Spouse Super Contributions while on visa 820/801

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You're right to be eligible to make a spouse contribution you and your spouse must both be Australian residents at the time the contribution is made and meet all the other conditions (https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/myTax/2022/In-detail/Super-contributions-on-behalf-of-your-spouse/). There are a number of considerations (https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/coming-to-australia-or-going-overseas/Your-tax-residency/Australian-resident-for-tax-purposes/) we look at as to whether you are Australian resident for tax purposes regardless the visa. Such as have you come to live in Australia permanently and continuously been in Australian for six months or more are some examples. We have some handy tools that will assist you to work out whether your spouse is an Australian resident for tax purposes (https://www.ato.gov.au/Calculators-and-tools/Work-out-your-tax-residency/).

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