CONTRIBUTORY PARENT (TEMPORARY) VISA (SUBCLASS 173)
Overview | This temporary visa lets a parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen stay temporarily in Australia. |
Visa type | Temporary |
Cost of application | From AUD31,930, can be paid in 2 instalments. |
Duration of visa | 2 years |
Uses of this visa |
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Eligibility | Applicants must meet the following requirements-
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Suitable Sponsor
To sponsor an applicant for this visa, you must be:
- an Australian citizen or Australian Permanent resident or Eligible New Zealand citizen
- settled in Australia
- 18 years of age or older
Usually, you would sponsor your parent for this visa. You can sponsor more than one parent.
Alternative sponsorship arrangements
You can sponsor a visa applicant on behalf of a child under 18 if you are:
- an Australian citizen or Australian Permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen, and
- settled in Australia, and
- 18 years of age or older
You must be:
- the child’s co-habiting spouse, or
- the child’s relative or guardian, or
- a relative or guardian of the child’s co-habiting spouse
Or your community organisation can sponsor an applicant where:
- there is a relationship between the organisation and the applicant’s child
- a senior representative of the organisation agrees to sponsor the applicant
- the organisation is lawfully established in Australia
- the organisation has been actively operating in Australia for at least one year
- the organisation can meet its financial commitments