Visa Categories Family Migration
There are visa options for other family members to migrate to Australia both permanently and temporarily – these include remaining relatives, aged dependent relatives and carers of Australian citizens, permanent residents of Australia or eligible New Zealand citizens.
Remaining Relative Visa
This visa is for people who wish to migrate to Australia whose only immediate family are all resident in Australia and are Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens and who reside in Australia.
This visa requires you to be sponsored by an eligible relative (or your relative's eligible partner), in Australia.
This visa may be a suitable option for you if:
- you have a brother, sister, or parent who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen usually resident in Australia
- you and your partner have no brothers, sisters, non-dependent children, parents (or step-equivalents) other than those in Australia.
Your partner and other family members may be included in your application if they meet certain requirements. NOTE: If your partner has immediate family living outside Australia, you are not eligible for this visa.
You will also be required to obtain an Assurance of Support.
An Assurance of Support is a commitment to provide financial support so that the Applicant will not have to rely on any government forms of support. The assurance is also a legal commitment to the government to repay any benefits paid to Applicants they are not entitled to.
An Assurance of Support Bond is payable.
To apply within Australia you must hold a substantive visa and be in Australia when the visa is granted. If you apply outside Australia, you must be outside at the time the visa is granted.
Aged Dependent Relative Visa
This visa requires that the applicant is sponsored by their relative in Australia and is suitable for applicants that are:
- aged (age requirements apply)
- financially dependent on a relative in Australia
- single, having never married or entered into a de facto relationship, or are widowed, divorced or formally separated from their partner.
To meet the age requirements for this visa:
- men must be 65 years or older
- women should use the following table:
| Birth Date: |
Minimum Age |
| Before 1 July 1935 |
60 |
| 1 July 1935 – 31 December 1936 |
60.5 |
| 1 January 1937 – 30 June 1938 |
61 |
| 1 July 1938 – 31 December 1939 |
61.5 |
| 1 January 1940 – 30 June 1941 |
62 |
| 1 July 1941 – 31 December 1942 |
62.5 |
| 1 January 1943 – 30 June 1944 |
63 |
| 1 July 1944 - 31 December 1945 |
63.5 |
| 1 January 1946 – 30 June 1947 |
64 |
| 1 July 1947 - 31 December 1948 |
64.5 |
| 1 January 1949 and later |
65 |
Example: A woman born in 1949 will have to wait until 2014 (when they turn 65) before they can apply for this visa
Carer Visa
This visa is suitable for applicants who are needed to care for an Australian relative or a member of their family who has a medical condition and is a permanent resident of Australia. The applicant is required to be sponsored by their Australian relative or their Australian relative's partner.
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