Aged Parent visa (subclass 804)

on

Aged Parent visa (subclass 804)

Features

This visa lets parents of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen living in Australia permanently.
There can be long waiting times of up to 30 years for this visa.




Eligibility
You must:
  • have a child who is an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible
         New Zealand citizen
  • Be old enough to receive the Australian aged pension
  • At least half of your children must live in Australia or more of your children live in Australia than any other country
 Length of stay
  • Permanently

The process

​

Information about processing this visa

  • There is a high demand for permanent family visas but a limited number of places available each financial year.
  • Applications are processed in the order in which they are lodged. When the limit is reached, no more visas are granted in the financial year.
Calculate how many people are in the queue:
  • If your application meets the main eligibility criteria, it is placed in a queue for a visa place to become available.
  • The Parent Visa Queue Calculator is an online tool that lets you estimate how many people are ahead of you in the queue.
  • Your application will not be moved up the queue even if there are compelling and compassionate circumstances.
Other parent visas have faster processing times :
Instead of this visa, you might consider:

Eligibility

​Your child in Australia:
  • Your child must be a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.
 Age:
  • You must be at the age where you are eligible for an Age Pension in Australia. Information on the pension age is available on the Department of Social Services website.
​Sponsor:
  • You must be sponsored. Usually, this will be your child who must be:
  • 18 years old or older
  • a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.
  • If your child is under 18.
  • A sponsor can sponsor more than one parent for this visa.
  • Sponsors have financial and other responsibilities.
Balance-of-family test
You must meet the balance-of-family test. This means that:
  • at least half of your children live permanently in Australia
or
  • more of your children live permanently in Australia than in anyone other countries.
​Assurance of Support
  • You must be able to get an Assurance of Support
Health
  • You must meet our health requirement.
​Character
  • You must meet our character requirement.
Debts
  • You must have repaid, or have arranged to repay, any outstanding debts to the Australian government.
Cancelled visas
  • You might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa canceled or refused while you were in Australia.

The visa

​What you can do
This is a permanent visa. It lets you:
  • stay in Australia indefinitely
  • work and study in Australia
  • enroll in Medicare, Australia's scheme for health-related care and expenses
  • sponsor eligible relatives for permanent residence
  • travel to and from Australia for five years
  • apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible.
  • Information about social security payments.
​Location
  • You must be in Australia when you apply for the visa and when a decision is made.
​How long the visas last
  • This is a permanent visa – it lasts indefinitely.
  • The visa starts on the day it is granted.
​Family
  • You can include your partner and your or your partner’s child or step-child in your application.
  • Family members who are granted the visa have the same rights and can do the same things as you
​Your obligations
  • You and your family members must comply with Australian laws and your visa conditions.
Travel
  • You can travel in and out of Australia as many times as you want for up to five years after the visa is granted.
For more info:
https://www.xiphiasimmigration.com/australia-spouse.html