{"id":53258,"date":"2024-09-20T11:15:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T01:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/?p=53258"},"modified":"2024-09-20T11:18:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T01:18:20","slug":"pr-conditions-before-overseas-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/news\/pr-conditions-before-overseas-travel","title":{"rendered":"Permanent residents urged to check visa conditions before overseas travel\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"53258\" class=\"elementor elementor-53258\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20767a4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20767a4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db2069a\" data-id=\"db2069a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ea38c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75ea38c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/free-photo\/medium-shot-happy-family-airport_22849847.htm#fromView=search&#038;page=2&#038;position=17&#038;uuid=5bf861b6-0b2c-4062-b4a5-d2d3acb0db58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo credit:@\n\nfreepik<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0621dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d0621dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Australia&#8217;s Department of Home Affairs reminds permanent residents to verify their visa conditions and rights before travelling overseas. It is to avoid the risk of being stranded abroad due to expired travel rights.\u00a0 All Australian permanent residents planning travel overseas should check the expiration date of their visa&#8217;s travel authority. This applies to those who are holding permanent residency visas such as the subclass 189, 190, or 186 visas.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4><span style=\"color: #ed7d31\"><b>Travel facility on a permanent visa<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Many Australian permanent residents may not realise the 5-year travel facility, which allows them to leave and re-enter Australia as many times as they like from the date of permanent visa was granted, as long as the visa remains valid.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The travel facility will expire after 5 years, in this case, permanent residents will need to consider applying for and being granted either:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"color: #ed7d31\"><a style=\"color: #ed7d31\" href=\"https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/visas\/getting-a-visa\/visa-listing\/resident-return-visa-155-157\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resident Return visa<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \u2013 if re-entering Australia as a permanent resident<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ed7d31\"><a style=\"color: #ed7d31\" href=\"https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/citizenship\/become-a-citizen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian citizenship<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \u2013 if wishing to travel as an Australian citizen<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4><span style=\"color: #ed7d31\"><b>To ensure compliance and avoid disruption, permanent residents should:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Check their visa status and expiration date via the <\/span><span style=\"color: #ed7d31\"><a style=\"color: #ed7d31\" href=\"https:\/\/online.immi.gov.au\/evo\/firstParty?actionType=query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO)<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Apply for a Resident Return Visa (RRV) if their current visa\u2019s travel facility has expired or is nearing expiration. The RRV allows permanent residents to maintain their re-entry rights to Australia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h4><span style=\"color: #ed7d31\"><b>Travel Facility Expiry Reminder<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">Travel Facility Expiry Reminder (TFER) service aims to remind certain permanent residents about travel facilities on the permanent visa expire in 60 days for those who do not have a pending RRV application and have personal email addresses recorded in the Department of Home Affairs system.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4><span style=\"color: #ed7d31\"><b>Resident Return Visa\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Resident Return Visa (RRV) is designed for permanent residents who leave Australia after travel validity expires, or it expires when outside Australia. It enables a former Australian permanent resident whose last permanent visa was not cancelled and a former Australian citizen who lost or renounced citizenship to re-enter Australia. There are two streams of RRV: Subclass 155 (for those with a recent history of residency in Australia) and Subclass 157 (for individuals who have been outside Australia for a prolonged period).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">To avoid unnecessary travel disruptions and being stranded overseas, Australian permanent residents are encouraged to check the travel facility before travelling overseas by using VEVO or other relevant resources to verify their visa details and, if necessary, apply for an RRV in advance.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For more information and to verify visa status, visit the<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ed7d31\"><a style=\"color: #ed7d31\" href=\"https:\/\/www.homeaffairs.gov.au\/news-media\/archive\/article?itemId=1236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Home Affairs<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">For further details and to schedule a consultation with one of our experts, please contact us at <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #ed7d31\"><b>aisupport@absoluteimmigration.com.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3e7c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b3e7c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/\">home<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Permanent residents of Australia are encouraged to verify their visa status before travelling overseas to avoid being stranded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":53259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[312,217,489,490,218,436],"class_list":["post-53258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australia","tag-australia","tag-immigration","tag-permanent-residents","tag-travel","tag-visa","tag-visa-conditions"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53258"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53265,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53258\/revisions\/53265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}