Contributory Parent Visa (143)
Contributory Parent Visa (143) allows the parents of Australian citizens, permanent residents and eligible New Zealand citizens to migrate permanently to Australia.
This Visa allows the person to:
- Live, work and study in Australia permanently;
- Travel in and out of Australia for five (5) years;
- Sponsor family member/s to come to Australia;
- Register in Medicare, Australia’s public healthcare system;
- Apply for citizenship, if qualified.
Things to consider when applying for this visa:
- Processing time may take around 3.5 to 4.5 years for approval, but the Cornerstone Migration team will exert best efforts to get it in less than the stated months.
- Be mindful when filling the application. Avoid errors when inputting data, and always check documents to be included.
- Pay the correct visa application charges. Application will not be process if the applicant has not paid the costs.
- Does not hold a Sponsored Parent Visa – Temporary (subclass 870).
- Have a child who is an eligible Australian citizen, permanent resident, or New Zealand citizen.
- Meet the ‘balance of family’ test. This requires that at least half of your children reside in Australia, or that more of your children reside in Australia than in any other single country.
- If applying for this visa as a retiree, must have a health insurance until Parent visa is granted.
- Meet the health and character requirement.
Contributory Parent Visa – Temporary (173) incurs the following costs:
- Main applicant
- First instalment: AUD4,155
- Second Instalment: AUD43,600
- There are also other payments, not part of the cost mentioned above, for health checks, biometrics, and police certificates.
