What's New for the Retirement visa

New application form for retirees

From 2 April 2011 a new application form has been introduced to cater specifically for retirees who want to spend some of their retirement years in Australia.

Applicants for the Investor Retirement (subclass 405) and the Retirement (subclass 410) visa lodging on or after 2 April 2011 need to complete this new application form.
See: Form 1383 Application for a temporary visa for retirees (274KB PDF file)

The Retirement (Subclass 410) visa

From 1 July 2009 Retirement visa holders are able to apply for a visa which is valid for 10 years and is not subject to a condition limiting the amount of work (paid and unpaid) that they are able to undertake.

Holders of a Retirement visa valid for four years should note that their visas will not be automatically adjusted.  Visa holders should renew their current visa just prior to expiry in order to be granted a visa which is valid for 10 years and has unlimited work rights.

For those visa holders who wish to undertake more than 20 hours paid work per week transitional arrangements have been put in place to allow them to obtain unlimited work rights free of charge.
See: Retirement (subclass 410) visa enhancements ( 43KB PDF file)