This visa let applicants who are single, aged, and dependent on their relatives, who are permanent residents/citizens of Australia or eligible citizens of New Zealand, to stay in Australia as a permanent resident, permanently.
The visa must be applied from outside Australia and has a very long processing time. Alternatively, applicants can travel to Australia on a temporary visa and apply in Australia for a subclass 838 Aged Dependent Relative visa.
With Subclass 114 visa, you can:
To be eligible for a Subclass 114- Aged Dependent Relative visa, you must:
You must be sponsored by an eligible relative for this visa.
Your sponsor must be settled in Australia, 18 years of age or older, and either:
Sponsors must also agree to provide support, housing and financial help for the first 2 years the applicant lives in Australia.
You must be old enough to avail the age pension in Australia to be eligible for this visa.
On 1 July 2021
Age Pension age currently is 66 years and 6 months for people born from 1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956, inclusive.
1 July 2023
If your birthdate is on or after 1 January 1957, you’ll have to wait until you turn 67.
You must been dependent on your relative in Australia for basic needs like food, shelter and clothing for at least 3 years before you apply for the visa.
You could be dependent on your relative due to disability that prevents you from working.
You must not have a partner in order to be eligible for this visa.
You must be able to obtain an assurance of support in order to apply for this visa.
You (and family members aged 16 years or over who apply for the visa with you) must meet the health and character requirements.
Character Checks
You will be required to provide police checks from all countries that all applicants have lived for at least 12 months in the past 10 years. Police certificates are valid for 12 months from the issue date.
Health Examination (Medicals)
You and any family members applying for the visa with you must have health examinations.
In some circumstances, family members who are not coming to Australia with you might also need to have health examinations.
Our Migration Agent will check to ensure that you are eligible for an Aged Dependent Relative Visa.
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 applying for the visa.
This visa is applied on paper.
Once your visa application is lodged, we will wait to hear from the Department.
The application will usually go into a queue until a place becomes available. This could take up to 30 years.
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 send you an invoice, for the instalment after you have met all other requirements for the visa. They will also request for evidence that you have paid for your assurance of support.
If the visa is granted, you will receive,
If not, you will be informed,
We have summarised a cost estimate for a Subclass 114- Aged Dependent Relative 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 Service Australia
Paid directly to Service 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
Aged Dependent Relative visa applications that meet the criteria to be queued is approximately 50 years.
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