Resident Return Visa refers to two separate but related systems for allowing ordinarily resident and formerly resident foreign nationals to return to the issuing nation, operated by Australia and New Zealand.
A Resident Return Visa (RRV) is a re-entry visa allowing the holder of that visa to travel to another country and return to Australia's migration zone. RRVs allow permanent residents of Australia to re-enter Australia as often as they wish during the validity of the visa. RRVs may be issued with five years' or three months' validity.
The similar visa works in New Zealand is called Returning Resident's Visa (RRV). It gives New Zealand permanent resident the right to resume their residence status when they return to New Zealand. The first Returning Resident's Visa is valid for two years. A Indefinite Returning Resident's Visa (IRRV) will be issued once the resident have shown commitment to New Zealand over the past two years. 12-month or 14-day RRV are also issued under different circumstances
Under new Immigration Act 2009, Returning Resident's Visas has been replaced by Resident visas and/or Permanent resident visas. A resident visa holder may also be subject to other ‘conditions’ depending on the residence category they applied under. A permanent resident visa allows the holder to re-enter New Zealand as a permanent resident anytime. A permanent resident visa cannot be subject to any conditions.