How to Get a Visa For Aged Parents

Subclass 804 is a permanent residence visa for aged parents. This Australia visa requires a sponsor ---either a child or another eligible sponsor. There is minimum age requirement of 65 for men. For women, there is a date table that needs to be followed.

If the aged woman parent is born before June 30, 1997, the earliest she can apply is on June 30 2007. At that time, her age should be 63. If she is born between July 1, 1944 to December 31, 1945, the earliest application date is between January 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009. Minimum age is 63.5. If the aged woman is born between January 1, 1946 to June 30, 1947 the earliest application date is between January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 at the age of 64. If she was born between July 1, 1947 to December 31, 1948, then she can apply between January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 at the minimum age of 64.5. If the aged woman applicant's birth day is January 1, 1949 and later, the earliest application date is form January 1, 2014 onwards at the minimum age of 65.

To be able to get this Australian parent visa, the parent must have a child who is settled in Australia either as a citizen, a permanent resident or as an eligible New Zealand citizen. Furthermore, the Balance of Family test must also be passed such that half the children must be permanent residents in Australia or there should be more children permanently residing in Australia than in any other overseas single country.

To become a sponsor for this Australian visa, one must give a written undertaking that he or she is willing and able to provide support, accommodation and financial assistance to the applicant as well as any other accompanying dependent for the first two years of residency.

Once this visa for Australia is granted, it allows the aged parent and any dependents to work and study in Australia. They will also have access to subsidized health care via the Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. After a two-year waiting period, he or she may be able to access social security payments. This Australian parent visa also renders the recipient eligible to apply for Australian citizen ship subject to residency eligibility criteria.

One important thing to note, it generally takes a longer time to process an Australian visa application for non-contributory parent visas such as this one. They may have to wait many years before the Australian visa is granted.

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