We have information in different languages about Travel outside Australia
For Centrelink payments and services, you can call our multilingual phone service.
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.
What happens when you travel outside Australia
Your Pension Supplement will stop after 12 weeks if your travel is short term, or immediately if you’re leaving Australia to live in another country.
Australia’s immigration department will tell us when you leave. They will also tell us when you return.
Learn about pension rates payable if you’re living outside Australia on a permanent or long-term basis.