Contributory Parent visa 143

Contributory Parent visa 143 lets a parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident of Australia or eligible New Zealand citizen move to Australia.

This visa you to:

• Stay in Australia indefinitely
• Work and study in Australia
• Enrol in Medicare
• Sponsor your family members to come to Australia
• Travel to and enter Australia for 5 years
• Apply for Australian citizenship (once residence requirements have been meet)

Eligibility criteria:

• Must be sponsored by an eligible sponsor
• Meet the balance-of-family test
• Have assurance of support
• Meet health and character requirements
• Have no debt to the Australian government
• Not have had a visa cancelled or a previous application refused
• Have adequate health insurance for overseas visitors if applying as a retiree

Visa types:

Subclass 143 – This is a permanent visa referred to as a “Contributory” visa. This is because the initial application fee is $4,155 for the first applicant and $2,075 for additional applicant over 18 and $1,040 for additional applicant under 18. However the second instalment for each applicant is $43,600. This visa takes approximately 3.5 to 4.5 years to process and is a permanent visa from approval.

The large “Contribution” of money that is called for upon the second instalment is in order to offset the rights that are awarded to the visa holder under permanent residency such as health care that they have not contributed towards throughout their lives as ordinary Australians have throughout their life by way of tax.

Subclass 173 – This is a temporary visa with an initial Australian government fee of $2,800 and $1,400 for any additional applicant over 18 and $705 for additional applicants under 18. Before the visa is granted the second instalment of $29,130 is required to be paid. This visa takes approximately 3 to 3.5 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 143.

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.