143 (Contributory Parent) Visa

This permanent visa lets a parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident of Australia or eligible New Zealand citizen move to Australia.

Eligibility

You must:

• be outside Australia when we decide your application
• have an eligible child who is a settled Australian citizen, Permanent resident or Eligible New Zealand citizen, unless you are applying for the Retirement Pathway
• meet the balance-of-family test, unless you are applying for the Retirement Pathway or hold a Subclass 173 visa
• have an Assurance of Support, unless you are applying for the Retirement Pathway
• not have a Sponsored Parent (Temporary) (Subclass 870) visa when applying for this visa 

Salient Features

With this visa you can:

• move to or stay in Australia as a permanent resident
• sponsor eligible family members to come to Australia
• apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible

Stay

Permanently

Cost

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/contributory-parent-143 

Processing Time

See: Parent visas-queue release dates

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