Facts To Know About Immigration Parent Visa

Thanks to Australia’s immigration Parent Visa, immigrants who have obtained permanent residency in either Australia or New Zealand can sponsor their parents to migrate to the country. Here is some more information on this topic.

Parent Visa Categories

In general, Parent Visas can be divided into three main categories. These categories include:

Parents Under Australia’s Official Retirement Age (Non-contributory)

As a parent, if you are under Australia’s office retirement age, you must apply for a Parent Visa off-shore or outside Australia. Additionally, you must pass the family balance of family test and have an assurer to offer an assurance of financial support.

Parents Over Australia’s Official Retirement Age

If you are over the Australia’s official pension age, you may be able to apply for a Parent Visa both within and outside Australia. However, similar to a parent who is under Australia’s official retirement age, you must have an assurer, be sponsored and pass the balance of family test. Additionally, this type of visa is subject to capping and queuing. Because of this, this type of visa may take up to 30 years to be processed.

Contributory Parent Visas

If you do not with to wait as long as 30 years for your Parent Visa, you can apply for a Contributory Parent Visas. Because this type of visa has no capping limit and queuing requirements, the processing time ranges anywhere from 41 to 44 months, according to Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs website. However, this type of visa is relatively expensive. More specifically, to apply for a Contributory Parent Visa, you would need to pay $43,600 AUD. At the same time, you must pay a financial bond of $10,000 AUD for the main applicant and $4,000 AUD per every adult applicant. If you are unable to make a lump-sum payment, you can apply for a two-year temporary visa, allowing you to split the payment into two equal amounts. In other words, this option would allow you to pay half of the cost upfront, and the balance within two years in order to become a permanent resident.

Eligibility Criteria

For your Parent Visa application to be successful, you must meet all the set requirements. In particular, you must have a sponsor, assurance of support, meet the age requirements and pass the family balance test.

Conclusion

A Parent Visa is basically a type of visa that immigrants who have obtained permanent residency in Australia or New Zealand can use to sponsor their parents to migrate to Australia. The two main categories of Australia’s Parent Visas include contributory and non-contributory Parent Visas.