Family Visa

Family Visas are those for which eligibility is based on a specified familial relationship with an Australian citizen, permanent resident or ENZ Citizen.

There is no automatic right for family members of Australians to migrate to Australia. As with all other Visa applications, the eligibility of family members to travel to, enter or remain in Australia, whether temporarily or permanently, is based on stringent eligibility criteria.

Family members who do not meet the eligibility criteria for a Family Visa should search other streams of Visas to Australia, for example, if you click on here you will find the following imformation:

All Visa Options

There are a number of migration options for fiancés, partners, children, parents and other family members of Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens.

Partners and fiancés of Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens may enter and/or  remain permanently in Australia. Partner category migration may apply to:

• people intending to get married (fiancés)
• married (de jure) partners
• de facto partners (including those in a same-sex relationship)

Parent

Parents may be able to migrate to Australia if they have a child in Australia who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.

Child

For dependent children, orphaned relatives or adopted children of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.

Other Family

Aged dependent relatives, remaining relatives and carers of Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and eligible New Zealand citizens may apply for Visas to come to Australia permanently.

Humanitarian Programme - Split Family Provisions

For the immediate family members of people granted any Permanent Humanitarian Visa (including Protection and Resolution of Status Visas) in the last five years. Immediate family members declared at the time of application may be eligible for entry to Australia through the offshore Humanitarian Programme.

NOTE: The above information is obtained from the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship website.