This permanent visa lets people move to Australia to be with their only close family members. You must be outside Australia to apply for this visa.
With this visa, you can:
To be eligible for a Subclass 115- Remaining Relative visa, you:
You must have an approved sponsorship by an eligible parent or stepparent, sibling or step sibling, or an eligible partner of your relative.
Your relative must also be:
in order to apply for this visa.
You will not be granted this visa if,
You must be able to obtain an assurance of support to be eligible for this visa.
An assurance of support ensures that you will not have to rely on government assistance after you reach Australia.
You and family members aged 16 years or over who apply for the visa with you must meet the health and character requirements.
You might not be eligible to apply for some Australian visas if:
Reach out to us if you have a visa refusal/cancellation with the Department of Home Affairs, and we can assess your case.
Our Registered Migration Agents will begin your case by carefully reviewing your eligibility for the visa.
We will assist you in gathering all the necessary documents to support your visa application including,
and draft a visa application, either online or in paper.
Once the documents are ready, we will assist you in:
Once your visa application is lodged, we will wait to hear from the Department.
Usually, the Department will assess the application and send the application to a queue.
We will then wait to hear back from the Department. Department will reach out to us once a place becomes available.
Once the Department picks up the application, they 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 for the second instalment of the isa.
If the visa is granted, you will receive,
If not, you will be informed,
We have summarised a cost estimate for a Subclass 115- Remaining Relative visa application as below. The second instalment for all applicant (payable before grant of visa) is $2,065.
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 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
The waiting period after your visa application is put in a queue may take up to 24 years.
As at 31 July 2023, the Department have released for final processing for Remaining Relative visa applications with a queue date of up to 31 July 2012
You are required to be inside the country while applying for Subclass 835. On the other hand, you should be outside Australia to be eligible for Subclass 115.
You should be inside Australia when you apply for this visa.
You can travel to and from Australia as many times as you want for 5 years from the date the visa is granted.
If you want to travel after the initial 5-year travel facility:
You can include members of the family unit in your application when you apply. You can also add children to your application at any time before the decision on the application is made.
To be a sponsor, you must be:
a parent, brother, sister, step-brother or step-sister of the applicant or of the applicant’s spouse or de facto partner (if any); or
a child (including a step-child) of the applicant or of the applicant’s spouse or de facto partner (if any), being a child who:
The sponsor must agree in writing to provide support, accommodation and financial assistance for their relative and any accompanying family members for their first two years in Australia.
If the sponsor is an eligible New Zealand citizen will also need to meet health and character requirements.
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