CHILD VISAS + RELATED FAMILY VISAS

Child

This allows a child to remain in Australia, with their parent who is also their sponsor. The parent must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen. The parent acts as a sponsor for the child and can lodge the visa application on behalf of the child. A child can be younger than 18 years of age, a full-time student between 18 and 25 years of age, or is unable to work due to a disability and is dependent on the sponsoring parent. A child is single (does not have a spouse, is not engaged to be married, and does not have a de facto partner). The sponsored child can include their own dependent children in this application.

Adoption

The child must be under 18 years old and must have been adopted or in the process of being adopted by an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen and must be sponsored by that person.

The child must be outside of Australia while the Visa application is being processed. If the adoption is being processed by a territory or state adoption agency, you are allowed to complete the Visa application before the adoption is finalised.

Contact us to book a consultation and discuss the above with our team.

Useful tips

Australia is always very protective of children and in most categories the assigned case officer will expect the non-migrating biological parent to provide the necessary permission for their child to travel to Australia to take up a temporary or permanent visa.

Child Visas + Other Family Related Visas

Family

New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship Visa

The purpose of this visa is to allow non-New Zealand citizens to travel to and live in Australia with a New Zealand citizen family member who is a Special Category visa holder. You must be related to the Special Category visa holder as one of the following:

their spouse
their (or their spouse’s) dependent child
the dependent child of their (or their spouse’s) dependent child
Other dependents may also be included in the application if they meet certain requirements.

Remaining Relative visa

This visa allows someone outside Australia whose only near relatives are living in Australia to live in Australia as a permanent resident. You and your partner cannot have any other brothers, sisters, parents (or step equivalents), or non-dependent children other than those who are usually resident in Australia and are Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens.

You must be sponsored by an eligible sponsor. Your sponsor must be your brother, sister, parent (or step-equivalent) or their partner, who are settled and usually resident in Australia and they must be one of the following:

an Australian citizen
an Australian permanent resident
an eligible New Zealand citizen
You must have a commitment by a person or an organisation prepared to provide you with an Assurance of Support.

Carer visa

This visa is for someone who needs to move to Australia to care for a relative in Australia with a long-term or permanent medical condition, or assist a relative providing care to a member of their family unit with a long-term or permanent medical conditions.

The relative must require the assistance for a period of two years and must not be able to reasonably obtain the required care from any other relative in Australia or from Australian welfare, hospital, nursing, or community services.

You must, obviously, be willing, able, and have a genuine intention to provide the required ongoing care or assistance.

Aged Dependent Relative visa

This visa is for some older people to migrate to Australia if they rely on an eligible relative in Australia to provide financial support.

Applicants must be sponsored by the relative on whom they are financially dependent or the spouse or de facto partner of their relative.

The sponsoring relative or relative’s partner must be 18 years of age or older, usually reside in Australia and have done so for the past two years, as an Australian citizen, permanent resident or Eligible New Zealand citizen.

Contact us to book a consultation and discuss the above with our team.