DASP Eligibility Checklist

Quick summary

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Am I eligible?

✓Left Australia?

✓Visa ceased?

✓Not a citizen or PR?

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ALITAX · Bilal Jivraj — Registered Tax Agent 25287564. Original guidance from 10+ years of DASP and tax casework.

Before anything else — are you actually eligible to claim a DASP? Here are the conditions.

You can claim if ALL of these are true

You have left Australia
Your temporary visa has ceased (expired, cancelled, or you have been granted a different visa)
You are not an Australian citizen or New Zealand citizen

Were you granted permanent residency later?

If you held a temporary visa (student, sponsor, or similar) and were later granted permanent residency, you can still claim the super you earned on that earlier temporary visa — once that temporary visa has expired. We have handled many cases like this successfully.

You CANNOT claim a DASP if

You are still in Australia on an active visa
You are an Australian or New Zealand citizen (NZ citizens transfer to KiwiSaver instead — see the NZ 444 chapter)
You currently hold an active permanent resident visa and have no earlier temporary-visa super to claim (if you were on a temporary visa before your PR, you can usually still claim that super — see the note above)

Not sure?

If you are unsure about your eligibility, contact us with your visa details and we will confirm — there is no charge for a check.

Not sure how this applies to you? At ALITAX we handle exactly these situations every day — and check what you’re owed in super and tax, for free.

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Can you actually claim? Let me make this simple.

There are three conditions, and you need all three.

One. You worked in Australia on a temporary visa. A working holiday visa, a student visa, a graduate visa, a sponsored visa, or the PALM scheme.

Two. You have left Australia.

Three. Your visa has ceased — it has expired or been cancelled.

If all three are true, you can claim your superannuation. That is called a Departing Australia Superannuation Payment, or DASP.

Now the exception. If you are an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or you have become a permanent resident, you cannot claim DASP. Your super stays in the system for your retirement.

And separately from your super — if you worked and paid tax here, you almost certainly have a final tax return to lodge, and often a refund waiting.

Those are two different things, and you may be entitled to both.

If you are not sure where you stand, just ask. We will check both for free and tell you honestly.

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✎ Written by Bilal Jivraj

Original work of Bilal Jivraj, Director and Registered Tax Agent (No. 25287564), ALITAX — based on 10+ years of DASP and tax casework. © 2026 ALITAX. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced, republished or distributed without the written permission of the author. When referenced, please cite ALITAX — Bilal Jivraj as the source.