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Travel to and from Australia for 5 years
You can travel to and from Australia as many times as you want for 5 years from the date the Australian immigration officers at the Department of Home Affairs grant this visa. This is as long as the travel facility on this visa remains valid.
If you want to travel after the initial 5-year travel facility:
To see when your travel facility ends, use VEVO.
You can apply for the subclass 143 visa as a two-step process by first applying for a Contributory Parent (Temporary) (subclass 173) visa. Applying for the subclass 173 visa and then the subclass 143 visa allows you to spread the cost of the visas over a number of years.
Apply for a Parent visa (subclass 143) as a retiree
If you apply for the subclass 103 visa as a retiree, you don’t have to:
This is a permanent visa. It lets you stay in Australia indefinitely.
For citizenship purposes, your permanent residency starts on the day:
Include family
You can include members of the family unit in your application when you apply.
You are required to include details of all your family members, whether they are migrating or not.
Family members who apply for the visa must meet health and character requirements. Family members who are not coming to Australia might also have to meet health and character requirements.
If you apply for this visa as a retiree, you:
This visa costs from A$ 47755. There is also an additional charge for each family member who applies with you.
You pay for this visa in 2 parts, called instalments.
Pay the first instalment when you apply. Pay the second instalment when the Australian immigration officers at the Department of Home Affairs ask you to pay. See more about visa fees and charges.
You might also have to pay other costs for health checks, police certificates and biometrics.
To work out what your visa will cost use the Visa Pricing Estimator. The estimator does not consider the other costs.
You can be inside or outside Australia when you apply for the visa.
If you apply in Australia, any family members who apply with you must also be in Australia, but not in immigration clearance, when you apply. If you apply outside Australia, any family members who apply for the visa with you must also be outside Australia when you apply.
If you are applying as a retiree you must be in Australia, but not in immigration clearance, when you apply. You can be inside or outside Australia when the Australian immigration officers at the Department of Home Affairs decide on your application
You must be outside Australia when the Australian immigration officers at the Department of Home Affairs decide on your application, unless you hold or held a Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 173) or substituted Visitor visa (subclass 600) before lodging your application.
The Australian immigration officers at the Department of Home Affairs don’t provide processing times for this visa. Applications for this visa are subject to capping and queueing.
Your application might take longer to process if:
The Australian immigration officers at the Department of Home Affairs can’t process your application if you do not pay the correct visa application charge.
Family migration visas are in high demand. It might take several years for this visa to be granted.
Assessment
The Australian immigration officers at the Department of Home Affairs assess applications for this visa in 2 stages.
Please do not arrange to move to Australia until you are granted the visa. The Australian immigration officers at the Department of Home Affairs will let you know in writing if they grant you the visa.
Learn more about the Parent visa queue and processing priorities.
You and your family members must meet all visa conditions and obey all Australian laws.
Learn more about conditions for this visa.
The Australian immigration officers at the Department of Home Affairs will digitally link your visa to your passport. You will not get a label in your passport.
Apply as a retiree
You can apply for a Parent visa (subclass 143) as a retiree if:
If you apply for this visa as a retiree:
You must be sponsored by an eligible sponsor for this visa.
Usually you would be sponsored by an eligible child. If your child is under 18, you can be sponsored by an eligible relative or community organisation.
The Australian immigration officers at the Department of Home Affairs must approve the sponsorship.
If you apply for this visa as a retiree you don’t need a sponsor.
If your sponsor dies
If you hold a Temporary Contributory Parent (subclass 173) visa, you might still be eligible for this visa if your sponsor dies.
Meet the balance-of-family test
You must meet the balance-of-family test. You meet the balance of family test if:
See examples of how the balance-of-family test is applied.
If you apply for this visa as a retiree, you don’t need to meet the balance of family test.
You must be able to obtain an assurance of support.
An assurance of support assures the department of Home Affairs that you will not have to rely on government assistance after you enter Australia on this visa. The assurance is for you and any family members who come to Australia with you on this visa.
The Australian immigration officers at the Department of Home Affairs will let you know when you need to provide the assurance of support.
You must be able to obtain an assurance of support, unless you apply for the visa as a retiree.
If you apply for the visa as a retiree, you do not need an assurance of support.
Learn more about assurances of support.
You and any family members who apply for the visa with you must meet health requirement.
The Australian immigration officers at the Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
You and any family members who apply for the visa with you must meet character requirement.
The Australian immigration officers at the Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
Have paid back your debt to the Australian Government
If you or any family members owe the Australian Government money, you or they must have paid it back or have an approved arrangement in place to pay it back.
Not have had a visa cancelled or a previous application refused
You might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused while you were in Australia.
Check if visa cancellation affects your eligibility.
If you are 18 years of age or older, you must:
If you apply for this visa as a retiree, you must maintain adequate health insurance until you are granted a Parent visa. Your insurance should cover you for medically necessary treatment, including transport.
See a guide to what The Australian immigration officers at the Department of Home Affairs consider adequate health insurance.
Learn more about health insurance for overseas visitors.
Reciprocal healthcare agreements
Some countries have a reciprocal healthcare agreement with Australia. Find out more from the Department of Human Services about reciprocal healthcare agreements.
Best interests of the child
The Australian immigration officers at the Department of Home Affairs will not grant this visa if it is not in the best interests of an applicant under 18.
Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/contributory-parent-143#Overview