See if you Qualify for an Australian Visa
Parent Visa Australia
The Australian Parent Visa is for Parents wishing to move to Australia to join their children who reside in Australia as permanent visa holders or Australian citizens. To apply for this visa Parents must meet the Balance of Family Test (*except for the 870 visa – see below). The Test requires a majority or equal number of children to be residents in Australia as holders of a Permanent visa or Australian passport.
Applicants must meet other visa criteria such as passing health and character tests. Sponsors (Children or an organisation) must lodge an Assurance of Support bond as part of application. Assurance of Support is a legal commitment to repay social security payments should they be claimed by the applicants during the assurance of support period.
The most popular Parent Visa is the Contributory Parent Visa. The average cost for two people being in the region of AUD$93,000. This is a Permanent Residency Visa which comes with work rights.
Emigrate to Australia at Taylor Hampton Solicitors can help you and your sponsor to go through the entire process for the Australian Parent Visa application. Our Staff have over ten years of hands on experience in handling Parent visa applications. We help you with all parts of the application from start to finish and even beyond this if needed.
We charge a flat fee and so once you start with us, you know that you have someone alongside you for the whole process. We also look at the best Visa options for you according to your circumstances. We also keep up to date on any changes in Migration Policy that may occur during the processing of your Application to move to Australia. Please call us on 0207 427 5290 or fill out the enquiry form and we can discuss the best options for a smooth visa process to Australia.
Parent Visa Australia – Parent Visa Options
Contributory Parent Visa (Permanent) Subclass 143
This visa is for Parents of children who are settled in Australia. The main qualifying factor is meeting the family balance test which require applicants to have a majority or equal number of children residing in Australia as Australian Citizens or Australian Permanent Visa holders. As the name suggests the Parent Visa Australia Subclass 143 requires a ”Contribution” to be made to the Australian Government by the applicants. This payment is non-refundable and currently stands at $43,600 per adult. This is also called a second visa instalment. This payment is on top of the initial application fee and is payable once a pre-grant Visa letter is issued. Emigrate-to-Australia at Taylor Hampton Solicitors can assist you with the Parent Visa application process from start to finish. Please call us to find out about how we can help you process a Parent Visa for Australia or email us: [email protected]
Contributory Parent Visa (Temporary) Subclass 173
This is a temporary version of the Contributory Parent Visa valid for 2 years. The advantage of this Visa is that it splits the contribution payment into two payments but might not necessarily get you into Australia quicker. The contribution payment at the moment is $29,130 (second visa instalment). Applicants wishing to upgrade their Parent visa to Permanent Residency, must pay the remaining amount as part of the permanent visa stage. You need to have a Child to Sponsor you who has been settled in Australia as a Permanent Resident or Citizen. Emigrate-to-Australia at Taylor Hampton Solicitors can assist you with the Parent Visa application process from start to finish. Please call us to find out about how we can help you process a Parent Visa for Australia or email us: [email protected]
Contributory Aged Parent Visa (Permanent) Subclass 864
The 864 Visa is a permanent residency visa and can be applied for onshore. A ”Contribution” needs to be made to the Australian Government. This payment is non- refundable and is between $16,545 and $43,600 (second visa instalment) depending on which Visa the applicant has had at the time of application. This Visa is available to people who are over the age of the Pension Age in Australia. The updated information on pension age in Australia can be access here https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/age-pension/who-can-get-it . To apply for this visa, you need to be a holder of a Substantive Visa ( for example a Tourist visa) without any stay limitations on it (such as condition 8506 – “no further stay”) and apply while physically in Australia and within validity of the Substantive Visa. You need to have a Child to Sponsor you who has been settled in Australia as a Permanent Resident or Citizen. Emigrate-to-Australia at Taylor Hampton Solicitors can assist you with the Parent Visa application process from start to finish. Please call us to find out about how we can help you process a Parent Visa for Australia or email us: [email protected]
Contributory Parent Visa (Temporary) Subclass 884
This Visa is available to people who are over the age of the Pension Age in Australia. To apply for this visa, you need to be a holder of a Substantive Visa without any stay limitations on it (such as condition 8506 – “no further stay”) and apply while physically in Australia and within validity of the Substantive Visa. This is a temporary version of the Contributory Parent Visa for 2 years. The advantage of this is that it splits the payment for a Parent Visa into two payments and can potentially get you the visa quicker. The contribution payment being $29,130 ( second visa instalment). Applicants wishing to switch their Parent visa to Permanent Residency, must pay the remaining amount as part of the permanent visa stage. You will need to have a Child to Sponsor you who has been settled in Australia as a Permanent Resident or Citizen. Emigrate-to-Australia at Taylor Hampton Solicitors can assist you with the Parent Visa application process from start to finish. Please call us to find out about how we can help you process a Parent Visa for Australia or email us: [email protected]
Parent Visa (Permanent) Subclass 103
This is the traditional Parent Visa Australia applied for by any age group of applicants from outside Australia. The Parent Visa 103 has the big advantage of not needing the Contribution but since those applications are capped and queued, there is approximately a 30 year wait for the application to be processed. As with any other Parent visa application, you need to have a Child to Sponsor you who has been settled in Australia as a Permanent Resident or Citizen.
