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Parent visa belongs to a category of family visa. There are many Australian family visas and parent visa is one of them.
Parent Visa is offered to applicants who have eligible child/ children reside in Australia as an Australian citizen, a permanent resident, or an eligible citizen of New Zealand. Applicants must meet the balance of family test at the time of application and at the time of decision.
This requires that:
Half of the applicant’s children must be settled Australian citizens or permanent residents or
All children of the parent and the parent’s current partner, including adopted and step children must be included in the balance of family test. Step children of a former partner can be counted in limited circumstance.
The sponsor must show evidence that they have been lawfully present in Australia for at least two years at the time of application
This requires that the visa applicant be an aged parent. The definition of aged is 66 years and 6 months as of (1st July 2021). A benefit of the Aged Parent Visa subclass 804 is that; it can be lodged onshore.
Applicants must meet the balance of family test. All children of the parent and the parent’s current partner, including adopted and step children must be included in the balance of family test. Step children of a former partner can be counted in limited circumstance.
An assurance of support must be paid for in relation to all applications.
All applicants must meet health and character requirements.
There is an option of ‘Contributory Parent Visa subclass 864’ which assures faster processing of immigration at a higher cost.
When applying for an aged parent visa (subclass 804), a contributory aged parent visa (subclass 864) or a contributory aged parent visa – temporary (subclass 884) the applicant must be in Australia at the time of application and at the time of grant.
This requires that the visa applicant be an aged parent. Contributory Aged Parent visa is beneficial as it can be lodged onshore.
Applicants must meet the balance of family test. All children of the parent and the parent’s current partner, including adopted and step children must be included in the balance of family test. Step children of a former partner can be counted in limited circumstance.
An assurance of support must be paid for in relation to all applications.
All applicants must meet health and character requirements.
This visa is subject to an additional ‘contribution’ which is a 2nd instalment paid to the Department prior to the visa grant. The 2nd instalment is a significant amount of money, which is subject to increases each year.
This is a temporary aged contributory parent visa. Please talk to expert about this visa option.
This requires that the visa applicant be an aged parent. The definition of aged is 66 years and 6 months as of (1st July 2021). A benefit of the Aged Parent Visa is that it can be lodged onshore.
Applicants must meet the balance of family test. All children of the parent and the parent’s current partner, including adopted and step children must be included in the balance of family test. Step children of a former partner can be counted in limited circumstance.
An assurance of support must be paid for in relation to all applications.
All applicants must meet health and character requirements.
There is an option of Offshore Contributory Parent Visa which assures faster processing of immigration at a higher cost.
Applicants must meet the balance of family test. All children of the parent and the parent’s current partner, including adopted and step children must be included in the balance of family test. Step children of a former partner can be counted in limited circumstance.
An assurance of support must be paid for in relation to all applications.
All applicants must meet health and character requirements.
This visa is subject to an additional ‘contribution’ which is a 2nd instalment paid to the Department prior to the visa grant. The 2nd instalment is a significant amount of money, which is subject to increases each year.
This is a temporary contributory offshore parent visa. Please talk to expert about this visa subclass
When applying for a parent visa (subclass 103), a contributory parent visa (subclass 143) or a contributory parent visa – temporary (subclass 173) the applicant can be inside or outside of Australia at the time of application and must be outside of Australia at the time of grant.
Temporary Parent visa for applicants who do not pass the balance of family test. A sponsored parent visa – temporary (subclass 870) is a temporary visa that allows a parent to stay in Australia for either 3 years or 5 years, depending on which option they select.
The sponsor must first be approved before a sponsored parent visa application can be lodged. It is possible to apply for further visas allowing the parent to stay in Australia for up to 10 years in total. There is no pathway to permanent residency when using this option.
Sponsor must need to pass the income threshold criteria.
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Your Birthdate
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Your Age Pension age
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Date of Age Pension age change
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1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955
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66 years
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1 July 2019
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1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956
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66 years and 6 months
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1 July 2021
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On or after 1 January 1957
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67 years
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1 July 2023
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