September 19, 2020

Importance of Parent visa subclass 103 in Australia

The beautiful land of Kangaroos has always been a destination for people around the world. A lot of tourists and job seekers from all around the world travel to Australia to settle permanently and spend their life in bliss. However, the residents may wish to live with their parents to enjoy their livelihood in Australia. WIth Australia Parent Visa Subclass 103, residents can easily help their parents to travel to Australia without going through the hassle of the conventional Visa application process.

An applicant can even sponsor their parents for a permanent Australian residency. To apply for the visa subclass 103, applicant or their cohabiting partner should be an Australian citizen or permanent resident or an eligible citizen of Newzealand having lived in Australia for at least 2 years or settled there. Also, in order to be eligible for the Parent Visa 103, your parents need to fulfil certain prerequisites mentioned below:

1. First and foremost, he/or she should be residing outside of Australia when at the time of application.

2. Meet all applicable visa conditions and follow Australian law

3. Not have a Sponsored Parent (Temporary) (Subclass 870) visa when applying for this visa.

In addition to the aforementioned points, an applicant must undergo good health and character checks to meet the criteria for the visa.

1. An applicant should be outside of Australia while applying for this visa.

2. An applicant has cleared their character and health test. 

3. An applicant should not have any visa cancellation history. 

4. All the documents and mediatory evidence should be proper while the time of verification. An applicant should be outside of Australia to apply for their parent visa. They should be cleared in their character and health test. Also do not have any visa cancellation history. 

5. All the documents and mediatory evidence should be proper while the time of verification.The candidate can get their visa application in between 12 to 24 months. 

To get this visa application an applicant must meet the mandatory requirement which helps them in their partner visa. The main requirement is that they must meet the “balance of family” test, which means 50% or more of their children must live permanently in Australia as permanent residents or more of their children live permanently in Australia as permanent residents than in any other country.

For subclass 103 an applicant must have at least one child to nominate them for the partner visa who is settled in Australia, which means they must have lived permanently in Australia for at least 2 years before the subclass 103 visa application is lodged.

The child/step-child who will sponsor their parents must be over 18 years of age. If an applicant is under 18 your partner over 18 years of age may sponsor your parent for you. If both of you are under 18, yours or your partner’s relative or guardian who is over 18 and is a settled Australian citizen or permanent resident or an eligible NZ citizen can sponsor your parent for you. In addition, a community organisation can also sponsor your parents on your behalf.

The processing time for partner visa subclass 103 Parent visa is not defined yet. However, if an applicant or their child/step-child who are sponsoring them can apply with the help of registered migration agent Perth who will stay with you until you get your visa on time.