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Dec 2nd 2013, 6:06 pm

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louie

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Re: Changes to RRV'S Help

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Originally Posted by rxekiel

Now that the fiscal year 2011-2012 has ended, and with a new liberal govt, can we expect changes to the concessional 1-year RRV? I must say that it would be inconvenient for genuine onshore residents who needs to travel when the dept takes 10 days to grant the 1-year RRV. It affects to attend to business and personal urgent travelling.

I'm not JAJ but I'd have thought it highly unlikely, not least because it was only introduced in 2011. Very few "genuine onshore residents" need 1 year RRVs. By definition, anyone who needs one will have had their original visa more than 3 years before moving to Australia (otherwise they would be entitled to a 5 year one as they will have spent 2 out of the last 5 years in the country) and I would think the vast majority of immigrants will have moved before then.

I think the authorities think the benefit of "focussing" the minds of those in need of discretionary visas (and I am one) by reducing their validity from 5 to 1 year outweighs any inconvenience caused. In any case, were 5 year discretionary RRVs processed any more quickly? I doubt it.