Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa 870

Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa 870 allows you to stay in Australia for up to 3 or 5 years per visa. You can apply for further visas to visit up to a maximum period in Australia of 10 years.  You cannot work in Australia on this visa.

The visa provides parents with a new pathway to temporarily reunite with their children and grandchildren in Australia, while ensuring that taxpayers are not required to cover additional costs. The visa responds to community concerns about the limited number of Parent places in the migration program and associated lengthy waiting periods.

You can get a visa for up to 3 years for $5000 or a visa for up to 5 years for $10,000.

Eligibility criteria:

• Be the biological, legal (including adoptive) parent, step-parent or parent in-law of the Parent Sponsor and be at least 18 years old
• Have an approved Parent Sponsor
• Meet health and character requirements
• Have adequate health insurance for overseas visitors
• Have, or have access to, enough money to support yourself while you are in Australia
• Be a genuine temporary entrant

Sponsorship

Your household is limited to one sponsorship at a time and cover up to 2 parents per household at a time.

The cost of sponsorship is $420.

Eligibility criteria for a sponsor:

• Must be at least 18 years of age and be the child of the prospective visa applicant (or the child’s spouse or de facto partner)
• Be an Australian citizen/permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen who has been usually resident in Australia for four years
• Have met any previous sponsorship obligations
• Have no debt to the Australian government
• Your taxable income for the most recent completed taxable income year prior to the date of lodgement of the sponsorship application, must be at least equal to, or greater than AUD 83,454.80.
• Meet health and character requirements