Are you the parent of a child who is an Australian citizen or Australia Permanent Resident or an Eligible New Zealand Citizen and want to live with your child in Australia? Read on to find out the different types of parent visas you may apply for, requirements to qualify for the parent visa, application fees and processing times.
Parents can split the high financial contribution and apply in 2 stages: moving from a temporary visa to full Permanent Residency.
Allows parents to stay in Australia for up to 2 years while spreading out the costs of the permanent migration application fee.
(Example based on 2 parents + 1 dependent child)
New Applicants: Approximately 15 years.
(As of 30 April 2026, existing applications are processed up to a queue date of November 2018).
The permanent residency visa. Can be applied for directly, or as a transition step within 2 years of holding the temporary SC 173.
(Example transitioning from 173 for 2 parents + 1 child)
Processed dynamically once transitioning from the temporary stream, tracking parallel to the parent queue framework.
A highly budget-friendly permanent visa option, but heavily restricted by an annual queue cap that results in multi-decade wait times.
Due to government caps, new applications face an estimated wait time of up to 33 years.
(As of 30 April 2026, applications queued up to February 2014 are currently being released for processing).
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