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Sponsored Parent (Temporary) Visa (subclass 870)
The subclass 870 visa enables parents to live temporarily in Australia for either 3 or 5 years, and for no more than 10 years in total. This will give parents of permanently migrated children the opportunity to spend more time with them in Australia without the inconvenience and expense of having to leave and re-enter on a regular basis.
Eligibility:
Sponsored by a child who has lived in Australia for a minimum of 4 years, holds permanent residency or Australian citizenship.
- No balance of family test.
- Provide evidence of access to funds
- Provide evidence of private health insurance
- Satisfy health, character and national security requirements
Sponsor requirements:
- Must be a biological, adopted or step child
- At least 18 years of age and have lived in Australia for 4 years or more, be a permanent resident or Australian Citizenship
- Have a minimum household income of AUD$83,500
- Provide police clearances for any country resided in for 12 months (last 10 years)
- Only 2 parents per household can be sponsored
- Pay the sponsor processing fee of AUD$420
With this visa you can:
- Reunite with children and grandchildren
- Visit Australia for up to 3 or 5 years per visa
- Re-apply for further visas to visit up to a maximum period in Australia of 10 years
You cannot work in Australia on this visa.
Cost of visa:
Sponsorship fee AUD$420.00
Visa fee:
3 year visa – AUD$5,735.00
5 year visa – AUD$11,470.00
This visa is paid in 2 parts. The first instalment is due on lodgement, and the second when your visa is ready to be granted.
Apply from:
You must be outside of Australia when you apply and when a decision is made.
Processing times:
- 90% of applications 4-6 months
Visa Go Australia fee to process the visa:
Total fee is £1,500.00 for a single/£1,900 for a couple, paid in 2 stages.
£800/950.00 Deposit
£700/950.00 Due on Lodgement of Visa
Please Note:
This visa is suitable for applicants who do not meet the balance of family for the permanent Parent visas. Furthermore, it takes only 4-6 months to be processed, so you can move to Australia whilst waiting on the processing of the permanent Parent visa which is currently taking up to 4 years to be finalised.
Complete the free online assessment to check your eligibility HERE
Book a consultation with an Australian Registered Migration Agent to discuss your questions HERE
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Sue was a dream to deal with and thoroughly checked over all of our documents ensuring that everything was of the exacting standards of the Australian Government. We could not have completed process without Sue. Thank you once again for all of your help.
Sue was amazing throughout, keeping us updated each step of the way, and providing detailed guidance at the start of each stage, which enabled us to start preparing and collating everything needed for the next part when the time came. Sue’s replies to the many emails that I've sent her way over the course of this process, were always prompt and patient, and nothing ever seemed to much trouble. Sue’s experience and understanding of the processes, timelines and the strict format in which things had to be done, meant that she was able to advise us and provide guidelines, which meant that when we submitted each stage, we were not having to worry about delays due to incomplete applications.
18 months on from that initial meeting - we have now been living and working in Australia for 8 months, and have recently changed onto a permanent visa.
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Within weeks he had my partner visa submitted and now I have my permanent residency!
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My case officer, Sue, has been very professional and knowledgeable throughout the process providing great customer service, from providing the documents required to promptly replying to all queries.
So, to Darren, Kimberley and Sue, thank you all for your support to achieve my Visa.
Our visa process took 11 months (as expected for the visa we applied for) and Sue kept us on track and up to date all the time, extremely organised and always happy to help and provide us with her support.
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