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 will need to apply for and be granted a Resident Return (RRV) so that you can re-enter Australia as a permanent resident

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:

  • has turned 18 and is not a dependent child of the applicant or the applicant’s spouse or de facto partner (if any); or
  • has not turned 18 and is not wholly or substantially in the daily care and control of the applicant or the applicant’s spouse or de facto partner (if any).

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.