The Applicant first migrated to Australia for Business proposes a decade ago, however his position forced him to travel around the world. The Applicant received his Permanent residency during his extended stay in Australia. However the Applicant was continually travelling, working and living overseas after the grant of his PR.

Although the Applicant had been granted permanent residency, every time he left Australia, he was granted a resident return visa with a travel facility. These travel facilities allowed the Applicant to travel back and forth from Australia to another country.

The applicant was granted a resident return visa for a five year period. However the applicant failed to remain in Australia for a period of 2 years. This was due to a job opportunity overseas which forced the applicant to remain overseas.

The Applicant sought the assistance of the legal team at Immigration Solutions where they instructed the Applicant that his best course of action would be to prepare a Subclass 155 Resident Return Visa application including a submission regarding reasons for compelling absence and substantial ties to Australia.

The Resident Return Visa is designed for current or former Australian permanent residents and former Australian citizens. This visa allows applicants to keep or regain their status as an Australian permanent resident and obtain travel facility for a period of time. It allows you to travel overseas and return to Australia as a permanent resident.

Applicants are eligible to apply for a Resident Return Visa if they are:

1. An Australian permanent resident;

2. A former Australian permanent resident whose last permanent visa was  not cancelled; or

3. A former Australian citizen who lost or renounced their citizenship.

The Applicant had difficulty fulfilling the required time spent in Australia in order to be approved for a subclass 155 visa. Although he had not spent the required two of the last five years in Australia as a permanent resident or citizen, the Applicant could prove that he had substantial business, cultural, employment or personal ties that may benefit Australia.

Immigration Solutions were able to provide documentation of the Applicants former permanent residency status as well as the necessary information and evidence regarding his substantial ties to Australia.

Immigration Solutions provided compelling reasons and documentation for the Applicant’s absence from Australia over the years. The applicant was required to attend to important family commitments, therefore keeping him abroad for a few years, unable to return to Australia.

ISL was able to obtain a positive outcome for the Applicant as he was granted subclass 155 resident return visa (permanent residency).

Immigration Solutions Lawyer has over 22 years of experience in immigration law. ISL is led by managing director and principal lawyer Anne O’Donoghue, and it is her extensive experience in the field that has enabled the firm to excel in the international arena since 1993.

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