Parent Visa Program Subclasses

What are the different subclasses under the parent visa category?

There are several subclasses under the Parent visa category. These are based on your age and your ability to contribute to your future health and welfare costs.

Parents under the Australian pension age - currently 65 years of age for men and 62 years of age for women - must apply for a Parent visa outside Australia.

Parents over the pension age are eligible to apply in Australia for the "Aged Parent" visa subclass.

1. Contributory Parent Visa

Parents and Aged Parents who are willing to contribute upfront to their health costs may apply for the Contributory Parent visa. Applicants for this visa will pay a health charge of AU$26,475 per adult to apply directly for a permanent visa. There is also an option to pay the health charge in two instalments: you can pay AU$15,885 upfront for a two year temporary visa, and then pay the remaining AU$10,590 at any point during the following two years in order to become a permanent resident. All applicants are required to have a sponsor, or another eligible person, to lodge a financial bond of AU$10,000 (AU$4,000 for other adult dependants) to help cover the cost of any social security payments made during their first 10 years in Australia.

2. Existing Parent Visa

Parents or Aged Parents who wish to be processed under the existing parent visa subclasses will pay a lower health charge of AU$1,050 per adult and require a smaller financial bond of AU$3,500 (AU$1,500 for other adult dependants) to cover any social security payments made during their first two years in Australia. The existing parent visa subclasses have lower charges, but as there are only 1,000 places available each year, the queue for a visa will be much longer.

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