This visa lets parents of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen to live in Australia permanently.

There can be long waiting times of up to 30 years for this visa.​​​​

Eligibility

• must have a child who is an Australian citizen, permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen
• at least half or more of children must live in Australia than in any other country

This visa lets parents of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen to stay in Australia for a period of up to 3 or 5 years. Applicants can apply for a second 5-year visa after departing Australia for a period of at least 90 consecutive days.

This is temporary visa and it is not a pathway to permanent residence. It is included here for information only and further details about this visa can be found in the visitor visas section.

Eligibility

• have a child who is an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen at least 18 years old
• have an approved sponsor who is be the biological, adoptive, or step child of the parent
• have genuine access to funds sufficient to meet the costs and expenses of intended stay in Australia
• maintain adequate health insurance for the duration of the stay in Australia

This visa lets parents of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen live in Australia permanently.

There can be long waiting times of up to 30 years for this visa.

Eligibility

• 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 or more of children must live in Australia than in any other country

These visas let parents of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen live in Australia temporarily.

Applying for a temporary visa before the permanent visa lets spread the costs of migration over a number of years.

If granted a Contributory Parent Temporary visa and want to stay in Australia permanently, a person can then apply for a Contributory Parent Permanent visa.

A person could also apply for a Parent visa. The Parent visa costs less than this visa but there can be long waiting times of up to 30 years.