident
a former Australian permanent resident whose last permanent visa was not cancelled
a former Australian Citizen who lost or renounced their citizenship.[/I]

Residence requirement
You must have spent two of the last five years in Australia as a permanent resident.

Substantial ties and compelling reasons for absence
You can provide evidence of substantial business, cultural, employment or personal ties of benefit to Australia,
and If you have been absent for more than five years, you are able to provide evidence of compelling reasons for your absence.

Member of a family unit.
You are the immediate family member of a Resident Return Visa holder.

Overseas applicants
If your last departure from Australia was not as an Australian permanent resident or Australian citizen, you must have been an Australian citizen, or an Australian permanent resident, less than 10 years before the application, and you must not have been absent from Australia for a total period of more than five years since last departing as an Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident unless there are compelling reasons for the absence.

myhorse

mandrake04 wrote: »

Five year resident return visa

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There is also a 3 month RRV if you dont meet the req for the 5 yr RRV