This temporary visa lets a parent of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen visit Australia for up to 3 or 5 years. The parent can apply for further visas to visit up to a maximum period in Australia of 10 years.
You cannot work on this visa.
The parent must be sponsored by their biological, legal child There is no balance of family test or Assurance of Support requirements for this visa.
Your sponsorship can cover up to 2 parents per household at a time.
Be suitable to sponsor
To be eligible as a Parent Sponsor, you must be at least 18 years of age and be the child of
the prospective visa applicant (or the child’s spouse or de facto partner).
You must also be:
– an Australian citizen, or
– an Australian permanent resident usually resident in Australia for at least 4 years
or eligible New Zealand citizen usually resident in Australia for at least 4 years, and
– you have not been unlawful or held a bridging visa (other than a bridging visa A, B or
C) during the last 4 years
If you are sponsoring your Partner’s parents, your Partner must also be an Australian citizen,
Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.
The sponsor must pass the income test
You must pass the income test. To pass the income test, your taxable income for the most recent completed taxable income year prior to the date of lodgement of the sponsorship application, must be at least equal to, or greater than AUD83,454.80. If you can’t pass the income test yourself, you can combine your taxable income with your partner and/or another child of the prospective visa applicant who is an Australian citizen,