If you plan to marry, are married to, or are in a
committed relationship with an Australian citizen or permanent resident, you may be able to obtain a partner-based visa for
immigration to Australia.
The Australian citizen/permanent resident will act as a sponsor for your visa. This
means that your sponsor will provide a written statement pledging to support you for your first two years in Australia, including
accommodation and financial assistance to meet reasonable living needs. Family migration applicants are assessed on an individual
basis by the Australian immigration authorities, and are assessed against Australia's health and character requirements.
Please
visit the following information for further details:
Fiancé(e) visas If you intend to marry
an Australian citizen or permanent resident, you may be able to obtain a fiancé(e) visa for immigration to Australia.
Spouse
Visa If you are married to an Australian citizen or permanent resident or have been in a defacto relationship (common
law) with one for at least 12 months, you may be eligible for a Spouse Visa for immigration to Australia.
Interdependent
Partner Visa If you are in a genuine interdependent relationship with an Australian citizen or permanent resident
and wish to enter and remain permanently in Australia, you will need to obtain an Interdependent Partner visa. This provision
includes same sex couples.
We can also assist you with the following types
of family visas:
Remaining relative This visa is for people who are the only members
of their family left outside Australia, apart from young children. If you are married, your spouse must also be without close
relatives, either in your present country, or in any other overseas country.
Carer If
you plan to migrate to Australia on a Carer Visa, you must have a relative in Australia who needs you to look after them.
They must need your care because they cannot care for themselves – either because of illness, or mental or physical
disability. This need for personal care must be likely to continue for at least two years.
Resident
return visas A Resident Return Visa (RRV) is for permanent residents, or former citizens who have lost their citizenship,
to return to Australia.
Former resident visas To be eligible under the Former Resident
category, you must have either: spent 9 out of your first 18 years in Australia as an Australian permanent resident, be under
45 at time of application, have never become an Australian and have maintained close ties with Australia; or have completed
at least 3 months continuous Australian defence service or were discharged before completing 3 months service on the basis
that you become medically unfit because of that service.
Aged Dependant Relatives This visa allows
elderly relatives to reunite with family in Australia. If you are an elderly person, you need to have been largely supported,
financially, by your Australian relative for the last three years. Your relative needs to be an Australian citizen or to have
been a permanent resident in Australia for the last 2 years.
Aged Parents Migration Visa
This visa is for the parents of Australian citizens or legal residents to reunite with their children in Australia. If you
have children living in Australia, you may be able to join your family and see your grandchildren growing up. To apply for
this visa, one of you - if you are a couple - must be over the legal age for retirement in Australia.
Working-Age
Parents Migration Visa This visa is for the working-age parents of Australian citizens or legal residents to reunite
with their children in Australia. If you have children living in Australia, you may be able to join your family and see your
grandchildren growing up.
Orphan Child Migration This visa is for children under 18 who have no parent
to care for them overseas, but they do have family in Australia. Their Australian relatives need to be grandparents, brothers
or sisters, aunts or uncles, or a niece or a nephew (or the step equivalents).
Adoption Migration Visa
This visa is for citizens or legal residents of Australia to bring a child under 18 years of age into Australia for adoption.
The Australian adoption papers must have been completed before you apply for the child to migrate, or be in process.
