Application for a Resident Return visa (RRV)

Part A – Your details

Are you an Australian citizen?

No
Yes

This is not the correct form. If you are an Australian Citizen you have an automatic right of entry to Australia when presenting a valid Australian passport. Further information is available from www.passports.gov.au

TYPE OF APPLICATION

RRV (called a Return (Residence) (Class BB) visa)
Provisional RRV (called a Resident Return (Temporary) (Class TP) visa)

Note: A Provisional RRV is for persons who claim, but are unable to prove, that immediately before going overseas they were an Australian permanent resident or citizen who was usually resident in Australia.

Your full name

Family name Given names

Have you been known by any other names?(including name at birth, previous married names, aliases)

No
Yes

Give details

Family name Given names

Reason for change

Deed Poll
Marriage
Other

If you have changed your name since your first arrival in Australia, please provide documents to evidence your name change (eg. marriage certificate, deed poll or other official documents showing use of the name).

Sex

Male
Female
Indeterminate / Intersex / Unspecified

Date of Birth

Day

Month

Year

Place of Birth

Town/City Country

Relationship status

Married
Engaged
De facto
Separated
Divorced
Widowed
Never married or been in a de facto relationship

Current residential address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Note: A post office box address is not acceptable as a residential address. Failure to give a residential address will result in your application being invalid.

Address for correspondence - Is the same as your residential address ?

Yes
No

Address for correspondence

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Your telephone numbers

Office hours

After hours

Do you agree to the Department communicating with you by email or other electronic means?

No
Yes

Give Details - Email Address

Are you presently in Australia?

No
Yes

Date you last departed Australia

Day

Month

Year

Date of expected departure from Australia

Day

Month

Year

Details from your passport

Note: If you do not have a valid passport at the time of decision, your application may be refused.

Passport number

Country of passport

Country

Date of issue

Day

Month

Year

Date of expiry

Day

Month

Year

Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in your passport

Details of identity card or identity number issued to you by your government (if applicable) eg. National identity card.

Note: If you are the holder of multiple identity numbers because you are a citizen of more than one country, you need to enter the identity number on the card from the country that you live in

Identity number

Country of issue

Country

Have you ever been charged with any offence that is currently awaiting legal action?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever been convicted of an offence in any country (including any conviction which is now removed from official records)?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever been charged or convicted of family or domestic violence offences or similar related offences?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever been the subject of a domestic or family violence order, or any other order, of a tribunal or court or other similar authority, for the personal protection of another person

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever been the subject of an arrest warrant or Interpol notice?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever been found guilty of a sexually based offence involving a child (including where no conviction was recorded)?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever been named on a sex offender register?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever been acquitted of any offence on the grounds of unsoundness of mind or insanity?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever been found by a court not fit to plead?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever been directly or indirectly involved in, or associated with, activities which would represent a risk to national security in Australia or any other country?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever been charged with, or indicted for: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, torture, slavery, or any other crime that is otherwise of a serious international concern?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever been associated with a person, group or organisation that has been/is involved in criminal conduct?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever been associated with an organisation engaged in violence or engaged in acts of violence (including war, insurgency, freedom fighting, terrorism, protest) either overseas or in Australia?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever served in a military force, police force, state sponsored/private militia or intelligence agency (including secret police)?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever sundergone any military/paramilitary training, been trained in weapons/explosives or in the manufacture of chemical/biological products?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever been involved in people smuggling or people trafficking offences?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever had any outstanding debts to the Australian Government or any public authority in Australia?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever been removed, deported or excluded from any country (including Australia)?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Have you ever overstayed a visa in any country (including Australia)?

No
Yes

Give details

Date of charge	Outcome	Penalty imposed

Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal protection.

Attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court transcripts).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Application for a Resident Return visa (RRV)

Application for a Resident Return visa (RRV)