How to retain Australian permanent residence status

Every year, many people choose to immigrate to Australia, but permanent residence also needs to be renewed. So how to retain permanent residence in Australia? Follow me to find out below.

"Australian permanent residents" refer to visa holders who hold permanent and valid rights to reside in Australia. "Permanent residents" can stay, live and enter Australia indefinitely.

< p> The validity period of an Australian permanent resident visa is usually five years. After obtaining a five-year multiple-entry permanent resident visa, the visa holder generally must make the first entry within six months to one year; the first entry will be written on the visa. If the visa holder fails to enter Australia after the deadline for the first entry, the visa will be invalidated.

Permanent resident visa holders can enter and exit Australia at will after the first entry. You are limited to the minimum number of days you must stay in Australia each year. If the visa holder has not met the conditions for naturalization when the permanent resident visa is about to expire, or is unwilling to become an Australian citizen, please apply for an extension of the permanent resident visa according to the following circumstances. , so as to avoid visa invalidation

Notes on Australian PR visa renewal

If the person is in Australia and plans to leave the country

If the person is in Australia and is in the short term. If you do not plan to leave, you do not need to apply for any extension, although the permanent resident visa has expired; as long as you do not leave the country, your permanent resident status will not be affected in any way due to the expiration of the visa.

When the visa holder needs to leave the country. At that time, you can apply to the Immigration Bureau for a visa extension. The specific circumstances are as follows:

1) If you have lived in Australia for two or more years in the past five years, you can continue to extend your visa for another five years; or

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2) If you have a strong interest relationship with Australia and have force majeure reasons to explain your reason for not living in Australia for more than five years (certificating documents must be provided), you can continue to extend your visa for another five years; or

3) If you have lived in Australia for one day or more in the past five years, and there are force majeure reasons to explain why you have not lived in Australia for more than five years (certificating documents must be provided), you can continue to extend your visa for three months. ;or

4) If you are the spouse, child or immediate family member of an existing or upcoming five-year or three-month permanent resident visa holder, you are also eligible to obtain a permanent resident visa (whether related to yours) If your dependents apply for a visa at the same time or after them), your visa validity will be the same as that of your dependents;

5) When the above extended five-year permanent resident visa will expire after five years , then you must apply for a visa extension according to (1), (2) or (4), that is, you must stay for two years or more every five years before you can extend it; of course, if you meet (2) or (4) Applicants who meet the conditions can also get an extension;

6) If you leave the country without a valid permanent resident visa, you may lose your eligibility to return to Australia.

If you are outside Australia and want to. To extend your visa

You must apply for an extension at the Australian Embassy before the permanent resident visa expires. The conditions are the same as above.