Contributory Aged Parent visa

(Subclass 864)

Contributory Parent visa (Subclass 143)

Stay

Permanently

Processing Time

For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool. This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.

With this visa you can

  • stay in Australia as a permanent resident

  • work and study in Australia

  • enrol in Australia’s public health care scheme, Medicare

You must

  • have an eligible child who is a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen

  • be old enough to receive the age pension in Australia

  • not have already applied for or hold a Sponsored Parent (Temporary) (subclass 870) visa when applying for this visa.

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