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Parents of Australian citizens or permanent residents can apply to migrate to Australia. You must be an Australian permanent resident and have lived in Australia for at least two years , in order to be an eligible sponsor. Your parents must also meet ‘Balance of Family Test’ in order to qualify for parent visa.
Your parents can apply for permanent or temporary parent visa sub classes.
Who is eligible?
You may apply for a parent visa if your child is:
- an Australian citizen or
- an Australian permanent resident or
- an eligible New Zealand citizen
You must also:
- meet the balance of family test requirement i.e. 50% or more of your children live in Australia or 50% or more of your children live permanently in Australia than in any other country.
- provide an assurance of support which is a legal document confirming that you receive financial support in certain circumstances so you do not have to rely on social security payments. In most cases this document will be provided by your child who is sponsoring you.
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This is a temporary visa that allows you to own and manage a business in Australia, conduct business and investment activity in Australia or undertake an entrepreneurial activity in Australia.
There are a number of streams for Business Innovation & Investment (Provisional) Visa Subclass 188:
- Business Innovation Stream
- Business Innovation Extension Stream
- Investor Stream
- Significant Investor Stream
- Significant Investor Extension Stream
- Premium Investor Stream
- Entrepreneur Stream
Business Innovation Stream
This stream is for people with business skills. It lets you operate a new or existing business in Australia.
Business Innovation Extension Stream
This stream is for holders of Business Innovation & Investment (Provisional) Visa in the Business Innovation Stream and allows to extend their stay in Australia for 2 more years
Investor Stream
This stream requires you to invest AUD 1.5 million in an Australian State or Territory and maintain business or investment activity in Australia.
Significant Investor Stream
This stream required you to invest AUD 5 million in Australian investments that meet certain requirements and maintain investment activity in Australia.
Significant Investor Extension Stream
This stream is for holders of Business Innovation & Investment (Provisional) Visa in the Significant Investor Stream and allows to extend their stay in Australia for 4 more years
Premium Investor Stream
This stream is for people who are nominated by Austrade and requires you to invest at least AUD 15 million in Australian investments and/or philanthropic contributions.
Entrepreneur Stream
This stream requires you to carry out entrepreneurial activities in Australia.
Eligibility
Nomination
You must be nominated by an Australian State or Territory Government agency or Austrade. The nomination must not be withdrawn after the application is submitted.
All States and Territory governments have their own criteria for nominations.
Invitation
You must be invited to apply for this visa.
You will need to submit an expression of interest (EOI) to the Department of Home Affairs to inform that you wish to apply.
Australian Values Statement
You and any family members aged 18 years or over, who apply for this visa must:
- have read or had explained to you, the Life in Australia book
- sign an Australian Values statement that confirms that you will respect the Australian way of life and obey Australian laws
English Language Requirement
You and any family members aged 18 years or over, who apply for this visa must have at least functional English.
If not, then you will be asked to pay the 2nd instalment of Visa application charge.
Health Requirement
You and any family members who apply for this visa with you must meet Australia’s health requirement. The Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
Character Requirement
You and any family members who apply for this visa with you must meet Australia’s character requirement. The Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
No debt to Australian Government
If you or any family member owe any money to Australian Government, it must have been paid back or have an approved arrangement in place to pay it back.
Previous Visa Cancellations & Refusals
You might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused while you were in Australia.
Unacceptable Activities
You and your partner must not have had any history of involvement in business or investment activities that are not generally acceptable in Australia.
Additional
- Business Innovation
Business Ownership
You must have had an ownership in 1 or 2 businesses in 2 out of 4 fiscal years immediately before you receive an invitation to apply. The businesses must have at least AUD 500,000 turnover in each of those 2 years.
You also must own at least:
- 51% of business when turnover is less than AUD 400,000/ year; or
- 30% of business when turnover is more than AUD 400,000/year; or
- 10% of business when it is operated by a public listed company
For professional, technical or trade services, you must have spent less than half your time providing those services rather than general management of the business.
Points Test
You must score at least 65 points on the points test.
Points can be scored against:
- Age
- English language ability
- Qualifications
- Business Experience
- Net personal and business assets
- Business turnover
- Innovation
- Special endorsement
Assets
At the time of invitation, you, your partner or you and your partner must have combined total net business and personal assets of at least AUD 800,000.
These funds must be available to transfer to Australia within 2 years of visa being granted.
Business Career
You must have had a successful business career and a genuine intention to continuously own and manage a business in Australia.
