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Parent Residency Visas

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Parents of:

  • Australian citizens
  • Australian Permanent residents settled in Australia
  • Eligible New Zealand citizens living in Australia

Are eligible to apply for Australian Permanent residence if they meet:

  • The Balance of Family Test, and
  • Are sponsored by one of their child settled in Australia

Types of Parent Visa

Parent visas – which may take significantly long period of 20-30 years to process:

Contributory Parent visas– involves paying significantly high fees, and has current processing time of about 3 years:

Definition – Balance of Family Test (BoF)

To meet the Balance of Family test for a parent visa, the applicant should have:

  • Either half their children living in Australia permanently;
  • Or, the number of children living in Australia Permanently is more than any other single country.

    Children living in Australia permanently are:
    • Australian citizens
    • Australian Permanent residents who are usually resident in Australia
    • Eligible New Zealand citizens who are normally resident in Australia
  • All children, including step children and adopted children of both parents count towards the BoF Test.
  • Children not counted towards BoF test are deceased, removed from parent’s legal custody and a few other exceptions applicable in case of refugees and people living under persecution.

Please contact eMA by purchasing a MAP to get more information regarding various Parent visa options and costs for applying for the right parent visa.

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