Resident Return Visa
Resident return visas (RRV) are two separate but related systems for allowing ordinarily resident and former resident foreign nationals in Australia and New Zealand to travel to another country and return to the issuing country.
Australia
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.[1]
New Zealand
The similar visa in New Zealand is called Returning Resident's Visa (RRV). It gives New Zealand permanent residents the right to resume their residence status when they return to New Zealand. The first Returning Resident's Visa is valid for two years. An Indefinite Returning Resident's Visa (IRRV) will be issued once the resident has shown commitment to New Zealand over the past two years. Twelve-month or 14-day RRVs are also issued under different circumstances.
Under the Immigration Act 2009, Returning Resident's Visas has been replaced by Resident visas and/or permanent resident visas.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.[2]
References
- ↑ "Resident Return Visas (Subclasses 155 and 157)". Department of Immigration and Citizenship. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ↑ "Holders of residence permits and returning resident’s visas". Immigration New Zealand. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2012.