Age Requirement
You must be less than 55 years of age at the time of invitation to apply for this visa.
If you are older, a State or Territory might invite you to apply if your business will be of exceptional economic benefit.
Additional
- Business Innovation Ext.
Previous Visa Held
You must already hold a Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) in Business Innovation stream and have held it for at least 3 years.
You must also not have held more than one of these visas.
Demonstrate Residency Need
You must be able to demonstrate the requirement for your substantial presence in Australia to operate your business and manage day to day operations.
Maintained Ownership
Your main business must have been operating in Australia for at least 2 years immediately before applying for this extension and continue to have ownership interest in that business.
Maintained Commitment
You must have maintained your commitment to stay directly involved in the general management and decision making of the business.
Additional
- Investor
Assets
At the time of invitation, you, your partner or you and your partner must have combined total net business and personal assets of at least AUD 2.25 million.
These assets must have been lawfully acquired and be available to transfer to Australia within 2 years of visa being granted.
Business Career
You must have had directly managed one of the following for 1 out of 5 fiscal years immediately before your receive an invitation to apply:
- a qualifying business in which you, your partner or you and your partner combined had at least 10% ownership; or
- an eligible investment of at least AUD 1.5 million owned by you, your partner or you and your partner combined.
Invest AUD 1.5 million
You must make a designated investment of at least AUD 1.5 million in the State or Territory in which the nominating State or Territory government agency is located.
You must hold the designated investment for 4 years from the date investment certificate is issued.
Business Experience
You must:
- have at least 3 years’ experience managing one or more qualifying business or eligible investments
- have a successful record of qualifying business or eligible investment activity
- have demonstrated a high level of management skill
Intend to Live in Nominated State/ Territory
You must have a genuine intention to live for at least 2 years in the State or Territory in which you have made the investment application.
Age Requirement
You must be less than 55 years of age at the time of invitation to apply for this visa.
If you are older, a State or Territory might invite you to apply if your business will be of exceptional economic benefit.
Points Test
You must score at least 65 points on the points test.
Points can be scored against:
- Age
- English language ability
- Qualifications
- Business Experience
- Net personal and business assets
- Business turnover
- Innovation
- Special endorsement
Additional
- Significant Investor
Invest AUD 5 million
You must make a complying significant investment of at least AUD 5 million and have a genuine intention to hold that investment for 4 years.
The funds must be invested in the following proportions:
- at least AUD 500,000 in venture capital and growth private equity funds, which invest in start-ups and small private companies
- at least aUD 1.5 million in approved managed funds. The managed funds must invest in emerging companies listed on ASX
- a balancing investment of AUD 3 million in managed funds
Direct investment in residential real estate is prohibited and indirect investment in residential real estate by managed funds is strictly limited.
These investment also must not be used as security or collateral for a loan.
Additional
- Significant Investor Ext.
Previous Visa Held
You must already hold a Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) in Significant Investor stream.
You must also not have held more than one Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) Significant Investor Extension stream visa.
Continue Holding Investment
You must continue to hold your complying significant investment.
Additional
- Premium Investor
Assets
At the time of invitation, you, your partner or you and your partner must have combined total net business and personal assets of at least AUD 15 million.
These assets must have been lawfully acquired, unencumbered and be available to make the complying premium investment in Australia.
Not bring action against Commonwealth
You must agree not to bring any action against the Commonwealth for any loss relating to your complying premium investment. This also applies to any family member aged 18 years or over who is also an applicant.
Invest AUD 15 million
You must make a complying premium investment of at least AUD 15 million in any of the following:
- ASX listed assets
- Australian government or semi-government bonds or notes
- corporate bonds or notes issued by an Australian exchange listed entity, investment grade rated Australian corporate bonds or notes
- Australian proprietary limited companies that operate qualifying businesses
- real property in Australia, excluding residential property
- deferred annuities issued by Australian registered life companies
- State or Territory government approved philanthropic contribution
Direct investment in residential real estate is prohibited and indirect investment in residential real estate by managed funds is strictly limited.
These investment also must not be used as security or collateral for a loan.
Additional
- Entrepreneur
Complying Entrepreneur Activity
You must either be undertaking or proposing to undertake a complying entrepreneur activity in Australia. You must have a genuine intention to continue this activity in Australia.
A complying entrepreneur activity must relate to an innovative idea that will lead to:
- the commercialisation of a product or service in Australia; or
- the development of an enterprise or business in Australia
This activity must not relate to:
- residential real estate
- labour hire
- purchase of an existing enterprise or franchise in Australia.
Approved Entity Funding
You must have one or more legally enforceable agreements to receive funding with a total of at least AUD 200,000. The funding must be from one of the following entities:
- Commonwealth Government agency
- State or Territory government agency
- Publicly funded research or innovation organisation
- Higher education provider
- Investor registered as an Australian Venture Capital Limited Partnership or Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership
At least 10% of the funding must be payable to the entrepreneurial entity within 12 months of the activity starting in Australia. This entity can be an individual, a company or partnership.
Additionally, you must have held at least 30% interest in this activity.
All of the funding must be unencumbered and lawfully acquired.
Age Requirement
You must be less than 55 years of age at the time of invitation to apply for this visa.
If you are older, a State or Territory might invite you to apply if your business will be of exceptional economic benefit.
Visa
Business Innovation Stream
- Main Applicant – AUD 5,375
- Additional Applicant (18+) – AUD 2,685
- Additional Applicant (under 18) – AUD 1,345
You also must pay the 2nd Visa application charge for any applicant 18 years or older who has less than functional English. 2nd VAC is:
- Main Applicant – AUD 9,795
- Family Members – AUD 4,890
Business Innovation Extension Stream
- Main Applicant – AUD 645
- Additional Applicant (18+) – AUD 325
- Additional Applicant (under 18) – AUD 165
You also must pay the 2nd Visa application charge for any applicant 18 years or older who has less than functional English, unless this charge has already been paid for a previous subclass 188 visa application.
Investor Stream
- Main Applicant – AUD 5,375
- Additional Applicant (18+) – AUD 2,685
- Additional Applicant (under 18) – AUD 1,345
You also must pay the 2nd Visa application charge for any applicant 18 years or older who has less than functional English. 2nd VAC is:
- Main Applicant – AUD 9,795
- Family Members – AUD 4,890
Significant Investor Stream
- Main Applicant – AUD 7,880
- Additional Applicant (18+) – AUD 3,940
- Additional Applicant (under 18) – AUD 1,975
You also must pay the 2nd Visa application charge for any applicant 18 years or older who has less than functional English. 2nd VAC is:
- Main Applicant – AUD 9,795
- Family Members – AUD 4,890
Significant Investor Extension Stream
- Main Applicant – AUD 645
- Additional Applicant (18+) – AUD 325
- Additional Applicant (under 18) – AUD 165
You also must pay the 2nd Visa application charge for any applicant 18 years or older who has less than functional English, unless this charge has already been paid for a previous subclass 188 visa application.
Premium Investor Stream
- Main Applicant – AUD 9,455
- Additional Applicant (18+) – AUD 4,725
- Additional Applicant (under 18) – AUD 2,365
You also must pay the 2nd Visa application charge for any applicant 18 years or older who has less than functional English. 2nd VAC is:
- Main Applicant – AUD 9,795
- Family Members – AUD 4,890
Entrepreneur Stream
- Main Applicant – AUD 4,045
- Additional Applicant (18+) – AUD 2,025
- Additional Applicant (under 18) – AUD 1,010
You also must pay the 2nd Visa application charge for any applicant 18 years or older who has less than functional English. 2nd VAC is:
- Main Applicant – AUD 9,795
- Family Members – AUD 4,890
Application
You can apply for this visa either onshore or offshore.
Processing
The Department of Home Affairs does not provide any specific time period within which visa applications will be processed under this category. This is due to low number of applications being received.
This is a permanent visa that allows you to own and manage a business in Australia, conduct business and investment activity in Australia or undertake an entrepreneurial activity in Australia.
There are a number of streams for Business Innovation & Investment (Permanent) Visa Subclass 888:
- Business Innovation Stream
- Investor Stream
- Significant Investor Stream
- Premium Investor Stream
- Entrepreneur Stream
Business Innovation Stream
This stream is for people who have held:
- Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) in the Business Innovation stream or the Business Innovation Extension stream; or
- Subclass 444 (Special Category) Visa; or
- Subclass 457 Business (Long Stay) Visa
Investor Stream
This stream is people who have held Business Innovation & Investment (Provisional) Visa (subclass 188) in the Investor Stream.
Significant Investor Stream
This stream is for people who have held Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) in the Significant Investor stream or the Significant Investor Extension stream.
Premium Investor Stream
This stream is people who have held Business Innovation & Investment (Provisional) Visa (subclass 188) in the Premium Investor Stream for 12 months.
