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A permanent visa for the parent of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident, or eligible New Zealand citizen. It is the lower-cost (but very long queue) alternative to the contributory parent visas.
Parents of a settled Australian child willing to wait in the standard (non-contributory) queue.
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
The subclass 103 costs much less but has very long queues; Contributory Parent visas (subclass 143, or 173 then 143) cost considerably more but are generally processed faster.
It checks that at least half your children live permanently in Australia, or that more of your children live in Australia than in any other single country. You must meet it unless you apply as a retiree.
Holding a subclass 103 application does not itself give you the right to live in Australia while you wait. The Department advises not to arrange to stay permanently until the visa is granted.
Yes, you need an eligible child as sponsor (unless applying as a retiree). The sponsor supports you for your first 2 years, and an Assurance of Support may be required.
It is a permanent visa: you can live, work and study in Australia indefinitely, enrol in Medicare, sponsor family, and may apply for citizenship if eligible.
Demand far exceeds the limited places available each year, so applications are capped and queued and processed in the order received, leading to very long waits.
