Partners/Parents, Children of Australian temporary and permanent residents and eligible New Zealand residents/citizens can sponsor their close family members and relatives for permanent residency (migration to Australia).

The Partner visas (subclasses 820 and 801) allow the partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen to live in Australia.
The temporary Partner visa (subclass 820) is granted first and lets you stay in Australia while the permanent Partner visa (subclass 801) is processed.

Be the spouse or de facto partner of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen meet the relationship and other eligibility requirements be in Australia when you apply for this visa. If you are outside Australia, other partner visas are available.

On the temporary 820 Visa, you can stay until a decision is made on your permanent Partner visa (subclass 801). On the permanent 801 Visa, you can stay permanently.

This visa lets parents live in Australia if their child is an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen who is settled in Australia. Assurance of Support is required in most of the cases

An Australian Citizen or Permanent resident or eligible New Zealand Citizen child, who is lawful citizen of Australia for at least two years can bring their parents to Australia If the sponsor can meet the balance-of-family test and applicant needs to meet health and character requirements to fulfil the criteria for this visa subclass.

Parents with at least half their children living permanently in Australia may be eligible for a parent visa which gives them permanent residence in Australia.

may be eligible to apply for an onshore ‘aged parent’ visa which allows them to remain in Australia on a bridging visa during processing.

You might be able to get a permanent Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 143) if you either:

 Hold a temporary Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 173) and have an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen child settled in Australia.

You might be able to get a permanent Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 143) if you either:

Balance-of-family test / Assurance of support / Health and Character Requirements are must/

Parents with Australian citizen or permanent resident children may be eligible for longer-stay visitor visas – this can be a low-cost alternative to parent visas.

Australian permanent residents can sponsor relatives they have been supporting financially for the last 2 years, provided the relative is aged 65 or over.

Permanent visa for applicants who is outside Australia and whose only near relatives (near relative’s partner) are living in Australia. Assurance of Support required by someone supporting the application and applicant needs to meet Health and Character requirements too.

This visa subclass is for the applicants who may wish or need to come to take care of a relative with a long term or permanent support in long term or permanent medical condition in their household. Applicant understands the kind of care or support the relative needs and is willing and have ability to provide the needed support and care.

This temporary visa is for self-funded retirees who have no dependents and want to live in Australia during their retirement years. You must be 55 years of age or older. Your partner can be any age.

You might be eligible for this visa if you meet the age requirements, sponsorship requirements, family requirements, income and investment requirements, health and character requirements.

Applicant must be nominated by an Australian State or Territory government agency or sponsored by an eligible relative and applicant should have an occupation that is on the relevant list of eligible skilled occupations and should have a suitable skills assessment for that occupation and satisfy a point test requirement. Applicant must be under 50 years of age and should have Competent English.