Absence from Australia review for Family Tax Benefit (FTB) 007-13010050

• For departures on or after 1 July 2016, a child may be temporarily overseas for a continuous period of 6 weeks from the original date of departure and still be considered a dependent for FTB purposes
• For departures prior to 1 July 2016, a child may be temporarily overseas for a continuous period of 56 weeks from the original date of departure and still be considered a dependent for FTB purposes. Payment of FTB Part A at greater than base rate and FTB Part B can only be made for the first 6 weeks from the date of departure

• For departures on or after 1 July 2016, a customer may be temporarily overseas for a continuous period of 6 weeks from the original date of departure and still qualify for payment of FTB
• For departures prior to 1 July 2016, a customer may be temporarily overseas for a continuous period of 56 weeks from the original date of departure and still qualify for payment of FTB. For the first 6 weeks of the absence, FTB Part A at the greater than base rate and FTB Part B may be paid. If the person is overseas for a period of more than 6 weeks FTB Part A at the base rate may be paid for a period of up to 56 weeks from the date of departure

Where the customer is paid Family Assistance and/or Paid Parental Leave scheme payments under Special Benefit rules FTB may only be paid if the customer goes overseas for an approved reason. The holders of other types of temporary visas may not be paid at all from the date of departure, regardless of the reason for travel.

Automatic reviews are set up to reassess a customer's rate once a customer or their child/ren have been overseas for a continuous period of 6 weeks. These are called Future Rate Calculation Reviews.