Resident Return visa 155 explained

New migrants need to wait longer for certain social welfare benefits eg. Centrelink's Newstart

Centrelink payments for families, youth and the elderly in the new federal budget. Source: DIAC images [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

In today's Expert Talkback, our guest, registered migration agent Monique Ly reminds us about the longer waiting period for social welfare for migrants arriving in Australia after Jan 1, 2019. She also answers our listeners' questions including the criteria required to be able to renew Resident Return visa 155.



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