I have a similar dilemma but I’m currently in the UK and have been for the past 3 years. The travel facility on my PR runs out in December 2020. My plan was to return to Australia in October 2020 and my flight is booked. Given what’s happening right now I’m unsure what to do. I’m worried that if there are still travel restrictions in place towards the latter part of the year I might not be able to return before my travel facility expires :(
Hopefully if this situation does happen the Australian government will show leniency and allow those with expired travel facilities to return
I’m tempted to bring my flight forward and leave soon, as in this week, but I feel I should stay here, incase the worse happens and god forbid family members becoming ill or worse
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Can anyone advise if it’s possible to apply for a RRV Outside Australia and prior to your current travel facility's expiry date? Would applying for one now and being unsuccessful effect my current PR status? It would be good to have peace of mind know I have a RRV in place. I do not meet the 2 out of 5 year residency requirement, so I would not get another 5 years, but even a 1 year RRV would help greatly.
thanks all for any advice