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Leaving Australia

Before and after you leave Australia

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Selling your Australian home and tax

Foreign residents are no longer able to claim the CGT main residence exemption when you sell your Australian residential property (except in limited circumstances). To get more details about these new rules, see Foreign residents and main residence exemption.

Before 9 May 2017, foreign residents, who had been Australian residents, could claim the CGT main residence exemption when selling residential property in Australia meaning they did not have to pay CGT on the sale.

Before you leave

See what to do when you cross the border.

Getting help to get home

If you need help to leave Australia, you may be eligible for assistance through our Return and Reintegration Assistance program.  

People whose visa situation is more complex or who are experiencing difficult personal circumstances might get help from our Status Resolution Service.

Avoiding conflict zones

You should avoid travelling to conflict zones. The government is concerned about Australians who travel to conflict zones and return to Australia with skills and intentions acquired from fighting or training with terrorist groups. It is an offence for a person to intentionally enter in or remain in a declared zone. See declared zones at Australian National Security.

After you leave

Accessing your super

You are likely to have some money in a super fund if you worked in Australia and:

  • you were 18 years old or older; and 
  • you were paid AUD450 or more (before tax) in a month

You can have your superannuation paid to you after you leave Australia if you:

  • have departed Australia
  • are not an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or permanent resident of Australia
  • entered the country on a temporary visa (except Subclass 405 or Subclass 410)
  • no longer have any Australian visas in effect, this includes all tourist visas

This is called the Departing Australia Superannuation Payment (DASP).

How to claim your Departing Australia Superannuation Payment

There are 3 steps to claiming your super. Once you have left Australia:

1. Check your temporary visa status

If you aren’t sure if your visa has expired, check your visa expiry date through Visa Entitlement Verification Online system (VEVO).

2. Cancel your temporary visa 

In some circumstances you may be able to request cancellation of your temporary visa.

3. Apply for your Departing Australia Superannuation Payment

You can access your super after your visa expires:

For free online with the Australian Tax Office (ATO)

Access your super for free with the ATO's DASP online system. This will confirm that you have left Australia and that your visa has expired.

Only when you can’t use the ATO Online Service 

1. Send your super fund or the ATO the correct ATO paper form (fees may apply)

2. Pre-pay AUD55 to us in ImmiAccount (My Payments>Manage Payments>Pre-Pay Paper > Pay other applications> Calculate>Departing Australia Superannuation Certificate. Under Processing office>Lee St – Sydney)

3. Email us a completed Form 1194 - Certification of Immigration Status. We will email your super fund to confirm your visa details and that you have left Australia.

More information

Learn more about how to access your super from the ATO and the Departing Australia Superannuation Payment.

For information on the charging arrangement for the issuance of the Certification of Immigration Status see: Certification of Immigration Status Charging Arrangement.