If you leave Australia to live in another country, your payment will stop when you depart.
Your payment will also stop when you depart if all of these apply:
- you travel for more than 6 weeks
- you return to Australia
- you then leave again within 6 weeks.
If your travel is short term, you’ll get paid for up to 6 weeks if both of these apply. You:
- get your main payment, such as Disability Support Pension or Carer Payment
- are enrolled and studying in an approved full time Australian course and will continue study when you return.
You may get paid for more than 6 weeks if both of these apply:
- you’re studying outside Australia
- your study is part of a full time Australian course.
Check the travel rules for your main payment while outside Australia to find out:
- if you can get your payment when you depart
- when and how to tell us about your travel plans.
Australia’s immigration department will tell us when you leave. They will also tell us when you return.