Australia's immigration department will tell us when you leave. They will also tell us when you return. To get your payment or concession card while outside Australia, you must continue to meet the qualification rules at all times.
If you can't tell us online, you can tell us by calling us on the phone number that relates to your affected payment. Australia's immigration department will tell us when you leave Australia. They will also tell us when you return.
If you leave Australia to live in another country, your payment will stop when you depart. If your travel is short term, your payment will stop when you depart, unless you're travelling for an approved reason. To get Special Benefit while you're overseas, you must travel for an approved reason.
Payments while overseas
If your payments can continue while you're outside Australia and you intend to be away for: less than 12 months, we'll continue to pay you every 2 weeks into your Australian bank account. more than 12 months, we'll pay you every 4 weeks into your Australian or overseas bank account.
If you're not repaying your debt at a suitable rate, we may issue a Departure Prohibition Order. It'll stop you from leaving Australia until you either: pay your debt in full. enter into an acceptable payment arrangement.
The ATO has the power to stop a taxpayer from leaving the country if they owe a tax debt. It can do this by issuing a Departure Prohibition Order. Once the ATO issues a DPO, you cannot leave Australia until the tax debt is fully paid or you reach a settlement with the ATO.
Can I Leave the Country If I Have Debt? Legally, there is nothing stopping you from leaving the country if you have debt, unless the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) issues a Departure Prohibition Order (DPO) against you.
In most cases your payment will stop after 6 weeks of travel overseas. This includes the Energy Supplement you may get with your Carer Payment. If you can get Carer Payment after 6 weeks, you'll get an outside Australia rate. You won't get the Energy Supplement.
You must notify the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) if you plan to move overseas for six months (183 days) or more in a twelve-month period. You must do this within 7 days from the date of leaving Australia. Update your contact details via myGov. If you already live overseas, you must notify the ATO.
If you apply for Youth Allowance as a job seeker, we'll assess you as being either dependent or independent. You may get a higher rate of Youth Allowance. This is if you need to live away from your parents' home to look for work.
Going abroad for medical treatment
You can continue to get Universal Credit for up to 6 months if: you go abroad for medical treatment. you go abroad for a period of recovery that's been approved by a medical professional (also known as 'approved convalescence')
These allowances may include, for example, money for meals, accommodation, travel, fares, car, fuel, tools, phone or laundry. Do not include these unless the amount exceeds the amount you spent on that expense.
Income earned from overseas sources
If you are resident of Australia, you will be taxed on income earned overseas. This includes business income, international investment income, overseas employment income, foreign pension and annuities, or capital gains on overseas assets.
We check your bank account information is up to date. We do this to check we paid you the right payment and amount in the past.
Centrelink has very wide powers to thoroughly investigate deposits that have been made into your account. For example, it has the power to obtain your information from other government agencies as well as accessing information from banks, building societies and credit union accounts.
If you don't tell us, we may pay you too much. This means you may get a debt and you'll need to pay us back. It's important to tell us if you change your legal name.
You can use it throughout this period, subject to meeting the visa and immigration requirements of the countries you wish to visit or transit. Some foreign governments require visitors to carry passports with at least six months validity beyond their planned stay. You may be refused entry if you do not comply.
Travel for three months or longer
The Statutory Declaration must state you are making an application for travel exemption on the basis that you intend to be absent from Australia for more than three months. Evidence may include: confirmed flight itinerary, with return date of at least three months after departure date.
You're an Australian resident if your domicile (the place that is your permanent home) is in Australia, unless we are satisfied that your permanent place of abode is outside Australia. A domicile is a place that is considered to be your permanent home by law.
The long term (20-year) continuous attachment applies to income support recipients who: currently own their principal home, AND. have lived in that principal home continuously for a period of 20 years immediately prior to the date of assessment, OR.
You may get Age Pension for the whole time you're outside Australia. Even if you're leaving to live in another country.
Plan your return journey to Australia
While all fully vaccinated Australians will be able to leave Australia without an exemption, arrangements for returning to Australia will depend on the state or territory to which you are travelling.
Six Year Limitation Period
For most debts, a creditor must begin court action to recover the debt within six years of the date you: Last made a payment. Admitted in writing that you owe the money.
The people you owe money to (your creditors) have a right to get it back. But it's not okay to harass or bully you. If you receive a notice about being taken to court, get free legal advice straight away. If you ignore it, you risk your goods being repossessed and sold.
Cash Only – Pay For Your Travel Up Front
The most important thing to consider when aiming to travel while paying off your debt is if you can actually afford to do it. This means not putting travel on your credit cards, and paying for everything up front, in cash.