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Parent Visa for Australia

Parents may be able to migrate to Australia using a Parent Visa if they have a child in Australia who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.

There are 3 categories of Parent Visas:

• Parent Category
  To apply for migration to Australia as a parent, you must be sponsored. Generally you will be sponsored by your child, who must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.
• Contributory Parent
  The Contributory Parent Visa category was introduced in mid-2003 to allow the expansion of the Parent Migration Program on the basis that applicants pay a higher visa application charge and a larger Assurance of Support (AoS) bond (with a longer AoS period).
• Sponsored Parent
  The Sponsored Parent (Temporary) Visa (Subclass 870) was introduced in early 2019 and enables parents to live temporarily in Australia for either 3 or 5 years, and for no more than 10 years in total.

 Do You Qualify For A Parent Visa?