Parent Visa (Permanent) Subclass 804
This Visa is available to people who are over the age of the Pension Age in Australia. The updated information on pension age in Australia can be access here https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/age-pension/who-can-get-it To apply for this visa, you need to be a holder of a Substantive Visa without any stay limitations on it (such as condition 8506 – “no further stay”) and apply while physically in Australia and within validity of the Substantive Visa. As those visas are capped and queued, at the moment these applications are taking approximately 30 years to process. You will need to have a Child to Sponsor you who has been settled in Australia as a Permanent Resident or Citizen. Emigrate-to-Australia at Taylor Hampton Solicitors can assist you with the Parent Visa application process from start to finish. Please call us to find out about how we can help you process a Parent Visa for Australia or email us: [email protected]
Sponsored Parent (Temporary 5 year) Visa Subclass 870
This is a new Visa subclass which was introduced in July 2019. This visa is for Parents of Australian children (Citizens or Permanent residents) who wish to relocate to Australia on a temporary basis. The visa allows parents to stay in Australia temporarily for a period of up to five years at a time. This visa can be renewed allowing the parent to stay in Australia for up to 10 years in total. The parent must depart Australia for at least 90 days before re-applying for another Visa.
To apply for the Visa, the Parent must be sponsored by the child (“parent sponsor”) who is:
• their biological, adoptive or step-child (must be in a married/de-facto relationship with the child’s biological parent)
• over the age of 18
• is an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or Eligible New Zealand Citizen
• has been lawfully residing in Australia for at least 4 years
• meets the income threshold
The sponsor must provide evidence of lawful residency in Australia for at least 4 years ( time spent on Bridging Visas do not count) and must have a “taxable income” of no less than AUD$83,454.80 in the most recently completed income year prior to the sponsorship application date.
The sponsor must have no debts to the Commonwealth and must provide police clearance certificates as part of the sponsorship application process.
The Parent visa application must be lodged at least 6 months of sponsorship being approved.
The applicant Parent must have access to sufficient funds to cover their stay in Australia, must have adequate arrangements for health insurance, does not have any outstanding public health debts without appropriate arrangements to pay those debts and meets public interest criteria, including health and character criteria.
Current Visa application fee:
Sponsorship: AUD$420
Visa application cost:
• up to 3 years: AUD$5,000
• up to 5 years: AUD$10,000
The average visa processing times are between 2- 4 months.
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Parent Visa Australia- Visa Places Allocation
In the current 2020 – 2021 Migration Program there have been 4,500 places allocated to Parent (Non-Contributory and Contributory) Visas subclasses 103 and 804 and subclasses 173/143 and 884/864. Once the Department of Immigration has reached the allocated visa numbers, no further visa grants will be issued in the given financial year, which in Australia, runs from 1st July .
To discuss your individual case and circumstances and how we can help, please contact us on 0207 427 5290. You may also email us: [email protected] or fill in the form on the right hand side and we will be in touch shortly.
Emigrate to Australia is part of Taylor Hampton Solicitors, a SRA regulated law firm based in the UK. We are not part of the Australian Immigration and Border Protection Department. We provide legal assistance with the Australian visa application process