Family Visa

Australia Family Visa

The Australia Parent visa allows you to migrate to Australia as a temporary or permanent resident if your child is an Australian citizen or permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen. There are six types of Australia Parent visas that help you to stay either temporarily up to 2 years or permanently for an indefinite period.

How do you qualify for an Australia parent visa?

For an Australia Parent visa to be granted, you must:

Have a child who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, or eligible New Zealand,citizen
Have a sponsor
Have your child living in Australia legally for minimum two years before you submit your parent visa application
Meet the “Balance of family” test criteria
Conform to Australia immigration health and character requirements

What are the different types of Australia Parent Visa?

There are six categories of Australia Parent visa,and they are:

1. Parent Visa (Subclass 103)

Where you want to apply for an Australia permanent residency outside Australia,and you are a parent to the child who lives in Australia, then you can apply for the Parent Visa (Subclass 103). Nevertheless, you have to wait for a long time as the processing time of the visa can go up to 30 years due to its high demand. To apply for this visa, you need to meet the following requirements:

“Balance of family” test criteria
Have a sponsor
Comply with the health and character requirements

2. Contributory Parent (Temporary) Visa (Subclass 173)

You can apply for this visa outside Australia and stay up to 2 years in Australia as a temporary resident. For the purpose, you must have a child who is settled in Australia,and you are ready to pay high visa application charges to enable faster visa processing. The Contributory Parent (Temporary) Visa (Subclass 173) category of this Australia Parent visa asks to fulfil certain eligibility requirements like:

“Balance-of-family” test criteria.
Have a sponsor.
Meet health and character requirements.

3. Contributory Parent Visa (Subclass 143)

This visa allows you to apply for a permanent Australian residency either inside or outside Australia. However, to qualify, you must have a child who lives in Australia,andyou are willing to pay high visa application charges for quick processing. The other eligibility criteria that you are required to meet for the Contributory Parent Visa (Subclass 143) are:

You must have a sponsor
You must have an Assurance of Support.
You meet “Balance of family” test criteria
You comply with the health and character requirements.

Due to the high demand, the processing time for this Australia Parent visa varies and depends much on the planning levels fixed in the Migration Programme.

In case you are a Contributory Parent (Temporary) Visa (Subclass 173) and want to live in Australia indefinitely, you can apply for the Contributory Parent Visa (Subclass 143). Nevertheless, you can do so before your temporary visa expires.

4. Aged Parent Visa (Subclass 804)

You can apply for this visa inside Australia if you want to stay in Australia permanently and you satisfy the age requirements. However, you must also be a parent of a child who is settled in Australia. The Aged Parent Visa (Subclass 804) also wants you to satisfy other requirements like:

“Balance-of-family” test criteria.
Have a sponsor.
Meet health and character requirements.

The processing time for this visa is quite lengthy and may take up to 30 years.

5. Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) Visa (Subclass 884)

This category of Australia Parent visa applies to those who are applying in Australia and have a child who is settled in Australia. Here if you satisfy the age requirements and can pay higher visa application processing fee, you can stay up to 2 years in Australia as a temporary resident. The Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) Visa (Subclass 884) also requires you to meet the following:

“Balance-of-family” test criteria.
Have a sponsor.

The volume of applications received for this type of Australia Parent visa is quite low and therefore, the processing time for this is unavailable. However, if you are granted a visa, you can apply for a permanent residency through the subclass 864 visa. This will enable you to divide the total visa application costs across the two visas the Temporary visa (Subclass 884) and Permanent visa (Subclass 864). In case you want to choose (Subclass 804) visa for less cost, you can do so.

6. Contributory Aged Parent Visa (Subclass 864)

You can apply for the Contributory Aged Parent Visa (Subclass 864) in Australia if you are a parent to a child who stays in Australia, you satisfy the age requirements, and you are ready to pay high visa application processing fee. This Australia Parent visa also asks for the following:

Meet the “Balance-of-family” test criteria.
Comply with health and character requirements.
Have a sponsor.
Obtain “Assurance of Support”.

Given the low volume of applications received, this Australia Parent visa takes a long time for the processing of applications.

Get to Know Some Important Terms

The knowledge of the following terms is important for a better understanding of various types of Australia Parent visas.

