Contributory Aged Parent Visa (Subclass 884)

Parent visas enable Australian citizens, permanent residents and eligible New Zealand citizens to sponsor their parents to migrate to Australia. They can apply for a parent visa if they meet the balance of family test (have equal to or a greater number of children living permanently in Australia than any other countries) and can be sponsored by at least one of their children living in Australia. In addition to this, the Sponsor is required to be a settled Australian citizen or permanent resident, meaning they have lived in Australia at least two years prior to the application.

This is a temporary visa enables parents or step-parents of settled Australian citizens, permanent residents, and New Zealand citizens to move to Australia for up to two years. You must be old enough to receive the age pension in Australia. You must be sponsored by an eligible sponsor. Eligible sponsor can be your child or an eligible relative or community organisation. You can be in or outside of Australia when you apply and time of decision. You can include members of the family unit in your application when you apply.

You can apply for a permanent visa (Subclass 143) after obtaining this visa.  Aim of this visa is to spread the cost of permanent visa over a number of years by applying in 2 steps.

Apart from the initial application fee there is an additional fee involves. The additional fee costs from AUD31,980. There is also an additional charge for each family member who applies with you. You can pay for this visa in two instalments. You can pay for the first instalment when you apply and second instalment when you are asked by the immigration. 

You must:

  • Meet The balance of family test – You meet this requirement if at least half of your children live permanently in Australia or you have more children that are permanent residents in Australia than any other overseas country. 
  • Have no previous visa cancellation or refusal
  • Meet certain health and character requirements
  • Not have already applied for or hold a Sponsored Parent (Temporary) (Subclass 870) visa when applying for this visa

Contributory Aged Parent Visa (Subclass 864)

This is a permanent visa enables aged parents or step-parents of settled Australian citizens, permanent residents, and New Zealand citizens to move to Australia. You must be sponsored by an eligible sponsor. Eligible sponsor can be your child or an eligible relative or community organisation. You must be old enough to receive the age pension in Australia in order to apply for this visa.

Apart from the initial application fee there is an additional fee involves. The additional fee costs from AUD47,825. There is also an additional charge for each family member who applies with you. You can pay for this visa in two instalments. You can pay for the first instalment when you apply and second instalment when you are asked by the immigration. 

You must:

  • Meet The balance of family test – You meet this requirement if at least half of your children live permanently in Australia or you have more children that are permanent residents in Australia than any other overseas country.
  • Have Assurance of Support – You must have an assurer to provide you with financial support so that you do not have to rely on social security payments. The assurer can be the sponsoring child or his/her partner or an organization. The assurer must pay a refundable security bond before the visa is approved. Assurance of support can be provided up to two people.
  • Have no previous visa cancellation or refusal
  • Meet certain health and character requirements.
  • Not have already applied for or hold a Sponsored Parent (Temporary) (Subclass 870) visa when applying for this visa