Entrepreneur Stream
This stream is for people who have held Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) in the Entrepreneur stream for 4 years.
Eligibility
Nomination
You must be nominated by an Australian State or Territory Government agency or Austrade. The nomination must not be withdrawn after the application is submitted.
All States and Territory governments have their own criteria for nominations.
Realistic Commitment
You must be able to demonstrate your realistic commitment to continue business and investment activities in Australia.
Australian Values Statement
You and any family members aged 18 years or over, who apply for this visa must:
- have read or had explained to you, the Life in Australia book
- sign an Australian Values statement that confirms that you will respect the Australian way of life and obey Australian laws
English Language Requirement
You and any family members aged 18 years or over, who apply for this visa must have at least functional English.
If not, then you will be asked to pay the 2nd instalment of Visa application charge.
Health Requirement
You and any family members who apply for this visa with you must meet Australia’s health requirement. The Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
Character Requirement
You and any family members who apply for this visa with you must meet Australia’s character requirement. The Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
No debt to Australian Government
If you or any family member owe any money to Australian Government, it must have been paid back or have an approved arrangement in place to pay it back.
Previous Visa Cancellations & Refusals
You might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused while you were in Australia.
Unacceptable Activities
You and your partner must not have had any history of involvement in business or investment activities that are not generally acceptable in Australia.
Have followed Australian Laws
When operating your business in Australia, you and your partner must have followed:
- Commonwealth laws
- the laws of State or Territories where your business operated
Additional
- Business Innovation
Residence Requirement
You must have been in Australia for at least 1 year in the 2 years immediately before you apply as the holder of:
- Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa in Business Innovation Stream
- Special Category Visa (subclass 444)
- Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa in Business Innovation Extension Stream
- in certain cases, a subclass 457 visa
Minimum Turnover
You must have had an annual turnover of at least AUD 300,000 in the 12 months immediately before you apply from your main business or businesses.
Assets
For the 12 months immediately before you apply, you or your partner or you and your partner combined must show at least 2 of the following:
- Net assets of AUD 200,000 in your main business
- Net personal and business assets of AUD 600,000 in Australia
- Equivalent of at least 2 full-time eligible employees in your main business
Employees
Your employees must work in your main business and:
- be Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Residents or eligible New Zealand passport holders
Own and Manage a Business
2 years immediately before you apply, you must have had:
- and continue to have an ownership interest in up to 2 main businesses in Australia
- a direct and continuous management role
- submitted BAS to ATO
- an ABN for each of your businesses
For the same period, you must own at least:
- 51% of total business value with a turnover of less than AUD 400,000/ year
- 30% of total business value with a turnover of more than AUD 400,000/ year
- 10% of the total business value that is operated by a public listed company
Business Acquisition
If you bought your main business from a person who applied for or held:
- a Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) Visa; or
- a Permanent Business Skills Visa ( subclasses 890, 891, 892 or 893)
At thew time of acquisition you must be able to demonstrate that you and that other person co-owned the business for at least 1 year before you apply
Additional
- Investor
Residence Requirement
You must have been in Australia for at least 2 years in the 4 years immediately before you apply.
Hold Designated Investment
You must have held your designated investment for at least 4 years if the provisional visa was granted for an application made on or after 1 July 2015.
For applications made prior to this date, you must have held your designated investment for at least 3 years and 11 months.
Additional
- Significant Investor
Residence Requirement
You or your partner must have spent a minimum time in Australia calculated as below:
Either you have been in Australia for no. of days equivalent to:
- 40 x no. of complete years in the period in which you held a subclass 188 visa in the Significant Investor stream and
- 40 x no. of years in the period in which you held a subclass 188 visa in the Significant Investor Extension stream
Or your partner has been in Australia for no. of days equivalent to:
- 180 x no. of complete years in the period in which you held a subclass 188 visa in the Significant Investor stream and
- 180 x no. of years in the period in which you held a subclass 188 visa in the Significant Investor Extension stream
This time spent in Australia does not have to be continuous.
Hold Complying Investment
You must have held your complying investment or complying significant investment for the whole period during which you held your subclass 188 visa. You must also inform the Department of any times you transferred funds from one investment to another.
If any part of your investment is or was a direct investment in an Australian proprietary company, then:
- if the period of the direct investment was less than 2 years, the company must have been a qualifying business for the whole period, or
- if the period of the direct investment was 2 years or more, the company was a ‘qualifying business’ for at least 2 years, or
- if the company has been unable to operate as a ‘qualifying business’, you must have made a genuine attempt to operate the business as a ‘qualifying business ’.
