Australian Sub Class 100 Visa After 5 Year Validity

[fishhooks]

My wife has a new Thai Passport issued here in Australia ex Bangkok.

Today we went to Immigration who affixed a Class 100 Visa as she had PR approved in May last year.

I notice that this current visa cannot be used for entry after a 5 year run time.

What is required to be done at this 5 year point to allow for further o/s travel?

[gburns57au]

Once the 5 year validity has expired, a resident return visa (Sub Class 155) will be needed for her to leave the country. It is a 5 year visa and costs $260.

[fishhooks]

Thanks Graham, have been searching myself. So it's $260 (at present) and payable at each 5 year date of the Sub Class 100. The chap at Immigration today didn't explain very clearly.

[gburns57au]

Thanks Graham, have been searching myself. So it's $260 (at present) and payable at each 5 year date of the Sub Class 100. The chap at Immigration today didn't explain very clearly.

Not payable at each 5 year date....I believe it works this way.

When the 100 expires and she wants to leave the country, she just needs to apply for the RRV before she leaves. The purpose of this visa is to allow her back into her country of residence. Her permanent residency will still be active.

Just a note, if she leaves the country and the 100 visa is due to expire while she is overseas, she will need to get an RRV before she leaves.

[fishhooks]

Though, to keep a Permanent Residents travel rights active "permanently" and without the need of concerning too much about remembering dates, it perhaps would be a good idea to always have a RRV in their passport.

That is, if anyone affected by this is intending to travel outside in the future.

Plastered all over the walls of the Dandenong Immigration office here yesterday, were notices advising of relying on the departments' Vevo on-line service to know where one stands with their visa and more or less saying that passport visa labels are no longer necessary. Although the guy we dealt with happily put a new label in my TW's new passport yesterday without any hesitation.

For those not converted to managing their lives on-line and I'm sure there are still a significant amount, there is nothing like a "hard" copy!

I wonder just how many Permanent Residents know,or understand,or will remember, that their so called permanent status here does not give them full-time travel rights.

One thing is for sure, if a PR leaves here even for a short holiday and their right to return is not active, they will have no end of trouble and complications to get back here again.

Becoming a citizen of course gets over this whole issue.

[Will27]

Though, to keep a Permanent Residents travel rights active "permanently" and without the need of concerning too much about remembering dates, it perhaps would be a good idea to always have a RRV in their passport.

That is, if anyone affected by this is intending to travel outside in the future.

Plastered all over the walls of the Dandenong Immigration office here yesterday, were notices advising of relying on the departments' Vevo on-line service to know where one stands with their visa and more or less saying that passport visa labels are no longer necessary. Although the guy we dealt with happily put a new label in my TW's new passport yesterday without any hesitation.

For those not converted to managing their lives on-line and I'm sure there are still a significant amount, there is nothing like a "hard" copy!

I wonder just how many Permanent Residents know,or understand,or will remember, that their so called permanent status here does not give them full-time travel rights.

One thing is for sure, if a PR leaves here even for a short holiday and their right to return is not active, they will have no end of trouble and complications to get back here again.

Becoming a citizen of course gets over this whole issue.

A lot of permanent residents assume that once they get their residency status it is forever which is not the case.

Two common scenerios, person departing Australia when their has resident visa has expired. DIAC will advise the

person to get a new RRV overseas to make their return to Oz easy. This can be done at overseas embassy's.

The 2nd scenerio is that the resident visa expires while they are overseas. They are usually unaware of this until

they arrive at the airport to go back to Oz. It usually will take a couple of calls from officials at the airport to DIAC

in Canberra who will allow person back to Australia where they can apply for a new RRV.

It's not a long process but can obviously be stressful so best organise the RRV in Oz, although in case of emergencies,

this is not always possible.

Regards

Will

[fishhooks]

Thanks & agree Will,

I think though as I stated earlier, particularly if with a TW and travelling backward and forward, you are virtually up for the cost of a RRV after the expiry of the initial visa each 5 years.

I'm not sure that this is common knowledge and fully understood.

It may as you say, with a bit of mucking around be able to be rectified if you happen to be O/S, but wiser to factor it in and be prepared.

A current Visa Label, which seems to be discouraged now, may help jog the memory.

I do now remember an ex brother in law who was born in the UK, came here as a baby with his parents, one Australian and one English, he later only holding a UK Passport.

After living his entire young life and education here and working here for a number of years, left on a longish holiday. Obviously not informed, he got stopped attempting to board an aircraft and had no end of trouble in the ensuing days or weeks getting back here. I remember it took acres and acres of paperwork and time.

This was about 20 years ago and as you say may not be a severe problem these days.

[Will27]

Thanks & agree Will,

I think though as I stated earlier, particularly if with a TW and travelling backward and forward, you are virtually up for the cost of a RRV after the expiry of the initial visa each 5 years.

I'm not sure that this is common knowledge and fully understood.

It may as you say, with a bit of mucking around be able to be rectified if you happen to be O/S, but wiser to factor it in and be prepared.

A current Visa Label, which seems to be discouraged now, may help jog the memory.

I do now remember an ex brother in law who was born in the UK, came here as a baby with his parents, one Australian and one English, he later only holding a UK Passport.

After living his entire young life and education here and working here for a number of years, left on a longish holiday. Obviously not informed, he got stopped attempting to board an aircraft and had no end of trouble in the ensuing days or weeks getting back here. I remember it took acres and acres of paperwork and time.

This was about 20 years ago and as you say may not be a severe problem these days.

Yes, calling it "permanent" residence is a bit ambigous I think.

My brother came to Australia at 8 and has been here for 50 years.

He only realised about 5 years ago that his "visa" had expired when

he enquired about going overseas and was told he didn't have a valid

visa.

He decided for Australian citizenship instead of paying for another RRV.

Regards

Will