Australia•Oceania1-84 days
1,060 AUD
Indefinite
Yes
Not Required
Allowed
No
Allowed
The Resident Return visa (subclasses 155 and 157) lets Australian permanent residents and former citizens renew their travel facility once the original five-year entitlement expires. Without it, travelling abroad after expiry means losing the right to re-enter as a permanent resident.
Subclass 155 requires 730 days of Australian presence in the past five years, or substantial ties (business, employment, or personal) and grants a five-year facility. Subclass 157 covers compelling cases with a three-month facility. Applicants lodge separately; the visa is renewable with full work rights.
This visa is ideal for Australian permanent residents and former citizens who need to travel internationally without losing their residency status.
Online application fee | 490 AUD |
Paper application fee | 570 AUD |
| Status type | Permanent / indefinite |
Must be an Australian permanent resident, a former Australian permanent resident whose last permanent visa was not cancelled, or a former Australian citizen who lost or renounced citizenship.
Must meet the residence requirement (physically present in Australia for at least 730 days in the last 5 years as a permanent resident or citizen).
If the residence requirement is not met, must demonstrate substantial ties to Australia (business, employment, cultural, or personal) that are of benefit to Australia.
Must meet health and character requirements.
Must not have had a visa cancelled or a previous application refused (in certain circumstances).
Must not hold an Authority to Return or Return Endorsement.
Education
none or higher
Valid passport.
Evidence of permanent residency or previous permanent resident visa (e.g., grant notification, visa grant number).
Evidence of residence (e.g., movement records, utility bills, lease agreements).
Evidence of substantial ties (if applicable): Business (company reports, contracts), Employment (contracts, pay slips), Cultural (membership, publications), or Personal (birth/marriage certificates of Australian family members).
Evidence of compelling and compassionate reasons for absence (if applicable).
Name change documents (if applicable).
| 1085 | — |
| 1085 Application for a Resident Return Visa (RRV) | — |
| 1085 | Fill online |
| 1085 | — |
| 1085 Application for a Resident Return Visa (RRV) | — |
| 1085 | Fill online |
| 1085 | — |
| 1085 Application for a Resident Return Visa (RRV) | — |
| 1085 | Fill online |
| Application Steps | Check residency/ties; Apply; Await decision | immi.homeaffairs.gov.au |
| Dependent Visa | No, each person must apply separately. | immi.homeaffairs.gov.au |
| Fee Breakdown | Online application fee: 490 AUD; Paper application fee: 570 AUD | immi.homeaffairs.gov.au |
| Fees | AUD 490 (online), AUD 570 (paper) | immi.homeaffairs.gov.au |
| Forms | — | immi.homeaffairs.gov.au |
| Forms · 1085 · description | Application for a Resident Return Visa (RRV) | immi.homeaffairs.gov.au |
| Forms · 1085 · name | 1085 | immi.homeaffairs.gov.au |
| Forms · 1085 · url | https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/form-listing/forms/1085.pdf | immi.homeaffairs.gov.au |
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