Currently, ther e are two c ategorie s of SCVs: protected S CV and as n on- protected SCV. Living in Australia means Australia is your usual place of residence. Special Category visa.

Anyone arriving in Australia on a New Zealand passport, without a visa, will automatically be issued an SCV, subject to meeting the health and character requirements. They had to travel on their New Zealand passport to take advantage of these arrangements. See full list on guides.
The SCV is added electronically to their passport. New Zealanders who are not a protected SCV holder must apply for and be granted a permanent visa in order to meet the definition of an Australian resident. New Zealand citizens do not have to apply for an SCV prior to coming to Australia.

A person is a protected SCV holder if they fall within one of the following groups: 1. Some of the protected SCV holder provisions had a time limit in which the person had to seek a determination of their residence status from Centrelink, in order to preserve their entitlement to social security payments in the future. A determination could be applied for by making a request to. For more information regarding the residence requirements for JSP, SA and YA SCV holders see the following pages: 1. Qualification for JSP 2. Persons with previous residence in New Zealand who lodge a claim for Age (over 65), DSP (and are severely disabled), or CP(as carers of their DSP partner) may be eligible for an Australian benefit under the social security agreement with New Zealan irrespective of whether they are protected or non- protected SCV holders residing in Australia. (more…)