Parent Visas
Australia offers a range of visa options for parents of settled Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and eligible New Zealand citizens to reunite with their children in Australia. This includes both temporary and permanent visa options.
Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 173)
This temporary visa lets a parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen stay temporarily in Australia. You may subsequently apply for a permanent Contributory Parent visa (subclass 143) visa.
Contributory Parent visa (subclass 143)
This permanent visa lets a parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident of Australia or eligible New Zealand citizen move to or stay in Australia as a permanent resident. If eligible, you may apply for Australian citizenship.
Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 884)
This temporary visa lets the aged parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen stay temporarily in Australia. You must be at least 67 years of age. You may subsequently apply for a permanent Contributory Aged Parent (subclass 864) visa.
Contributory Aged Parent visa (subclass 864)
This permanent visa lets the aged parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen stay in Australia. You must be at least 67 years of age. If eligible, you may apply for Australian citizenship.
Parent visa (subclass 103)
This permanent visa lets a parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen move to Australia. If eligible, you may apply for Australian citizenship.
Aged Parent visa (subclass 804)
This permanent visa lets the aged parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen stay in Australia. You must be at least 67 years of age. If eligible, you may apply for Australian citizenship.
Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 870)
This temporary visa lets a parent of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen visit Australia for up to 3 or 5 years. You must have a genuine intention to stay in Australia temporarily. You may apply for further subclass 870 visas to visit up to a maximum period in Australia of 10 years.