ID-10016418Temporary residents who work in Australia, and have super contributions paid by their employer, are entitled to receive their super benefits once they leave Australia. This payment is called a departing Australia superannuation payment (DASP).

From 1 July 2002, a person who was the holder of a temporary visa (that has since expired or been cancelled) under the Migration Act 1958 and who left Australia can claim any super they have accumulated. The payment will be subject to withholding tax.

If you would like us to apply departing Australia superannuation payment for you, please prepare following documents required and send to us:

  1. DASP Application form – Please complete and send to us through our online service form.
  2. A certified copy of your visa, or evidence that you were a holder of a temporary visa which has ceased to be in effect; and a certified copy of your passport showing your photograph and identification pages, together with the departure stamp from Australia.
  3. A written statement from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) stating that you were the holder of a temporary visa which has ceased to be in effect if your super money is $5,000 or more

To obtain this statement, you must complete Form 1194 Certification of Immigration Status.

If you are outside Australia, you can have copies of your documents certified by consular staff at an:

  • Australian Embassy
  • High Commission
  • Consulate

If you are unable to reach an Australian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate, your documents can be certified by a:

  • Notary public
  • Justice of the Peace
  • Judge of the court
  • Registrar or deputy registrar of a court

Working Holiday visa (subclass 417)

If:

  • you are a holder of a Working Holiday visa, and
  • this visa was applied online, and
  • you have left Australia

Then, please send your cancellation request to the following email addresses.

1st Working Holiday visa
Email: evisa.whm.helpdesk@immi.gov.au
2nd Working Holiday visa
Email: 2ndWHM.helpdesk@immi.gov.au

Your request for cancellation must include the following information:

•  a clear statement that you wish to have your visa cancelled
•  full name and date of birth
•  passport number when you visited Australia
•  subclass of the visa you wish to have cancelled
•  current residential address
•  the date that you departed Australia.