Balance of family test

With the “balance of family test”, the extent of your links to Australia is determined. You are considered to have met the test if:

At least half of your children are settled in Australia permanently
More of your children are permanent residents in Australia than in any other country.

Assurance of Support

A legal commitment offering financial support from an individual or organisation to a parent who can apply for the Australia parent visa, the Assurance of Supportenables you and your family members included in the application to live in Australia without relying on social security payments.

Australia Spouse Partner Visa Immigration

The Australia Partner visa when granted permits you to live in Australia as a temporary or permanent resident. There are different types of Partner visa and they vary based on your circumstances. If you want to determine your eligibility for any category of Australia Partner visa, you must:

Be married to a person who is an Australian permanent resident or Australian citizen or eligible New Zealand citizen and have a commitment to a shared life.
Have a fiancée relationship with an Australian permanent resident or Australian citizen or eligible New Zealand citizen.
Be in a de facto partner relationship with an Australian permanent resident or Australian citizen or eligible New Zealand citizen. For the purpose, the person should not be a relative but live with you permanently.

Get to Know the Australia Partner Visa Categories

The Australia Partner visa varies based on the circumstances and whether you are applying in Australia or from outside Australia and you can choose from any of the options given below:

Applying in Australia

Situation 1: Where you are married to or in de facto relationship with an Australian permanent citizen, Australian citizen, or eligible New Zealand citizen and are applying for a Partner visa in Australia, then you can choose the Australia Onshore Partner visa subclasses 820 and 801. However, you need to meet the following eligibility criteria:

You must be 18 years or older and married to or in a de facto partner relationship with an Australian permanent citizen, Australian citizen, or eligible New Zealand citizen.
Your partner must be your sponsor.
You must satisfy certain health and character requirements.

Applying outside Australia

Situation 2: You are a spouse or de facto partner of an Australian permanent citizen, Australian citizen, or eligible New Zealand citizen, who is applying for a visa outside Australia. You have an intention to marry your partner before a decision has arrived on your visa application. In this case, you can apply for the Australia Offshore Partner Visa Subclass 309 100 by meeting the following eligibility criteria:

You must be 18 years or older and are married to or in a de facto partner relationship with an Australian permanent citizen, Australian citizen, or eligible New Zealand citizen.
Your partner must be a sponsor.
You comply with the health and character requirements

Situation 3: Where you have an intention to go to Australia and marry an Australian permanent citizen, Australian citizen, or eligible New Zealand citizen after the grant of visa and you are applying for a visa outside Australia, then you can choose the Prospective Marriage visa (Subclass 300) on meeting the following criteria:

You must be 18 years or older
Your prospective spouse must sponsor you.
You and your prospective spouse have met and known each other since both of you turned 18 years old.
Both of you have the intention to marry within nine months of the grant of visa and live together.
You are not married to anyone during the time of the decision made on your visa application.

Australia Partner Visa is a Two-Stage Process

The Australia Partner visa is a two-stage process for you need to obtain the temporary partner visa before the permanent visa is granted. Nevertheless, you can apply for both permanent and temporary visa at a time by paying one fee in both the subclasses of visa like 309/100 and 820/801. You are entitled to be evaluated for the permanent partner visa once you are granted the temporary visa. However, it is possible only after two years of lodging the visa application. In circumstances where you have been in a long-term relationship before the filing of visa application, you stand to receive the permanent visa immediately after the temporary visa is granted.

Benefits of Australia Partner Visa

The Australia Partner visa, both temporary and permanent offers numerous benefits given below:

The Temporary Partner visa allows you to:

Travel to Australia and live until your permanent Partner visa is processed and a decision is arrived at.
Work and study in Australia, but at your own expense.
Register for the national health scheme (Medicare).
Travel as many times as you want outside Australia.
Enrol for 510 hours of free English language tuition offered by the Adult Migrant English Program.

The Permanent Partner visa also offers numerous benefits like:

Stay in Australia for the indefinite period of time
Work, as well as study in Australia.
Be eligible for the social security payments.
Enrol in the health care scheme (Medicare).
Travel for 5 years outside Australia, as many times as you want. However, you need to have a Resident Return Visa to re-enter Australia.
Be eligible for applying for Australia citizenship.
Be a sponsor for eligible family members for Australian PR.