Access to super benefits for former temporary residents
If you are a former temporary resident, you can claim super benefits you accumulated while working in Australia. You must have:
visited on an eligible temporary resident visa (which has expired or been cancelled), and
permanently departed Australia.
You can apply online, at no cost, 24 hours a day, seven days a week using our online application system.
In most cases, payments will be subject to a 35% withholding tax.
From 1 April 2009, there are new withholding tax rates for the payment. If the application is made on or after 1 April 2009, the new withholding tax rates apply. These rates are:
0% for the tax-free component
35% for a taxed element of a taxable component
45% for an untaxed element of a taxable component.
If the application was made prior to 1 April 2009, the old withholding tax rates apply. These rates are:
0% for the tax-free component
30% for a taxed element of a taxable component
40% for an untaxed element of a taxable component.
If you are a former temporary resident, you may still return to Australia (on another visa) even if you claim your super benefits.
The government is continually reviewing international tax arrangements. For information on how international legislative changes may affect you, see New legislation.
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