It's great if you are already a holder of a permanent visa or an Australian citizen. 

We might be able to help you:

- with migration matters for your friends or family.

- with a citizenship application for you and/or your family members

- refer you to a mortgage brooker if you are looking at buying a property in Australia

If you are a permanent resident and you leave Australia after your permanent visa travel facility has expired, you will not be able to return to Australia as a permanent resident. If you wish to return to Australia as a permanent resident, you must apply for and be granted a new permanent resident visa. A resident return visa could be one of your options. Alternatively, you may wish to consider your eligibility for Australian Citizenship so you can travel on an Australian passport.

 

Basic eligibility requirments:

- the most recent permanent visa is not / was not subject to cancellation action on business grounds for a business skills visa

- the applicant is an Australian permanent resident or a former Australian permanent resident whose most recent permanent visa was not cancelled or 

- the applicant was an Australian citizen but has subsequently lost or renounced Australian citizenship

 

155 Five Year Resident Return Visa (can be granted with up to 5 years travel facility)

- the applicant:

1. meets residency requirements OR

2. the applicant is outside Australia and has substantial business, cultural, employment or personal ties with Australia which are of benefit to Australia and

(a) has not been absent from Australia for a continuous period of 5 years or more immediately before the application for the visa, unless there are compelling reasons for the absence, and the applicant:

(i) holds a permanent visa; or

(ii) last departed Australia as an Australian permanent resident; or

(iii) last departed Australia as an Australian citizen, but has subsequently lost or renounced Australian citizenship; or

(b) was an Australian citizen, or an Australian permanent resident, less than 10 years before the application, and has not been absent from Australia for a period of, or periods that total, more than 5 years in the period from the date that the applicant last departed Australia as an Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident to the date of the application, unless there are compelling reasons for the absence. OR

3. the applicant is in Australia and has substantial business, cultural, employment or personal ties with Australia which are of benefit to Australia and has not been absent from Australia for a continuous period of 5 years or more since:

                              (i)  the date of grant of the applicant's most recent permanent visa, unless there are compelling reasons for the absence; or

                             (ii)  the date on which the applicant ceased to be a citizen, unless there are compelling reasons for the absence. OR

4. the applicant is a member of the family unit of a person who has been granted a 155 visa

 

 

157 Three Month Resident Return Visa (granted with 3 months travel facility)

- the applicant

1. was lawfully present as a permanent resident or Australian citizen in Australia for a period of, or periods that total, not less than 1 day but less than 2 years in the period of 5 years immediately before the application for the visa and 

(i) has compelling and compassionate reasons for departing Australia; or

(ii) if outside Australia, had compelling and compassionate reasons for his or her last departure from Australia OR

2. the applicant is a member of the family unit of a person who has been granted a 157 visa

-  If the applicant is outside Australia, the applicant has not been absent from Australia for a continuous period of more than 3 months immediately before making the application for the visa, unless there are compelling and compassionate reasons for the absence.

There are a few options how to become an Australian citizen. A basic overview of these options can be found on the government website: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship/become-a-citizen

Please contact us if you need to discuss your citizenship eligibility in detail: http://visa.ozhome.info/contact-us

If you are a permanent resident or an Australian citizen, you might start thinking about getting a home loan to buy a property in Australia.

Getting a home loan can be a very difficult process and having a good mortgage broker can be a difference between getting a loan approved or not getting a loan approved. We have a very positive experience with Ujjwal Maharjan (also known as UJ) and his assistants Alina Pandey and Jyoti Gurung from HomeLoan Experts. UJ is a highly knowledgeable mortgage broker and professional who is known for getting tough loans approved.

 

Please note we have no benefit by referring you to the mortgage broker, we will receive no commission nor other advantage because of this referral. We are referring you solely on the basis of our positive experience with this broker. You should seek professional independent financial advice before you accept any loan offer.