As an Australian citizen, permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen, you may be able to sponsor your family to live in Australia. You could potentially sponsor your spouse or partner, parents, children or other family members to migrate or remain in Australia whether they are off or on-shore. Mygration will carefully examine your family migration case and and find appropriate solution tailored to your situation.
We often see family visa clients whose cases have become complicated because they did not receive advice from a registered migration agent before attempting a “do it yourself “lodgement.
This is the most important visa of your life, let us help you determine your eligibility and necessary evidence so you can enjoy your time with your loved one without visa delays and complications.
There are two categories for partners of Australian citizens, permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens wishing to migrate to Australia.
The Partner visa subclasses are specifically designed for people who are either onshore or offshore and are either married or in a de facto relationship, or are offshore and are engaged to be married.
Onshore
If you and your partner are in a long-term relationship and they are here in Australia, you may be eligible to apply for subclass 820 and 801 visas. This allows them to remain here with your while their temporary visa is processed. If the relationship is ongoing, you are eligible to apply for the permanent stage of this visa after the prescribed waiting period provided you still meet the visa criteria.
Offshore
If your partner is overseas, you could be eligible to apply for the subclass 309 and 100 visas. Once the temporary stage of this visa is approved, your partner can come and live with you in Australia and apply for the permanent stage of the visa once you meet the required visa criteria.
Prospective marriage
Once approved, this visa will allow you to marry your partner in Australia within the 9-month validity timeframe of the approved subclass 300 visa.
You must be married or in a de facto relationship with:
Your marriage must be valid under Australian law. This means you must have parental permission if you are 16 or 17 years of age.
You must have been in a de facto relationship for at least 12 months.
The are many options for children to gain visas and be reunited with their Australian family. The child’s sponsor is usually their parent who is an Australian citizen, the holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or an eligible New Zealand citizen. In some cases, the spouse or de facto partner of the child’s parent can also sponsor the child and they must also be an Australian citizen, the holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or an eligible New Zealand citizen. Adopted or biological children can be eligible if they meet the prescribed criteria.
Dependent Child visa (subclass 445)
This temporary visa:
Child Visa (subclass 802)
Child Visa (subclass 101)
Dependent child Visa (subclass 445)
The child’s parent must hold a temporary Partner visa or a Dependent Child visa.
The child must:
Child Visa (subclasses 802 and 101)
Parent visas allow parents of Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizens to live temporarily / permanently in Australia with their children. Processing timelines for some family visas are more than 30 years so it is best to come and see us, so we can help you pick the most favourable visa option for your circumstances.
Parent visa (subclass 103)
This visa lets parents of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen to live in Australia permanently.
There can be long waiting times of up to 30 years for this visa.
Contributory parent visa (subclass 143)
This visa lets parents of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen live in Australia permanently.
You could apply for the Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 173) before this visa. Applying for the temporary visa and then this permanent visa costs more but the costs are spread across the two visas over a longer period of time.
You could also apply for a Parent visa (subclass 103). The subclass 103 visa costs less than this visa but there can be long waiting times of up to 30 years.
Aged Parent visa (subclass 804)
This visa lets parents of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen live in Australia permanently.
There can be long waiting times of up to 30 years for this visa.
Parent Visa (subclass 103)
Contributory Visa (subclass 143)
Aged parent visa (subclass 804)
You must:
You will need a relative visa if you want to move to Australia and live here permanently because:
If you only want to visit Australia for a short or temporary period of time, you will need a different kind of visa.
You must be:
You may be eligible to apply for a carer visa if you:
The person in need of care must:
