This visa type allows the child of an Australia citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen to migrate to or remain in Australia on a permanent basis. The child must be under 18 years old when the visa application is lodged and the child is the natural child, adopted child or stepchild of the sponsor.
If a child aged under 18 and unmarried, who cannot be cared for by either parent because each of them is either dead, permanently incapacitated or of unknown whereabouts, and it is in the best interests of the child, he/she can settle with a relative in Australia. In such cases, the child may be sponsored for settlement in Australia by a relative.
In all cases, the sponsoring parent or relative must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen. In addition to this, the sponsor has not been convicted of (or have an outstanding charge for) an offence against a child.
The child can be over 18 years old, however, must be less than 25 years old at the time of lodgement. Evidence of dependency needs to be provided to child visa applications.
- Child Visa (subclass 101 | 802)
- Adoption (subclass 102)
- Dependent Child Visa (subclass 445)
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