Complete your dream family picture with your children joining you in Australia
Life abroad, without a family can be quite a challenging and lonesome prospect and what makes it worse is if you have children back home who miss you. A child born in Australia automatically receives an Australian citizenship if one of the parents is an Australian citizen or holds an Australian PR. However, if a child is born outside Australia, he or she requires:
For those looking to migrate to Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand or the USA, we also offer consulting and processing services. Click the get started button to submit your information & a consultant will contact you within 24 hours. Dependent Child Visa in Australia is divided into four subclasses, namely:
For those looking to migrate to Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand or the USA, we also offer consulting and processing services. Click the get started button to submit your information & a consultant will contact you within 24 hours. Your child is eligible for an Australian Dependent visa if:
Child Visa 101: Children, who have one or both biological parents residing in Australia, are eligible for this visa. A child can live with the parents in Australia by availing this visa. To be eligible for this visa, a child must be under 18 years of age and must be born outside Australia.Visa application needs to be initiated at the home country and the child must be residing outside Australia at the time of application.
Child Visa 102: Children adopted outside of Australia by Australian parents, fall under this subclass. To be eligible for this visa, the child must be under 18 years of age and born outside Australia. Visa application needs to be initiated at the home country and the adoption process should either be in- process or completed, at the time of application. Foster parents or prospective foster parents would be required to submit proofs that they can support their child’s sponsorship.
Child Visa 802: Children currently residing in Australia, who require an extension on their existing visa, fall under this Visa subclass. It must be noted here that the parents are eligible to stay in Australia, at the time of application and must prove their sufficiency to sponsor the child during his or her period of stay. Parents can apply for this visa, on behalf of a child who is younger than 18 years of age.
Child Visa 445: Parents on a temporary partner visa can include their children under this visa category, if accompanied by their children. It is a temporary multiple-entry visa that allows the child to visit Australia until the parent’s permanent partner visa is approved. A parent can add the child’s name in the permanent partner visa application; post the approval of a temporary Partner visa. A child must be less than 18 years of age (or) must be financially dependent on the parent with the Partner Visa (if above 18 years of age) (or) fulfill the criteria for physical or mental disability and financial dependency; in order to be eligible for this visa.
Following are the benefits associated with a Child Visa:
The relationship between the Sponsor and the child should fall under one of the two categories, in order for the child to be eligible for child visa sub classes 101/102/802/445 A Child is:
In case of an adopted child, the adoption process should be completed before the parents are granted an Australian citizenship (or) an Australian permanent resident visa (or) are eligible for a New Zealand citizenship. Eligibility criteria for Children under 18 years of age:
Eligibility criteria for children between 18 - 25 years of age, who do not have a disability status that is preventing them from work:
Eligibility criteria for full-time students:
The child must be a full-time student at the time of applying for the visa. Gaps beyond six months between the final school year and tertiary education have to be backed by a valid explanation.
Eligibility criteria for disabled children: A disabled child is eligible for a visa if:
Disability means that the child has total or partial loss of physical or mental functions that result in inability of the child to work. The child should be dependent on the parent for financial support.
Eligibility for parental responsibility: This visa is granted to children less than 18 years of age, if you prove one of the listed conditions:
The documents checklist provides the list of documents you must provide with your application to support this claim. In the best interests of the child: This visa will be granted to a child less than 18 years of age, if it is not against the best interests of the child. The section on Measures for the Protection of Children has more information regarding the same. Assurance of support: We might ask you to present an assurance of support to the child, so that child-welfare is not borne by the Australian community. Do not provide any documents for assurance of support, unless we ask. We will let you know when we need the assurance of support. Health requirements: The child must meet certain health requirements. Health reports are usually valid for 12 months, the same applies for the dependent family members who are included in your application regardless of their migration. Character requirements: A child older than 16 years of age must meet certain character requirements. You would be required to provide a police certificate for each country, where the child resided for a period of 12 months or more; for the past 10 years post turning 16 years of age. Do not seek police certificates until we ask you to get one. The same criterion applies to all the dependent family members included in your visa application who are older than 16 years of age. Debts to the Australian Government: The child must have no outstanding debts that are payable to the Australian Government or an arrangement to repay any outstanding debt to the Australian Government.