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Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa
(Subclass 870)
Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa (Subclass 870)
Stay
Up to 3 or 5 years
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
can visit Australia for up to 3 or 5 years per visa
can apply for further visas to visit up to a maximum period in Australia of 10 years
cannot work in Australia
You must
have an approved Parent Sponsor before you can lodge an application for this visa
apply online for this visa
lodge your visa application within 6 months of the sponsorship approval, or 60 days if we give you permission to apply in Australia.