Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) visa 884

Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) visa 884 is a temporary visa and lets the aged parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen stay temporarily in Australia.

With this visa you can:

• Live in Australia for up to 2 years
• Work and study in Australia (you will not receive government support)
• Apply for a permanent Contributory Aged Parent (subclass 864) visa

Eligibility criteria:

• Must be sponsored by an eligible sponsor
• Must be old enough to receive the age pension in Australia
• Must not have a no further stay condition
• Meet the balance-of-family test
• Meet health and character requirements
• Have no debt to the Australian government
• Not have had a visa cancelled or a previous application refused

Subclass 884 (Temporary) – This is a temporary visa with an initial Australian government fee of $3,945 and $1,975 for any additional applicant. Before the visa is granted the second instalment of $29,130 is required to be paid. This visa takes approximately 1.5 to 2 years to process. The applicants are granted a 2 year temporary visa. Before this visa expires they must pay an additional $19,420 and apply for the permanent visa subclass 864.

In all cases the second instalment of monies paid is only called for after each applicant has passed health and character tests and the Assurance of Support has been lodged with the Australian government. In no case will a second instalment be paid and a visa not granted.  Second instalments are non-refundable in all cases.