with the money. If it sits in a savings account, this might not indicate a close link. If you are using it to fund a mortgage, pay kids school fees , look after your aging parents or whatnot, you are clearly highlighting a continuing link with Aus. We sold our Aus house when we left, and closed a number of bank accounts, to make it clear that we had "gone" - so I think you probably do need tax advise. If all you are doing is sending money back for saving, just get a multicurrency account here (HSBC do them as standard, as one example) and you can convert it into AUD and earn AUD interest rates right here in HK......