Residence rules for Family Tax Benefit - Family Tax Benefit

You must be living in Australia and have 1 of the following:

Australian citizenship
a permanent visa
a Special Category visa
a certain temporary visa type, for example a Partner Provisional or Temporary Protection visa.

Your child must also meet these rules or be living with you.

Newly arrived residents generally have to wait 1 year before getting Family Tax Benefit Part A, with some exemptions. There are no waiting periods for Family Tax Benefit Part B.

You must continue to meet the residence rules for as long as you get this payment.

Residence descriptions

You usually need to be an Australian resident to get a payment from us. We explain how we define an Australian resident.

Newly arrived resident's waiting period

If you’ve recently arrived as a resident in Australia, you may have to wait to get payments or concession cards.

Residence rules

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