Australia PR Renewal

Subclass 155:

The purpose of the Resident Return Visa (RRV) is to allow certain persons who are or have been permanent residents or citizens of Australia to return to the country as permanent residents.

Key Eligibility requirements:

• Must be an Australian permanent resident, an Australian citizen who lost Australian citizenship or a former Australian permanent resident.
• Must meet the resident requirement, have been lawfully in Australia for a minimum of 2 years within the last 5 years as the holder of a permanent visa for Australian citizenship.
• Members of the family unit of persons who meet the requirements or hold a Subclass 155 may also be eligible to apply for this visa.
• Must satisfy certain Public Interest criteria.
• When applying from offshore, satisfy certain Special Return criteria.

Subclass 157:

The purpose of the Resident Return visa (RRV) is to allow certain persons who are or have been permanent residents or citizens of Australia to return to the country as permanent residents.

Key Eligibility requirements:

• Must be an Australian permanent resident, an Australian citizen who lost Australian citizenship or a former Australian permanent resident.
• When applying from offshore, must have not been absent from Australia for a continuous period of more than 3 months before making the application unless there are compelling and compassionate reasons for the absence.
• Must satisfy certain Public Interest criteria.
• When applying from offshore, satisfy certain Special Return criteria.