What is the duration of a permanent visa in Australia? Can a permanent visa stay in Australia for a long time?

Recently, many people have asked whether a permanent visa in Australia means that you can live in Australia all the time. In fact, Bian Xiao didn't know much about this problem at first. Finally, Bian Xiao helped you sort out some information, which I believe can solve your problem.

Then, let's learn some information about this Australian permanent visa!

Can a permanent visa stay in Australia for a long time?

Not all permanent visa holders can stay in Australia for a long time. Many people think that permanent visa holders "need to live for at least two years in five years", otherwise PR may have problems. Some people think that a permanent visa is valid for five years and needs to be renewed continuously.

Since a permanent visa is called a permanent visa, the visa holder has the right to stay in Australia indefinitely. Living for two years in five years is the basic requirement for applying for a resident's return visa after obtaining a permanent visa.

Resident Return Visa (RRV)

According to the law, only Australian citizens' right to enter Australia is automatic. Permanent visa holders have the right to stay in Australia indefinitely, but if they choose to travel overseas, they must ensure the right to return to Australia.

Therefore, the purpose of Resident Return Visa (RRV) is to allow some people who have been or have been permanent residents to return to Australia as permanent residents after traveling abroad.

In order for immigrants to contribute directly to Australia. The purpose of RRV is to make those applicants who really live in or contribute to Australia eligible to return to Australia.

What is the duration of a permanent visa in Australia?

Subclass 155(5 years)

The most common RRV is a five-year system.

155 visa. Applicants who have lived in Australia for at least 2 years as permanent residents in the 5 years before applying for RRV are eligible to apply for 5 years of immigration.

155 visa. Five years here refers to the number of years of overseas travel back to Australia.

For example:

The sign-off information in the above-mentioned visa does not include the word "StayUntil" in most temporary visa sign-off information, but only "mustantotarival".

After'. There is no limit to the time allowed to stay.

In other words, if the visa holder returns to Australia on or before July 29, 2022, he does not need to apply for a new RRV visa, and he can still legally stay in Australia indefinitely.

However, at any time after July 29, 2022, if visa holders want to travel overseas and return to Australia smoothly, they need to apply for a new RRV again.

* The requirement for obtaining a five-year visa for subclass 155 is that the applicant has stayed in Australia for at least two years in the five years before submitting a new application.

Subclass 155( 1 year)

Suppose the applicant left Australia after obtaining the RRV visa on July 29th, 20th/Kloc-0th/7th, and did not return for special reasons. The applicant returned to Australia on July 29th, 2022. How to choose a visa later?

Scheme No.1

Applicants are not allowed to leave the country from July 29, 2022. After living for two years, they submit a new RRV application after July 29, 2024, and obtain a five-year visa for subclass 155.

Option 2

Applicants can try to apply for a subclass of 1 year.

155 visa. This visa needs to explain to the visa officer that he has substantial interests in Australia. It can be a personal relationship, a work relationship, or a relationship related to business and cultural background.

Subclass 157(3 months)

Assume that neither of the two schemes given above is feasible for the applicant. Although the applicant returned to Australia before the specified time, he has no substantial interest in Australia and has an urgent need to travel overseas.

At this point, the applicant can try to apply for a subclass.

157 visa. This visa is applicable to permanent residents who have lived in Australia for less than 2 years before submitting their applications and have not established substantial interests with Australia. subclass

157 grant visa holders the right to travel for three months.

Other cases

In addition to the above, for the families of Australian permanent visas or Australian nationality holders, and for applicants who cannot meet the residence requirements, there will also be corresponding provisions in the RRV visa application.

However, in our example, it should be noted that when the visa application was submitted, the applicant was in Australia and had not left Australia for more than five consecutive years.

If the applicant does not return to Australia before the specified time after leaving Australia, it may happen that he has been away for more than five years in a row. This makes it more difficult to apply for RRV.

In this case, in addition to explaining the substantial interests in Australia, the applicant also needs to explain convincing reasons beyond his control that he cannot live in Australia.

* Although there is no strict legal limit on the time spent outside Australia, the longer you stay overseas, the more difficult it is to apply for an RRV visa.

Note: RRV visa application can be divided into various situations according to the place where the applicant submitted the application, the continuous or accumulated time abroad, and whether he is a permanent resident of Australia or a member of a citizen's family.

Our article does not cover all situations, but only introduces the most basic situation in RRV application.

Well, friends who need to know should know something after reading this article. Finally, Bian Xiao wants to say! Good luck with your visa!