shawon

Yeh, officially that's right. But whatever you said, makes sense to me. I wanted to check with someone else who got some idea. It's better having a second brain in the thought process to validate my thinking. Anyways, thanks for all the inputs.

Thanks again - I think I've got an expert opinion here.

Thanks a lot, very sensible thoughts. I am not sure at the moment what I might be doing. Once I thought, I would go to Australia just before it expires and get a RRV and buy some more time and may come back, anyways. Need to study more about 157 I guess. On the other hand, if I apply for a new PR, do I need to start over all again starting from skill assessment to IELTS test - I mean, can I get any waiver for having a PR earlier - any idea on that?

Thanks - makes sense. That's what I have been thinking, and wondering if anyone has any similar experience.

Hi Guys, I got PR in 2010 and only stayed in Australia for about a month and came back to my country (Bangladesh) after validating the initial entry. Since then I am living outside Australia. Presently, I have been working in USA with a job visa. My Australia PR visa will be expired in March 2015. Ideally I have to enter before that. But I won't be able to do so for my job here in USA. If I apply for a Resident Visa, will they grant me one since I never lived there? If I apply after my visa expires (say end of 2015) while I am outside of Australia, will they allow me to enter as a PR? I don't want to lose it you know. Anyone has idea how to deal with the problem? Thanks.