Returning Residents

Five Year Resident Return Visa (Subclass 155)

  1. About this Visa
  2. How this Visa Works
  3. Eligibility
  4. Obligations
  5. Applying for this Visa

Online Applications


Online applications can be made if you:

Note: You may apply online for this visa if you do not meet the eligibility requirement for you to have spent two (2) of the last five (5) years in Australia as a permanent resident. However delays will occur as your application will be processed at a regional office.

Processing times

Online applications are normally processed without delay. If you are required to attend an interview, the department will contact you in writing.

Saving online applications

You can use the 'save' function to save the information you have entered in your online application, and return to your application at a later stage. Applications that have been saved for later completion will generally be stored for 28 days. Applications not completed after this time may be deleted.

Transaction Reference Number

A Transaction Reference Number (TRN) is a unique number assigned to each online application. It is important that you record this number as it is used to:

Check the progress of your online application

Use your Transaction Reference Number to check the status of your visa application at any time.
See: Check the progress of your online application

Visa decision

Your application will usually be processed straight away. If you are required to provide additional documentation, delays will result.

If your visa is approved, you will be notified by the department. Your visa and passport details are electronically recorded. However, you should obtain evidence of your visa at the nearest departmental office, in the form of an electronically-readable label issued in your valid passport.
See:
Immigration Offices outside Australia

If your visa is not approved, you will be notified in writing of the reasons for the decision.

 

Start your online application

See: Resident Return Visa

  1. About this Visa
  2. How this Visa Works
  3. Eligibility
  4. Obligations
  5. Applying for this Visa