This visa allows an aged parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen to stay in Australia.

Visa type

Permanent

Cost of Application

From AUD6,490, can be paid in 2 instalments.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following requirements-

• For applicants: Be sponsored by an Australian citizen or Australian Permanent resident or Eligible New Zealand citizen who is settled in Australia and is more than 18 years old
• For applicants: Be old enough to receive the age pension in Australia
• Meet the balance-of-family test (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)
• Obtain assurance of support (this assures the Australian government that the applicant will not have to rely on government assistance after they enter Australia on this visa)
• Meet the  health requirement
• Meet the character requirement
• Pay debts to the Australian Government if taken
• Sign the Australian Values Statement
• Not have had a visa cancelled or a previous application refused
• Be in the best interests of any applicants under 18
• For sponsors: be a suitable sponsor (see ‘suitable sponsor’ below)

Suitable Sponsor

To sponsor an applicant for this visa, you must be:

• An Australian citizen or Australian Permanent resident or Eligible New Zealand citizen
• Settled in Australia
• 18+ years of age or older

Usually, you would sponsor your parents for this visa. You can sponsor more than one parent. 

Alternative sponsorship arrangements

You can sponsor a visa applicant on behalf of a child under 18 if you are:

• An Australian citizen or Australian Permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen, and
• Settled in Australia, and
• 18+ years of age or older

You must be:

• The child’s cohabiting spouse, or 
• The child's relative or guardian, or 
• A relative or guardian of the child's cohabiting spouse

Or your community organisation can sponsor an applicant where:

• There is a relationship between the organisation and the applicant's child
• A senior representative of the organisation agrees to sponsor the applicant
• The organisation is lawfully established in Australia
• The organisation has been actively operating in Australia for at least one year
• The organisation can meet its financial commitments

The recipient of this visa can stay in Australia indefinitely.