Australia Sponsorship Parent (Temporary) visa (Subclass 870)
With this visa you can
Reunite with your children and grandchildren
Visit Australia for up to 3 or 5 years per visa
Re-apply for further visas to visit up to a maximum period in Australia of 10 years
How long you can stay
This is a temporary visa.You can stay in Australia for up to three or five years at a time.
Your visa will end:
If it is cancelled by the authorities
If your sponsorship is withdrawn and you do not find a new Parent Sponsor
The day your visa ceases
Stay longer
You can stay for a cumulative maximum 10 year period.
You must be outside Australia for at least 90 days before being eligible to be granted another Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa, unless you have a Permission to Apply in Australia.
If you have held Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visas for the cumulative maximum 10 year period, you must either depart Australia or apply for another visa that will allow you to remain in Australia. You will not be eligible for grant of a further Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa.
You cannot include family members in your visa application.
Sponsorship
You must have an approved Parent Sponsor to apply for this visa.
Your sponsor’s household is limited to one sponsorship at a time.
Your sponsor’s sponsorship can cover up to 2 parents per household at a time.
Permission to apply
Permission to Apply in Australia allows you to apply for this visa in Australia, but not in immigration clearance. It must be requested in Australia by your sponsor in their sponsorship application form.
If you have Permission to Apply in Australia, you must lodge your visa application within 60 days of sponsorship approval. If you do not apply within 60 days, you will have to lodge your visa application outside Australia within 6 months of sponsorship approval, or make an application for a different visa to remain in Australia.
If you do not have Permission to Apply in Australia, you must depart Australia. Apply from outside Australia within 6 months of sponsorship approval or make an application for a different kind of visa to remain in Australia.
For more information regarding Migration to Australia, please contact us on +91-11 4132 5201 / 4132 5202 or email us at info@starglobalalliance.com
