With this visa you can

• stay in Australia permanently
• work and study in Australia
• enrol in Australia’s public health care scheme, Medicare
• sponsor your relatives to come to Australia
• travel to and from Australia for 5 years
• if eligible, apply for Australian citizenship.

Newly arrived residents may have to wait before they can access certain Australian Government payments and benefits.

How long you can stay

This is a permanent visa. It lets you stay in Australia indefinitely.The visa has a travel component that expires 5 years after the date of visa grant. If you wish to travel after this date, you must apply for a Resident Return visa.For citizenship purposes, your permanent residence starts on the day we grant the visa if you are in Australia.

Include family

You can include members of the family unit in your application. You can:

• include them when you lodge your visa application.
• add them after you lodge your application but before we decide on your visa.

Generally, family members included in your application do not need an eligible visa. Family members must hold an eligible visa if:

• they no longer meet the standard definition of member of the family unit, and
• you include them in your application.

Newborn children

If you have a child who was born in Australia since you were granted your current visa you must tell us about your child before you lodge this application. Find out what to do if your child is born after we granted your current visa. If we have not linked your child’s current visa to their passport you will be unable to lodge their application online.

Apply from

You can be in or outside Australia when you apply for the visa and when we decide on your application.