Family Visas

Parent Visas are offered to applicants who have an eligible child or children residing in Australia, as an Australian citizen, a permanent resident, or an eligible New Zealand citizen. This category of Family Visa is mandatorily sponsored by children residing in this nation. Parent visas are issued for both working and aged parents. Applicants immigrating on this visa option might take up employment in Australia. Few Parent visas are initially offered for temporary settlement, which could be changed to a permanent visa subject to your application.

There is an option for ‘Contributory Parent Visa’, which assures faster processing of immigration though at a higher cost. It may be noted that every year a limited number of Parent Visas are issued by Australian immigration authorities. For this reason, there is a queue of application and you may have to wait for your turn.

Partners of Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and eligible New Zealand citizens are eligible to immigrate to Australia. The following are considered “partners” in Australian immigration law: Fiancé(e)s Married partners; and De facto partners including same-sex marriages.

If you are engaged to an Australian citizen or permanent resident, then you may enter Australia on a Prospective Marriage Visa (Subclass 130) and marry your intended. Persons engaged to eligible New Zealand citizens may also come to Australia on a Prospective Marriage Visa (Subclass 130). If you enter the country on this fiancé visa named: Prospective Marriage visa subclass 300, then you must marry within nine months from date of entry and prior to lodging an onshore Partner visa subclass 820/801.

Like a Parent Visa, a Child Visa is also issued under several sub-classes. In general, the sponsorship of a child visa is necessary to be done by a parent who is permanently settled in Australia, a citizen of this country, or a qualified New Zealand citizen. If the child concerned is in Australia, he/ she could immigrate as a permanent resident, dependent child, or orphaned relative. In the event that the concerned child is an offshore secondary applicant, a dependent child visa, adoption visa, or orphaned relative visa may be sought.