Eligibility requirements for Contributory parent visa 173
Sponsor
An eligible sponsor, your child who is above 18 years must sponsor you. If the child is under 18 years, your sponsor can be an eligible relative or community organization.
Meeting balance-of-famliy test
The test determines to what extent the parents link to their biological or stepchildren already residing in Australia. You meet the balance-of-family test if at least half of the children or stepchildren are eligible or you have more eligible children than living in any other country. Equally important, an eligible child here means, a child who is an Australian citizen, permanent Australian resident or eligible New Zealand citizen living in Australia.
Character Check
A clear character check leads to the visa grant. In case you have been charged with any criminal conduct or convicted of in any country, you must declare the same at the time of applying for visa. You may be asked to submit
- Police clearance certificate
- Form 80 of Personal Particulars for character assessment
- Statement of character Form 1563
- Declaration of Service Form 1399
- Good Conduct letter from employer
In case any requested information is missing or found misleading, your visa may be denied.
Satisfying the health requirement
It is vital that you meet the health requirements when applying for the said visa category. You will be required to undergo medical examinations proving your satisfactory results. A designated Medical Officer of the Commonwealth (MOC) will evaluate your examination results and advice in case any further actions need to be taken.
Immigration History
A clear immigration history is a mandate at the time of applying for visa. Your visa decision may be denied if you have had any chance of previous visa refusal or cancellation. However, there are limitations to certain circumstances where you may still be eligible to apply for Parents Visa in Australia.
Australian Values Statement
Signing Australian Values Statement is a must if you are 18 year or over confirming to abide by the Australian laws and respecting Australian way of life.
Debt Payment
You or your family member must have cleared all the debt or have approved arrangements to pay any debt if due with the Australian Government.
In Child’s best Interest
You will be granted visa if your application displays to be in the best interests of the applicant under 18 years of age.
Application Process
Indeed, filing a visa application can be cumbersome if you are inexperienced. Lack of information and mistakes can delay the process of your visa. That’s where Nexus Immigration comes in the picture. We are a team of registered migration agents on board specifically expertizing in visa filing and immigration applications. Why worry when you have us at your assistance. A paper application is made for Parents Visa Subclass 173. You can apply while you are in or outside Australia. We will assist you at every step starting from gathering the documents till your visa grant decision is made.
Processing Time
The Australian Department of Home Affairs caps the maximum number of parent visas that can be issued in one migration program year. Further, remaining visa applications are queued for the next program year depending on the vacant place. The processing of queued visa applications is made throughout the year until the authorities meet the current year migration program outcomes.
Authorities review the received parent visa application in the order of their lodgement date and further assess them in accordance with the set core visa criteria. According to the Australian Government, starting January 2025, the key processing milestone time for new parent visa application acknowledgement takes approximately 4 weeks.
Processing of Parent visa application is made in 2 steps:
- Initial Assessment determining if the application will be placed in queue
- Final Assessment where the application is released from the queue when the place is available
The processing time for each application varies owing to factors like visa subclass applied, volume of applications received, core criteria fulfilled, number of places available in the annual migration program and individual circumstances. Therefore, partnering with a promising MARA agent like the Nexus Immigration is always beneficial where we ensure to keep you updated on how long your application process may take.
Rights and Benefits
Holding Parent Visa Subclass 173 in Australia offers you certain rights and benefits including
- Live and enjoy Australian lifestyle and beauty of culture for up to 2 years
- Permits work and study rights in the country but without any government aids
- Benefits of healthcare through enrolling in Australia’s public healthcare scheme
- Pathway to the application of Permanent Contributory Parent Visa Subclass 143
Document checklist
The process of aligning whole lot of documents can leave you confused, tired and often bring monotony in the absence of an experienced agent. We make this process simple to bring you a seamless experience in this visa journey. Here is a checklist of documents you need to prepare for filing parent visa subclass 173 while we being at your support in each step of the documentation.
- National Identity card as a proof of identity
- Evidence of name change (if applicable)
- Completely filled Form 40 of Sponsorship for migration to Australia
- Documents attesting Balance-of-Family evidence
- Police Clearance certificate as a proof of Character check
- Nomination forms (if applicable)
- Identity, relationship evidence and character checks for dependents under 18
- Proof of dependency, Identity, relationship and character checks for dependents over 18 and below 23. (Dependents over 23 years in case of disability)
- Form 47a for dependent family member over 18 years of age
- Identity, relationship, character, joint account and legal details for partner
- 4 recent HD photographs with full face view of head and shoulders against light colour background (size 45mm x 35mm)
Why Nexus Immigration for visa support services?
Wondering what makes Nexus Immigration different from others in the Australian workspace? We hear your needs and offer personalized assistance tailored to align your requirements. We commit transparency in our working; assign an assistant to speed fast your documentation and application process. Our practice of updating ourselves with the visa norms and knowledge of immigration trends make us lead the industry. Besides this, our success stories speak of our high visa success ratio. We render on-going support and advise making your journey seamless.
