To leave Australia, you primarily need a valid Australian passport, plus the necessary visa or entry permission for your destination country, and should sort out financial/tax obligations like superannuation and tax, arrange travel insurance, and handle personal affairs like bills and banking before departure.
From 1 July 2017, travellers leaving Australia were no longer required to complete an Outgoing Passenger Card (OPC).
Tax>Manage>Overseas travel notifications
You can update your details through ATO online services or an Australian registered tax agent. You will only need to lodge a subsequent Overseas travel notification if you come back to Australia, or your residency changes and you meet the requirements to notify again.
The Passenger Movement Charge (PMC) is an AUD70 cost for the departure of a person from Australia to another country regardless of whether the person returns to Australia.
Australian citizens have an automatic right of entry to Australia, and do not require a visa. Australian citizens need only to present the following documents to officers in immigration clearance: a valid Australian passport or other acceptable travel document. a completed and signed Incoming Passenger card.
Australian citizens can live overseas indefinitely without losing their citizenship, as there's no time limit on how long you can stay abroad, but long-term absences affect tax residency and eligibility for some Australian payments like the Age Pension, requiring you to check rules for Centrelink, ATO, and AEC when planning extended stays or potential returns.
If you are a permanent or conditional permanent resident who has been outside the U.S. for one year or longer, apply for a re-entry permit before you travel. Use Form I-131 - Application for Travel Document. For permanent residents, the re-entry permit is valid for two years from the date of issue.
Most banks in Australia will permit you to keep your account as a foreign non-resident.
183-day test
You will be a resident under this test if you're actually present in Australia for more than half the income year, whether continuously or with breaks. unless it is established that your 'usual place of abode' is outside Australia and you have no intention of taking up residence here.
If you don't claim your super within six months of departing Australia, your super fund will be required to close your account and transfer the balance to the ATO as unclaimed super. While you can still claim your super from the ATO at any time, your super will no longer receive investment returns.
Before you go
Yes, you generally lose access to Australian Medicare benefits if you move out of Australia, especially for long periods (over 12 months), as Medicare is for Australian residents, though Australian citizens can retain eligibility for up to 5 years. Medicare doesn't cover you overseas (except for limited reciprocal agreements) and you'll need to re-enrol upon return, potentially after a waiting period if absent for 5+ years, but you stop paying the levy as a foreign resident.
A departure tax is imposed on the deemed disposition of certain assets at their fair market value (FMV) on the date you leave Canada. This Canadian deemed departure tax ensures that 50% of any net gains from this deemed disposition are included in your income.
People leaving Australia will no longer need to complete an outgoing passenger card making their departure quicker and easier. From 1 July 2017, the paper-based passenger card will be removed as part of a move towards a more efficient and streamlined process for travellers.
Argentina, Australia, Cambodia, Cuba, Hong Kong, Israel, Macau, Jamaica, and Singapore do not stamp passports upon entry or exit. Some of these countries or regions issue landing slips instead.
Acceptable IDs
Description of the rule
The rule rests on the premise that after ten years of residency, non-citizens have become part of the Australian community and that this should be recognised, even if they commit a serious offence.
Yes – this is called dual residence. In some situations, the 2 countries can have a double taxation agreement. This will decide: Which country you're regarded as resident in.
What is the “45-day holding period rule”? Under the tax law, a person must hold shares or an interest in shares at risk for at least 45 days to be eligible to use the franking credits which attach to the dividends they've received.
The full amount of age pension that a person is eligible for is payable while overseas for 26 weeks. However, once overseas for longer than 26 weeks, the amount of age pension payable to a person is dependent upon the person's length of residency in Australia.
If you are an Australian tax resident and you have an account in a financial institution overseas, we will receive your information from the tax authority of that jurisdiction. All information reported under these laws is handled in the strictest confidence by the ATO and foreign tax authorities.
If you aren't considered a working holiday maker, you'll be taxed at a rate of 35% for the taxed element of your super, and 45% for the untaxed element of your taxable component.
The reentry permit processing time takes about 2 to 5 months to complete. On average, you will get your biometrics appointment notice within 1 month of filing your Form I-131. The biometrics appointment will be scheduled for roughly 2 weeks after you receive your appointment notice.
The main reason to obtain a re-entry permit is to show that you intend to maintain your green card status when traveling abroad. For trips of more than one year, it is required that you apply for a re-entry permit if you plan on traveling outside the United States for more than a year.
1. USCIS Filing Fee. To process and review your reentry permit application, USCIS (the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) charges a fee. The current filing fee for a reentry permit application (Form I-131) is $575.