This visa allows parents of settled Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens to move to Australia permanently.
With this visa, you can:
To be eligible for a Subclass 103 - Parent visa, you must:
You cannot apply for this visa if you already hold or have applied for a Subclass 870 Sponsored parent (temporary) visa.
You can apply for this visa as a retiree if you meet the following criteria,
You must have an eligible sponsor to apply for this visa.
The sponsor can be your eligible child. But if your child is under 18 years of age, an eligible relative or community organisation can become your sponsor.
A balance of family test is conducted by the Department of Home Affairs to determine a Parent visa applicant’s family tie to Australia.
You must meet the balance-of-family test.
You meet this test if,
You must be able to obtain an assurance of support.
An assurance of importance will indicate to the department that you will not rely on government assistance after you enter Australia.
You are personally liable for all your healthcare costs while you are in Australia.
Therefore, you must hold an adequate health insurance when applying for this visa.
Medical insurance helps limit your financial liability.
This visa may not granted if it is not in the best interests of an applicant under 18.
You and family members aged 16 years and over who apply for the visa with you must meet the Department’s health and character requirements.
Our Registered Migration Agents will review your visa eligibility and advise you of the chance of success.
We will assist you in gathering all the necessary documents to support your visa application including,
Once the documents are ready, we will assist you in,
We will apply for this visa on paper.
Once your visa application is lodged, we will wait to hear from the Department.
Usually, the Department will respond by sending you a “Request for Further Information” – if they require further information/documentation to finalise your application.
The department will request you to pay the second instalment of the visa.
If the visa is granted, you will receive,
If not, you will be informed,
We have summarised a cost estimate for a Subclass 103 – Parent visa application as below.
Paid directly to the Department of Home Affairs
Paid directly to the Department of Home Affairs
Paid directly to the Department of Home Affairs
Paid directly to Services Australia
Paid directly to the agency (i.e.; BUPA in Australia) that conducts your medical checks
Paid directly to Australian Federal Police that conducts your character checks
Paid directly to Overseas authorities that conducts your character checks
Parent visa applications with a queue date up to October 2011 is now being processed (as of 30 June 2023).
New Parent visa applications lodged that meet the criteria to be queued are likely to take at least 30 years for final processing.
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