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Are you wanting to reunite with your loved ones in Australia after years of not being together? Whether it’s your children you want to sponsor or a partner you want to live with in Australia permanently, obtaining a specific family visa is your ticket.
But first, you need to know which family visa type is best for you, the basic eligibility requirements, and other information you need to know about to secure a family visa. Here, we’ll pull the curtain on what are the crucial steps and processes you have to learn to make that dream of reunification a reality very soon!
Family visas are a visa type that allows Australian citizens and permanent residents to bring eligible family members to Australia and live here temporarily or permanently.
Most common applicants for a family visa are children, partners, and parents of a sponsoring Australian citizen or permanent resident. Under certain conditions, other family relatives may also apply and qualify for a family visa, including grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles, and even cousins.
There are specific visa types and requirements for different family members. The application itself can either be temporary or permanent, as well as for purposes such as tourism, work, education, or caregiving to an ailing Australian family member.
Explore more of the different family visa options below and determine which type best applies to your situation.
Partner Migration Onshore (820 & 801) is a permanent visa for applicants who are in a serious relationship with an Australian citizen/permanent resident. This visa allows you to live and work permanently in Australia with your partner.
The Partner Migration Offshore ( 309 and 100 ) visas are permanent residence visas for people who are either married to or in a committed de facto relationship with an Australian citizen/permanent resident, who lives outside Australia.
There are a number of contributory parent visas available to parents who wish to live in Australia with their children. These include the Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 173), the Contributory Parent (Migrant) visa (subclass 143), the Contributory Aged Parent (Residence) visa (subclass 864), and many more.
There are two types of carer visas that allow you to work in Australia: the 836 visa and the 116 visa. The 836 visa is for people who have been offered a job in Australia, while the 116 visa is for people who have been invited to apply for a job in Australia.
There are many family and child migration visas available to people who want to migrate to Australia. The type of visa that you apply for will depend on your relationship with the person who is sponsoring you, as well as your own personal circumstances.
The Visitor Visa (600) is a short stay family visit visa that allows you to visit Australia for tourism or business purposes. This visa is valid for up to 12 months and may allow you to enter Australia multiple times.
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If you need to apply for a visa and want every aspect of your application process as smooth as possible, speak to the best migration lawyer Sydney has to offer from Parish Patience. With the law firm’s long history of fulfilling dreams of permanent residency for our clients, rest assured that you and your visa application are in the hands of top immigration lawyers Sydney permanent residents and citizens trust, who will make it their sworn duty to fight for your case right from the start. Contact us today!
Got some more specific questions about business visa requirements to Australia? Here are some
of the most common ones alongside our responses.
Yes! You can bring your immediate family members (dependents) to Australia, such as your parents, de facto partner, or children. They must be included in your visa application.
A visitor visa under Subclass 600 allows qualified applicants to visit Australia as a tourist and visit family members and/or friends. In order to qualify and stay for up to 12 months as a tourist/visitor, you must fulfill the following checklist requirements:
•Identification documents, such as birth certificates and copy of passport
•If or have been married/widowed/divorced – marriage certificate, divorce papers, death certificate
•Police certificates from every country you’ve ever been to as a character requirement
• At least two (2) passport-sized photos
• Health insurance coverage
• Medical Certificate
• For dependents under 18, birth certificate/family book containing applicant’s parents’ names, or adoption papers if applicable
• Proof of intent to visit Australia only temporarily, such as financial capability to stay and leave
• Australia after visit, such as payslips, bank and credit card statements.
• Letter of invitation from a sponsoring family or relative in australia, detailing your purpose of visit, relationship with them, length of stay, etc.
• Demonstrate need to return to home country, such as employment, schooling, and proof of financial stability.
• If your sponsor is shouldering the expenses of your entire stay, your sponsor must also show their financial capacity
If you wish to live and work in Australia’s regional areas under a family-sponsored visa 491, you must meet the following key requirements, namely:
• Be under 45 years of age
Your skilled occupation must be included in the skilled occupation list
• Your English proficiency must at least be ‘Competent English’
• Must have a positive skills assessment on your nominated occupation conducted by a skills-assessing authority
• Obtain at least 65 points (ideally more) to secure an invitation for application
• You must receive a nomination from an eligible relative
• You must be of excellent health and have no criminal history of any kind.
In regards with visa applications, your de facto partner/spouse and children are members of the family unit. For relatives, they can be considered members if they almost always live with you, have no partner or children, and are mostly dependent on you financially and physically.
You can apply for an Australian family visa as a tourist/visitor under Subclass 600. To qualify, you must be invited by a sponsoring relative or family member and disclose the purpose of your visit, length of stay, etc. After that, you must submit all necessary documents to give the Department confidence that you will only visit Australia temporarily and not overstay unlawfully.
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