Parent Visas

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 You can apply for a parent visa if you have any children living in Australia and would like to travel and remain with them in Australia.

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Parent visa (subclass 103)

This visa will allow  parents of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen to live in Australia permanently.There can be long waiting times of up to 30 years for this visa.​​​​ In order to apply for this visa you must have a child who is an Australian citizen, permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen. At least half of your children must live in Australia or more of your children live in Australia than any other country.

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Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 173)​

This visa lets parents of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New

Zealand citizen live in Australia temporarily.

If you are granted this visa and want to stay in Australia permanently, you can then apply for a Contributory Parent visa (subclass 143).

Applying for this temporary subclass 173 visa before the permanent subclass 143 visa lets you spread the costs of your migration over a number of years.

Eligibility

​You must have a child who is an Australian citizen, permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen.

At least half of your children must live in Australia or more of your children live in Australia than any other country.

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Contributory Parent visa (subclass 143)

This is also a permanent visa. It is processed faster but costs more than subclass 103 visa.

This visa allows the parents of Australian citizens, permanent residents and eligible New Zealand citizens to migrate permanently to Australia. Contributory Parent visa applicants pay an additional charge to the Australian government, in exchange for faster visa processing.

Visa Requirements:

• Have a child who is an eligible Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealand citizen.

• Meet the balance of family test. This requires that at least half of your children reside in Australia, or more of your children reside in Australia than in any other single country. You are not required to meet this test if you hold an eligible subclass 173 Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa.

• Pay an additional contributory charge to the Australian Government immediately prior to the grant of your visa.

• Your child must meet all the requirements. 

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Aged Parent visa (subclass 804)

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This visa will let parents of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen live in Australia permanently.There can be long waiting times of up to 30 years for this visa.

Requirements

You must:

• have a child who is an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen

• be old enough to receive the Australian aged pension

• At least half of your children must live in Australia or more of your children live in Australia than any other country

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Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 884)

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This visa will allow parents of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen live in Australia temporarily.If you are granted this visa and want to stay in Australia permanently, you can then apply for a Contributory Aged Parent visa (subclass 864). Applying for this temporary subclass 884 visa before the permanent subclass 864 visa lets you spread the costs of your migration over a number of years.

Requirements

You must:

• have a child who is an Australian citizen, permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen

• be old enough to receive the Australian aged pension.

• At least half of your children must live in Australia or more of your children live in Australia than any other country.

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Contributory Aged Parent visa (subclass 864)

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This visa lets parents of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen live in Australia permanently.You could apply for the Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 884) before this visa. Applying for the temporary visa and then this permanent visa costs more but the costs are spread across the two visas over a longer period of time.You could also apply for an Aged Parent visa (subclass 804). The subclass 804 visa costs less than this visa but there can be long waiting times of up to 30 years.

Requirements

You must:

• have a child who is an Australian citizen, permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen

• be old enough to receive the Australian aged pension

• At least half of your children must live in Australia or more of your children live in Australia than any other country.

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