Resident Return Visa (RRV) Subclass 155 & 157

Residence Requirement

In calculating the residence requirement, the:

• 2-year period is counted as 730 days
• 5-year period is counted back from the RRV application lodgement date (not from the date of RRV decision)
• date of arrival and date of departure are both included in the count of days in Australia. Only one day is counted if the applicant arrives and departs on the same day. Only one day is counted if a visa expires and another one is granted on the same day. A part-day spent in Australia by a permanent visa holder is counted as a full day.

Substantial Ties

Your ties must be both substantial and of benefit to Australia, including:

• business ties
• cultural ties
• employment ties
• personal ties (including family ties)

Examples of Compelling Reasons

• severe illness or death of an overseas family member
• work or study commitments by the applicant or the applicant’s partner
• the applicant is living overseas in an ongoing relationship with a partner, or has minor children
• the applicant or the applicant’s accompanying family members have been receiving complex or lengthy medical treatment
• the applicant has been involved in legal proceedings overseas and the timing was beyond the applicant’s control
• the applicant has been caught up in a natural disaster, political uprising, pandemic, or other similar event preventing them from travel