Resident Return Visa (RRV) Checklist

Evidence required

Suggested documents

Identity

• passport;
• name change documentation; and
• other identity documents (e.g. National ID card).

Historical evidence of your permanent residency (if you migrated before 1990)

• National Archives of Australia documentation;
• expired passport(s), including permanent residency stamps; and
• any other permanent visa grant documentation available.

Evidence of substantial ties to Australia (if required)

• a statement that shows your ties that are both substantial and of benefit to Australia;
• the suggested documents below in each category of Business, Cultural, Employment, and Personal ties.

Evidence of substantial ties to Australia – Business ties

• company reports defining your role and authority;
• business transactions;
• partnership or joint venture agreements;
• contracts showing your signature; and
• business or personal records (share certificates).

Evidence of substantial ties to Australia – Cultural ties

• publications written by you;
• contracts;
• evidence of membership of cultural associations or community groups;
• newspaper articles about you;
• programs listing your artistic or cultural performances.

Evidence of substantial ties to Australia – Employment ties

• employment offers or contracts;
• recent official documents such as group certificates, payslips, ATO Notice of Assessment, or reference letter;
• employee identification or security pass.

Evidence of substantial ties to Australia – Personal ties

• history of long-term residence in Australia (utility bills, bank statements, travel record, permanent visa decision, school records);
• evidence of Australian citizen partner or, in the case of a minor child, Australian citizen parent, who has previously lived in Australia (copies of birth certificates, marriage or citizenship certificates of partners and children);
• evidence of one or more Australian citizen minor children living in Australia (including at boarding school) where no legal impediment to access exists (school reports, proof of residence of family home);
• evidence of returning to Australia after living overseas with your family unit, including Australian citizen minor children (plane tickets, property purchase documents, school enrolments, moving receipts);
• evidence of property ownership or rental in Australia (mortgage document, lease agreement, utility bills);
• evidence of Australian friends and relatives (correspondence, supporting letter, identification).

Evidence of compelling reasons for absence

• a supporting statement that explains your compelling reasons for absence;
• overseas employment contracts;
• overseas study enrolment and certificate;
• death certificates;
• medical certificates;
• court orders.

Character

• you may be required to provide police certificates.

• a separate application for each family member;
• passport bio data page for each family member;
• birth certificate for each family member; and
• if in a:
  • married relationship, a copy of your marriage certificate;
  • de facto relationship, evidence of at least 12 months of de facto relationship which address the assessing factors.