Additional
- Premium Investor
Hold Complying Investment
You must have held your complying investment or complying significant investment for the whole period during which you held your subclass 188 visa. You must also inform the Department of any times you transferred funds from one investment to another.
If any part of your investment is or was a direct investment in an Australian proprietary company, then:
- if the period of the direct investment was less than 2 years, the company must have been a qualifying business for the whole period, or
- if the period of the direct investment was 2 years or more, the company was a ‘qualifying business’ for at least 2 years, or
- if the company has been unable to operate as a ‘qualifying business’, you must have made a genuine attempt to operate the business as a ‘qualifying business ’.
Visa
Visa cost starts from AUD 6,415. You can include family members in this visa application, but an additional charge applies for each of the members included in the application.
The payment for this visa is required in 2 installments.
First installment is required at the time of the application. the 2nd installment is required when the Department of Home Affairs asks.
Application
you must be in Australia to apply for this visa. you must still be in Australia when the decision is made on your application.
any family members who are included in this visa application also must be in Australia when applying for this visa.
Processing
The Department of Home Affairs does not provide any specific time period within which visa applications will be processed under this category. However, on average, applications for this visa can take anywhere from 10-16 years.
The reason for this extended time frame is due to this category being subject to capping and queueing under the Migration program planning levels.
For 2019-20, the cap for this visa category has been set at 7,371 places. Note: These places are allocated to the entire Visa Category and not just this subclass.
This is a temporary visa that allows parents to live in Australia if their child is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen. However application charge for this visa is significantly higher than other parent visas.
This visa allows applicant to live in Australia for up to 2 years. By choosing the Subclass 173 option first and then applying for the Subclass 143 Visa option later, you could spread the costs of the Contributory Parent Visa over those two years.
Eligibility
Sponsor
you must be sponsored by an eligible sponsor. Usually an eligible child is the sponsor. In case where the child is under 18, you can be sponsored by an eligible relative or community organization.
The Department of Home Affairs must approve the sponsorship.
Health requirement
you and any family members who apply for this visa with you must meet Australia’s health requirement. The Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
Balance of Family test
you must meet the balance of family test, which is:
- at least half of your children and step-children are eligible children, or
- there are more eligible children living in Australia than in any other single country
Character requirement
you and any family members who apply for this visa with you must meet Australia’s character requirement. The Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
Previous Visa Cancellations & Refusals
you might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused while you were in Australia.
Visa
Visa cost starts from AUD 31,390. You can include family members in this visa application, but an additional charge applies for each of the members included in the application.
The payment for this visa is required in 2 installments.
First installment is required at the time of the application. the 2nd installment is required when the Department of Home Affairs asks.
Application
you can apply for this visa either onshore or offshore, but you must be outside Australia at the time of the decision.
any family members who are included in this visa application also must be in the same country as the main applicant when applying for this visa.
Processing
The Department of Home Affairs does not provide any specific time period within which visa applications will be processed under this category. However, on average, applications for this visa can take anywhere from 3-4 years.
The visa category is not subject to capping and queueing under the Migration program planning levels and visa applications are processed in order of the date they are received.
This is a permanent visa that allows parents to live in Australia if their child is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen. However application charge for this visa is significantly higher than other parent visas.
It is important to note that the temporary subclass 173 visa is not a prerequisite for the permanent subclass 143 visa.
Eligibility
Sponsor
you must be sponsored by an eligible sponsor. Usually an eligible child is the sponsor. In case where the child is under 18, you can be sponsored by an eligible relative or community organization.
The Department of Home Affairs must approve the sponsorship.
Health requirement
you and any family members who apply for this visa with you must meet Australia’s health requirement. The Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
Balance of Family test
you must meet the balance of family test, which is:
- at least half of your children and step-children are eligible children, or
- there are more eligible children living in Australia than in any other single country
Character requirement
you and any family members who apply for this visa with you must meet Australia’s character requirement. The Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
Assurance of support
you must be able to obtain an assurance of support.
this is a measure to ensure you will not have to rely on government assistance once you arrive in Australia.
See detailed information on Assurance of Support.
Previous Visa Cancellations & Refusals
you might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused while you were in Australia.
Visa
Visa cost starts from AUD 47,755. You can include family members in this visa application, but an additional charge applies for each of the members included in the application.
The payment for this visa is required in 2 installments.
