Can I renew my Australian visa before it expires?

It depends on your visa, and then it depends on your existing visa conditions, whether it is allowed to be renewed. Some visas can be renewed, while others cannot.

For example, a renewable Australian visa can be renewed 2-4 weeks before its expiration.

Visa 155 is one of the return visas for Australian residents. Once it expires, you can only apply for a new visa of 155.

Holders of Australian Permanent Resident Visa (PR) can live in Australia indefinitely. Permanent resident visa travel is usually valid for 5 years, during which multiple round trips can be made. If the permanent resident visa is about to expire, and the applicant is unable or unwilling to apply for naturalization, then it is necessary to apply for a five-year permanent resident multiple-entry visa before leaving the country. 155 permanent visa. Applicants must have lived in Australia for two years in the past five years to obtain a 155 re-entry visa.

With a return visa, the visa holder can travel to and from Australia as a permanent resident for many times within the validity period of the visa. This visa is valid for 5 years, and you can apply for a permanent return visa after the expiration 155. If the visa applicant is likely to return to Australia after the current permanent visa expires, it is recommended that the applicant apply before leaving Australia.

155 Australian visa application conditions:

If you intend to apply for a 155 re-entry visa, the applicant must be an Australian permanent resident, a former Australian permanent resident whose visa has not been cancelled, or a former Australian citizen who lost or renounced his citizenship.

At the same time, any of the following requirements must be met:

1. Settled in Australia for more than 2 years in the past 5 years;

2. Application in Australia:

Make an important contribution to the commercial and cultural development of Australia. If the visa applicant has left Australia for more than five consecutive years after signing the visa, he must also provide sufficient reasons to explain why the visa applicant left (that is, he has a strong and beneficial relationship with Australia, and there are force majeure reasons to explain why he has not lived in Australia for more than five years (proof materials must be provided));

3. Apply outside Australia:

A. If the visa applicant was a permanent resident or citizen when he left Australia for the last time: provide proof that he has made an important contribution to Australia's commercial and cultural development; if the visa applicant has left Australia for more than five consecutive years after signing a contract spontaneously, he must also provide sufficient reasons and explanations;

B. If the visa applicant has not left Australia as a permanent resident or citizen: provide proof that he has made an important contribution to Australia's commercial and cultural development; if the visa applicant has lost his permanent resident or citizenship within 65,438+00 years, and if it has been more than five years since the visa applicant left Australia as a permanent resident or citizen for the last time, he must also provide sufficient reasons for his departure; (That is, people who lose their permanent residency or citizenship abroad within 10 years can also apply for a return visa! )

4. The visa holder is the immediate family member of the visa holder returning to China, and the visa validity period of the visa holder will be the same as that of the relatives;

155 Australian return visa valid for 3 months:

If the visa applicant does not meet the requirements for applying for a five-year 155 return visa, he can also apply for a three-month 155 return visa. The application criteria are as follows:

1. If you have stayed in Australia as a permanent resident or citizen for at least 1 day in the last five years (that is, you have landed in Australia after the visa is issued), you need to provide a departure certificate (you have lived in Australia for one day or more in the last five years, and there are force majeure reasons why you have not lived in Australia for more than five years (proof materials are required));

2. The visa holder is the immediate family member of the 155 visa holder;

Note: If the visa applicant has left Australia for more than 3 consecutive months before the application, it is necessary to provide irresistible reasons for leaving.

No need to apply for 155 Australian return visa:

If the visa holder's passport contains one of the following documents, there is no need to apply for a return visa to Australia:

1. Return authorization (ATR);

2. Return endorsement (return endorsement again).

If you have ATR or RE, you are eligible to apply for a free BF11electronic tag. For the current entry and exit system, electronic tags are more convenient to handle.

155 Australian visa application restrictions:

If your last visa is one of the following permanent business visas, and they have been cancelled or will be cancelled soon, you cannot apply for this visa:

127 and 840 business owner visas; ;

Executive visa; For 128 and 84 1 corporate executives;

129 and 842 state government guarantee enterprise master visa state/territory guarantee enterprise master visa;

130 and 843 state government-guaranteed enterprise executive visa state/territory head executive visa;

13 1 and 844 investment visa investment link visa; ;

132 business visa.