Aged Parent Visa (Subclass 804)

Visa Eligibility

• You must be in Australia, but not in immigration clearance when you apply for this visa and when DOHA decides on your application. Any family members who apply for the visa with you must also be in Australia, but not in immigration clearance when you apply.
• You must not have a Sponsored Parent (Temporary) (subclass 870) visa.
• You must be sponsored by an eligible sponsor. Usually, you would be sponsored by an eligible child. If your child is under 18, you can be sponsored by an eligible relative or community organisation. DOHA must approve the sponsorship.
• You must be old enough to receive the age pension in Australia.
• You must meet the balance-of-family test. You meet the balance of family test if: at least half of your children and step-children are eligible children, OR there are more eligible children living in Australia than in any other single country.
• You must be able to obtain an assurance of support. An assurance of support assures us that you will not have to rely on government assistance after you enter Australia on this visa. The assurance is for you and any family members who come to Australia with you on this visa.
• You must meet all the health and character requirements.
• You must not have any debt to pay to the Australian government.
• With under 18 applicants, it must be in the best interest of them.

Note: If you have had a visa cancelled or previous application refused, you may not be granted a visa.

Visa Benefits

• stay in Australia indefinitely
• work and study in Australia
• enroll in Australia’s public healthcare scheme, Medicare
• sponsor your relatives to come to Australia
• apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible

Notes for Sponsors

• Your sponsorship covers the main visa applicant and any family members who apply for the visa with them. You can sponsor more than one relative for this visa.
• There is no cost to apply to sponsor a visa applicant, but you must agree to financially support the main visa applicant and their dependents for their first two years in Australia.
• Sponsorship obligations last for two years from the date when the applicant first enters Australia on the visa.
• You might be asked to provide an assurance of support for the visa applicant. An assurance of support is a legal commitment to repay the Australian Government any welfare payments made to a visa holder or their family members who come to Australia with them.
• To sponsor your relative for this visa, you or your partner must be settled in Australia, 18 years of age or older, and either: an Australian citizen OR an Australian permanent resident OR an eligible New Zealand citizen.

General Notes

• You can include members of the family unit in your application when you apply. You can also add them to your application at any time before DOHA makes a decision. For this visa, your family members are your dependent child and stepchild.
• DoHA assess applications for this visa in 2 stages:
  • Check eligibility and either add the application to the queue or refuse it.
  • Continue assessing the application when a place becomes available and make a decision.

Visa Processing Time

The processing time for the aged parent visa Australia can be between 13 – 30 years and can sometimes take up at least 29 years. To avoid unnecessary delays, make sure to fill in your application correctly and accurately and attach all the required supporting documents.