Travel outside Australia rules for Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement - Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement

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

If you or your child travel for a short term, you’ll get your payment for up to 6 weeks, but you must continue getting Family Tax Benefit Part A.

Check the travel rules for Family Tax Benefit to find out:

Australia’s immigration department will tell us when you or your child leave. They will also tell us when you or your child return.

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

You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.

Travel outside Australia