Canaus

4 hours ago, ali said:

For the RRV - you will need to prove your substantial ties to Australia - you may be able to argue that you had no choice leaving the country due to your age.  I would certainly get the advice from an RMA (you may need to pay for that service) if you are thinking of entering the country on another visa from another country.  

Thanks for the reply. It's beyond thinking, I have the visa and have a plane ticket for mid February. Too late to take a gamble on an RRV now really.

On the bright side, I sold my condo right before the housing market started crashing here. If I waited years I'd have no financial cushion.

Very thankful to find this thread. I spent 3.5 years in Aus as a permanent resident from age 4-7, then moved back to North America where all my family is living. I successfully applied for a 461 (NZ spouse visa) after finding no evidence that I could get back in on PR. But because 461 is technically temporary (5 years), I could still maybe get an RRV? 461 is a pretty awful long term visa (no health care, no benefits/voting etc), despite being infinitely renewable.

Can an RMA explain if I even need an RRV if I returned on another visa? Can't find any other situations like mine online.

Yeah I wish I could delete my previous replies in this topic, I misunderstood the context.

Click yes. You're one of those things. The use of "or" is key.

You're related by marriage. "Blood" means they're family from birth. I hope no one is having "blood" marriages in 2018.