It is difficult but not impossible, you need to show personal ties to Australia and if successful, you might be given 12 months visa. See detail for documents below:
Substantial ties of benefit to Australia documents
If you do not meet the residence requirement, you must provide documents that show evidence of your substantial ties. Your ties must be both substantial and of benefit to Australia.
Tell us, in a statement, how the ties are substantial and of benefit to Australia.
Attach documents showing your substantial ties to Australia to your application, or there will be delays in processing your application. Examples of documents you can attach are:
Business ties documents
- company reports defining your role and authority
- business transactions
- partnership or joint venture agreements
- contracts showing your signature
- business or personal records.
Cultural ties documents
- publications written by you
- contracts
- evidence of membership of cultural associations
- newspaper articles about you
- programs listing your artistic or cultural performances.
Employment ties documents
- employment contracts
- recent official documents such as group certificates
- employee identification or security pass.
Personal ties documents
Substantial personal ties may be of benefit to Australia if the applicant is, or has been, a participating member of the Australian community and economy, and their ties enrich the lives of individual Australian residents and citizens.
Substantial personal ties may be that you regard Australia as home or have an intention to reside in Australia.
Proving substantial personal ties to Australia
Example situation |
Example documents |
You have a history of long-term residence in Australia, spent your formative years in Australia or have spent a significant amount of time in Australia since first being granted a permanent visa. |
Utility bills, bank statements, travel record, permanent visa decision, school records |
You have an Australian citizen partner or, in the case of a minor child, Australian citizen parent, who has previously lived in Australia. |
Copies of birth certificates, marriage or citizenship certificates of partners and children
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You have one or more Australian citizen minor children living in Australia (including at boarding school) where no legal impediment to access exists. |
School reports, proof of residence of family home |
You are returning to Australia after living overseas with your family unit, including Australian citizen minor children. |
Plane tickets, property purchase documents, school enrolments, moving receipts |
It will take us longer to process your application if we need to ask you for more documents