PARENT VISAS

An Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen may sponsor a parent/s provided the Parent applicant satisfies a number of criteria, including the critical “balance of family test”. 

Parent visa subclasses:

• Aged Parent (Residence) Visa — (subclass 804)

• Parent (Migrant) Visa — (subclass 103)

• Contributory Parent (Temporary) Visa — (subclass 173)

• Contributory Aged Parent (Residence) Visa — (subclass 864)

• Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) Visa — (subclass 884)

Main differences:

Parent category:

• Significantly lower second VAC

• Lower Assurance of Support (AOS) bond

• Shorter AOS bond period

• Lower cost/longer wait option

Contributory Parent category:

• Significantly higher second VAC

• Higher AOS bond

• Longer AOS bond period

• Higher cost/shorter wait option

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Contributory Parent Diagram

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