Contributory Parent Visas Subclass 173 and 143
This Parent Visas program allows the parents to migrate and live with their children in Australia on a temporary or permanent basis. The program has two visa subclasses: Subclass 173 – Contributory Parent (Temporary) and Subclass 143 – Contributory Parents visa (Permanent). Both subclasses require the sponsoring child to be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, who must be a settled resident in Australia for at least 2 years prior to being eligible to sponsor for their parents. The applicant for this subclasses must also pass the ‘Balance of family test’, that is the number of children who are permanent residents in Australia must be greater or equal to the total number of their children residing in overseas. The applicant is also required to be provided with an Assurance of Support by the sponsoring child or by another eligible Australian permanent resident or citizen.
Aged Parent visa (Subclass 804) and Contributory Aged Parent Visa (Subclass 864)
This permanent visa lets an aged parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen stay in Australia. With this Visa you can:
- stay in Australia indefinitely
- work and study in Australia
- enrol in Australia’s public healthcare scheme, Medicare
- sponsor your family members to come to Australia
- apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible
Sponsored Parent (Temporary) Visa Subclass 870
This new visa scheme has been released on 17 April 2019, which allows the parents of eligible sponsoring child or children to come to live in Australia on a temporary basis ranging between 3 to 5 years each time. This visa once will not lead to a permanent residency. The number of grant for this visa subclass is limited at 15,000 per financial year (commencing on 1 July).
Unlike other parent visas, Subclass 870 does not require the parents to meet the Balance of Family Test. However, the sponsoring child must be the biological, adoptive or stepchild of the applicant, and is an Australian citizen or permanent resident. The sponsor is also required to meet the requirement of minimum household income and needs to first be approved for the sponsorship before the visa application is lodged.