This visa lets parents of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident (PR) or eligible New Zealand citizen to stay in Australia temporarily 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.

Applications for this visa are open from 1 July 2019 and Parent Sponsor must be approved before an application can be lodged.

Eligibility

• meet health and character requirements
• have a child who is an Australian citizen, PR or a New Zealand citizen at least 18 years old
• have an approved Parent 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
• pay visa application charges

Conditions

• visa applicants cannot include their family members in visa application
• current or previous visa holders who have not departed Australia are prevented from applying for permanent parent visas
• ‘no work’ condition is applied

Parent Sponsor Requirements

• be the biological, adoptive, or step child of the parent, the parent of a deceased spouse or de facto parent
• be an Australian citizens, PR or a NZ citizen and be at least 18 years old
• have a minimum household taxable income of AU$83,454.80
• have no debts to the Commonwealth or outstanding public health debts
• pay sponsorship application fee
• not required to provide sponsorship bond

Parent Sponsor Obligations

• support sponsored parents financially and provide accommodation
• be liable for any outstanding public health debts incurred by a parent before they depart Australia or are granted a permanent visa
• keep and provide records when requested
• notify the Department when certain events occur eg if a sponsor is charge with or convicted of an offence, becomes the subject of an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) or incurs a debt to the Commonwealth
• agree to disclose the sponsor’s criminal or family violence history or conviction to the sponsored parent prior to sponsorship approval
• agree to sharing of information with other Commonwealth and State and Territory agencies