Travel outside Australia rules for Family Tax Benefit - Family Tax Benefit

If you or your children leave Australia to live in another country, your payment will stop when you depart.

If you or your children’s travel is short term, you’ll normally still get your payment for up to 6 weeks. This includes if your child is studying outside Australia. After 6 weeks, your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A and Part B will stop.

Your payment will also stop when you depart if all of these apply:

you or your child travel for more than 6 weeks
you return to Australia
you then leave again within 6 weeks from that arrival.

You may be able to get FTB for up to 3 years if you’re either:

a member of the Australian Defence Force deployed overseas
a member of the Australian Federal Police engaged in peacekeeping or capacity building activities overseas.

When you hold a temporary visa

You can’t get Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A or Part B overseas for any reason if you hold most temporary protection type visas.

When and how to tell us about your travel

When you get Family Tax Benefit, you may need to tell us if you or your child are leaving Australia.

Payments while outside Australia

To get your payment or concession card while outside Australia, you must continue to meet the qualification rules at all times.