First installment is required at the time of the application. the 2nd installment is required when the Department of Home Affairs asks.
Application
you can apply for this visa either onshore or offshore, but you must be outside Australia at the time of the decision, unless you hold or held a Contributory Parent (Temporary) Visa subclass 173 or Visitor Visa subclass 600 before lodging your application.
any family members who are included in this visa application also must be in the same country as the main applicant when applying for this visa.
Processing
The Department of Home Affairs does not provide any specific time period within which visa applications will be processed under this category. However, on average, applications for this visa can take anywhere from 3-4 years.
The reason for this extended time frame is due to this category being subject to capping and queueing under the Migration program planning levels.
For 2019-20, the cap for this visa category has been set at 7,371 places. Note: These places are allocated to the entire Visa Category and not just this subclass.
This is a temporary visa that allows the older/aged parents to live in Australia for up to two years. This visa cannot be extended or renewed
If the parents want to stay in Australia permanently, they can apply for the permanent Contributory Aged Parent 864 visa after the temporary 884 visa is expired.
Eligibility
Sponsor
you must be sponsored by an eligible sponsor. Usually an eligible child is the sponsor. In case where the child is under 18, you can be sponsored by an eligible relative or community organization.
The Department of Home Affairs must approve the sponsorship.
Health requirement
you and any family members who apply for this visa with you must meet Australia’s health requirement. The Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
Balance of Family test
you must meet the balance of family test, which is:
- at least half of your children and step-children are eligible children, or
- there are more eligible children living in Australia than in any other single country
Character requirement
you and any family members who apply for this visa with you must meet Australia’s character requirement. The Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
Assurance of support
you must be able to obtain an assurance of support.
this is a measure to ensure you will not have to rely on government assistance once you arrive in Australia.
See detailed information on Assurance of Support.
Previous Visa Cancellations & Refusals
you might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused while you were in Australia.
Age
you must be old enough to receive the age pension in Australia. The pension age will be gradually increased from 65 to 67 years. See table >>
No further stay condition
the visa you currently hold must not have a no further stay condition on it.
Visa
Visa cost starts from AUD 33,285. You can include family members in this visa application, but an additional charge applies for each of the members included in the application.
The payment for this visa is required in 2 installments.
First installment is required at the time of the application. the 2nd installment is required when the Department of Home Affairs asks.
Application
you must be in Australia when you apply and at the time of the decision.
any family members who are included in this visa application also must be in Australia when applying for this visa.
Processing
The Department of Home Affairs does not provide any specific time period within which visa applications will be processed under this category. However, on average, applications for this visa can take anywhere from 3-4 years.
The reason for this extended time frame is due to this category being subject to capping and queueing under the Migration program planning levels.
This is a permanent visa that allows the older/aged parents to live in Australia.
The cost is significantly higher for this visa category, but you can split this cost by applying for temporary 884 visa first.
Eligibility
Sponsor
you must be sponsored by an eligible sponsor. Usually an eligible child is the sponsor. In case where the child is under 18, you can be sponsored by an eligible relative or community organization.
The Department of Home Affairs must approve the sponsorship.
Health requirement
you and any family members who apply for this visa with you must meet Australia’s health requirement. The Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
Balance of Family test
you must meet the balance of family test, which is:
- at least half of your children and step-children are eligible children, or
- there are more eligible children living in Australia than in any other single country
Character requirement
you and any family members who apply for this visa with you must meet Australia’s character requirement. The Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
Assurance of support
you must be able to obtain an assurance of support.
this is a measure to ensure you will not have to rely on government assistance once you arrive in Australia.
See detailed information on Assurance of Support.
Previous Visa Cancellations & Refusals
you might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused while you were in Australia.
Age
you must be old enough to receive the age pension in Australia. The pension age will be gradually increased from 65 to 67 years. See table >>
Visa
Visa cost starts from AUD 47,755. You can include family members in this visa application, but an additional charge applies for each of the members included in the application.
The payment for this visa is required in 2 installments.
First installment is required at the time of the application. the 2nd installment is required when the Department of Home Affairs asks.
Application
you must be in Australia when you apply and at the time of the decision.
any family members who are included in this visa application also must be in Australia when applying for this visa.
Processing
The Department of Home Affairs does not provide any specific time period within which visa applications will be processed under this category. However, on average, applications for this visa can take anywhere from 3-4 years.
The reason for this extended time frame is due to this category being subject to capping and queueing under the Migration program planning levels.
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