This permanent visa allows former permanent residents and certain people who served in the Australian Defence Force to live in Australia.
This visa grants you the following privileges:
- To stay in Australia indefinitely.
- To work and study in Australia.
- To enrol in Medicare, Australia’s public healthcare scheme.
- To sponsor your relatives to come to Australia.
- To travel to and from Australia for 5 years.
- To apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible.
You can be in or outside Australia when you apply for the visa but not in immigration clearance.