Sponsored Parent Subclass 870 visa

Sponsored Parent (Temporary) Subclass 870 visa lets a parent of an Australian citizen or permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen visit Australia for up to 3 or 5 years. Parents can re-apply for further Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visas to visit up to a maximum period of 10 years in Australia. Sponsorship You must have an approved Parent Sponsor to apply for this visa. Your sponsor’s household is limited to one sponsorship at a time. Your sponsor’s sponsorship can cover up to 2 parents per household at a time. Your sponsor cannot lodge a new sponsorship application until their current approved sponsorship ends.

Cost:

Visa application fee starts from: AUD5,735 for a visa of up to 3 years; or AUD11,470 for a visa of up to 5 years.

You pay for this visa in 2 parts called instalments. Pay the first instalment when you apply. Pay the second instalment when the immigration department requests for it. You might also have to pay other costs for health checks, police certificates biometrics.

Change of Parent sponsor If an approved Parent Sponsor withdraws their sponsorship then the visa holders will need to find a new sponsor or the visa will cease. The new sponsorship application must be lodged within 35 days of the original sponsorship withdrawal date and the new sponsor must meet the sponsor eligibility requirements. Where a new sponsorship is approved, the previous Parent Sponsor will still need to pay any outstanding health debts incurred by the sponsored parent in Australia while they were the parent sponsor. If a new sponsorship is not approved, you will need to either apply for and be granted a different kind of visa to stay in Australia or make arrangements to leave Australia.