Overview: Individuals residing in Australia who want their parents to come and live with them. This visa allows parents to join their children. Parent visa has the following subclasses:
SUBCLASS 103 – PARENT VISA
This visa type can take up to 30 years.
Eligibility
The parents must:
- Have children who are Australian citizens or Australian permanent resident
- Qualify for the Balance of Family Test that requires 50% of your children to be a citizen, permanent residents of Australia or eligible New Zealand citizens. Or
- Prove that more than 50 percent of the children are residing in Australia than in any other country.
SUBCLASS 804 – AGED PARENT VISA
This permanent visa lets an aged parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen stay in Australia.
This visa type can take up to 30 years.
Eligibility
- Be in Australia, but not in immigration clearance, when you apply for the visa and when we decide on your application.
- Have an eligible child who is a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen
- Be old enough to receive the age pension in Australia.
- Not have a Sponsored Parent (Temporary) (Subclass 870) visa when applying for this visa.
- Qualify for the Balance of Family Test that requires 50% of your children must be citizens, permanent residents of Australia or eligible New Zealand citizens. Or
- Prove that more than 50 percent of the children are residing in Australia than in any other country.
Contributory Parent Visas
The contributory Parent visa category holds more visa places in each Migration Program annually. Applying under this category can avoid long waiting periods for you, which may be applicable to Parent Visa (non-contributory) applicants. However, you must be willing to contribute substantially more to Australia’s health and welfare costs. For further assistance and details regarding this, please contact us.
There are four subclasses of contributory parent visas with little difference in age, temporary/ permanent residence etc.
- Subclass 143 – Contributory Parent (Migrant) (permanent visa)
- Subclass 173 – Contributory Parent (Temporary) (temporary visa)
- Subclass 864 – Contributory Aged Parent (Residence) (permanent visa)
- Subclass 884 – Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) (temporary visa)