Spouse, Fiancé(e) and Interdependent Partners Visas

Spouse and Interdependent Visa applicants must show that:

they must have a mutual commitment to a shared life to the exclusion of others;

1. their relationship is continuing and ongoing
2. they live together, or do not live separately and apart, on a permanent basis.

If you are applying as a "de-facto" you should generally have been in the relationship for at least 12 months at the date of application for the visa.

Fiancé(e) Visa applicants must show that they have met and know their Australian fiancé(e) personally and have a genuine intention to live together as spouses. The applicant must be outside Australia at the time of application.

See Spouse, Fiancé(e) and Interdependent Partners Visa details.
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Child/ Orphan Relative/ Adoption Visas

Child Visas

Children who are the natural, adopted or step-children of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or Eligible New Zealand Citizen (who are sponsored by that parent) and who meet the eligible criteria for this category can apply.  The child must generally be under 18 (or under 25 if in full-time education).

Note: that a child can only be granted a permanent Child visa on the basis of a step relationship in circumstances where the child's natural or adopted parent is no longer a spouse of the step parent and that step parent has been granted legal responsibility for the child by a court.

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Orphan Relative Visas

This visa is for children who are under 18 and do not have a parent to care for them. They must be sponsored by a relative who is an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen. The relative must be either the child's brother or sister, grand-parent, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew (or their step equivalents).

For advice, email: info@migrateAustralia.net.au

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Adoption Visas

• The Adoption category is for a child under 18 years of age who has been adopted or is in the process of being adopted by their sponsor.
• The sponsor must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.
• The adoption must be supported by a State or Territory welfare authority, unless the adoptive parent has been resident overseas for a period of at least 12 months at the time of the migration application, and they can demonstrate that their residence overseas was not contrived to deliberately bypass the requirements concerning entry of adopted children.

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Dependent Child (temporary) visa

• The Dependent Child (temporary) category is for the natural child, adopted child or stepchild of the holder of a provisional Partner visa.
• The Dependent Child visa is a provisional visa which enables the dependent child of a holder of a provisional Partner visa to travel to or remain in Australia for the same period as their parent.
• Once this visa has been granted, the holder can apply to be added to their parent's permanent Partner visa application.

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Parent visas

• Parents must be sponsored by their child, who must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.
• A parent can only be granted a Parent visa when applying within Australia if they are aged (parents of any age can apply for parent visas from outside Australia).
• An aged parent is one who is old enough to be granted an Australian age pension. For male applicants the qualifying age for the Australian age pension is 65 and for female applicants the qualifying age is gradually being increased from 60 to 65 (until 1 January 2004, the qualifying age is 62).

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Contributory Parent visas

On 5 March 2003 a new contributory parent visa category was introduced providing for an additional 4,000 parent places in the Migration Program. The changes enable applicants to either:

• apply immediately for permanent residence, paying a substantial second visa application charge; or
• apply for temporary residence (with access to work rights and Medicare) and pay a lesser second visa application charge.

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Other Family

Other Family migration is migration to Australia as an aged dependent relative, remaining relative or carer of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.

Aged Dependent Relative

Those who can apply under the aged dependent relative category are people who are single, widowed or divorced aged persons and who are dependent on a relative* who lives in Australia.

You must be sponsored by your relative in Australia who must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen. More Information

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Remaining Relative

Those who can apply under the remaining relative category are people who are the brother, sister or child (or step relative to the same degree) of a person in Australia, who, if they did not migrate to Australia would otherwise be left on their own overseas.

You must be sponsored by your relative in Australia, who must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen. More Information

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Carer

Those who can apply under the carer category are people who are willing and able to give substantial, continual assistance to an Australian relative* (or a member of their family) who has a medical condition that is causing physical, intellectual or sensory impairment of their ability to attend to the practical aspects of daily life.

You must be sponsored by your relative in Australia, who must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen. More Information

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Relative Definition

Relative includes child, parent, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew (or step relative of the same degree).

For further advice, please email: info@migrateAustralia.net.au