Hi LittleBird:
No the time spent inside can be past the last date on the original
PR visa. Therefore you would be eligible for your RRV as long as you had accumulated 2 yrs out of the last 5 in AU.
The RRV mainly is so you can return to AU as a
PR, but you don't lose your
PR if you are resident in AU.
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Originally Posted by littlebird
many thanks Amaslam! very helpful, appreciate! 
one more question:
for the 5 yrs RRV, we have to fullfit the requirement of 2 out of 5 yrs...would they count within the PR visa validity period only? (since my PR visa will be expired 7 months later --July2010), it seems even I land today I may not have sufficient staying time for the 5yrs RRV requirement?
without a RRV means that I need to stay Australia and no travel for 4 years? 
many thanks again, fyi... I am holding Britsh National (Overseas) passport and should be okay for the dual nationality matter  |