Reunite your family in Australia with expert guidance on temporary and permanent parent visa options. Whether you are exploring a 143 contributory parent visa, a 173 contributory parent temporary visa, an onshore 804 aged parent visa or 864 contributory aged parent visa, an affordable subclass 103 parent visa, or the flexible 870 sponsored parent temporary visa, our MARA registered agent parent visa specialists in Melbourne manage your eligibility, sponsorship, and lodgement from start to finish.
Australia’s parent visa framework offers permanent contributory, permanent non-contributory, and temporary visitor sponsorship pathways. To qualify across these programs, both the sponsoring child and parent must meet essential statutory thresholds.
You must be sponsored by a biological, adoptive, or step-child who is a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident, or eligible New Zealand citizen generally living in Australia for 2+ years.
For permanent subclasses (103, 143, 173, 804, 864), at least half of your parents' children must live permanently in Australia, or more live in Australia than in any other single country.
To lodge onshore for an 804 aged parent visa or 864 contributory aged parent visa, the primary applicant must have reached the Australian Age Pension age (currently 67 years).
For the 870 sponsored parent temporary visa, your child must first apply and be formally approved as a Parent Sponsor before the visa application can be lodged.
Permanent contributory and non-contributory parent visas require an approved Assurance of Support and bank guarantee bond lodged with Services Australia prior to visa grant.
All applicants and dependent family members must pass mandatory Australian medical examinations and international police character checks.
Avoid Common Disqualifying Mistakes: Miscalculating children under the Balance of Family test (such as counting children on student visas as Australian residents), failing to meet sponsor household income tests for the Assurance of Support, or lodging an onshore aged parent visa while holding a visitor visa with a 'No Further Stay' (Condition 8503) clause can lead to immediate application refusal.
Our end-to-end agency management minimizes procedural delays and ensures every claim made in your application is backed by compliant evidentiary documentation.
We evaluate your family structure against the Balance of Family test and compare contributory, non-contributory, and temporary 870 pathways.
We prepare and submit formal sponsorship forms (such as Form 40 or 870 Parent Sponsorship) alongside identity and relationship evidence.
We lodge your complete parent visa application via ImmiAccount, securing your official queue date or onshore Bridging Visa A (BVA).
When requested by Home Affairs, we guide sponsors through the Assurance of Support bond lodgement and coordinate Second VAC contributions.
We act as your legal representative with the Department of Home Affairs, managing requests, medical checks, and compliance through to visa decision.
A successful parent visa application requires structured evidence from both parents and their sponsoring children. Below are the primary document categories you will need to assemble.
We believe in transparent budgeting so you know exactly what government application charges, second instalments, and professional representation fees to plan for.
First instalment application charges start from approximately AUD $5,040 for Contributory Parent visas (143/864) and AUD $5,125 for Non-Contributory visas (103/804). For the temporary 870 visa, fees are AUD $6,370 (3-year) or AUD $12,440 (5-year).
* Contributory visas (143/864) require a Second VAC of ~$43,600 per adult before grant. Fees are set by the Department and subject to change — confirm current fees during your initial assessment.
Our professional service fees are tailored to the specific complexity of your case. We evaluate your unique family structure, Balance of Family calculation, and sponsorship requirements before providing a clear, fixed-quote quotation without hourly billing.
* Our fee covers sponsorship applications, AoS guidance, and full visa lodgement representation.
Processing times depend on subclass selection. The 870 temporary visa is processed in a few months. Contributory parent visas (143/864) have queues of roughly 12 to 15 years, while non-contributory visas (103/804) face wait times exceeding 30 years.
* Clean, decision-ready applications with complete evidence tend to be processed without unnecessary Departmental delays.
Australian parent migration is one of the most legally intricate and financially significant visa categories administered by the Department of Home Affairs. Sponsoring your parents requires choosing between permanent contributory pathways (which demand roughly $87,200 in government second instalments for a couple plus a 10-year bank guarantee bond), non-contributory queues that span decades, or long-stay temporary visitor options like the subclass 870 visa.
A frequent cause of parent visa refusal or wasted application fees is failing the Balance of Family test—such as miscounting dependent children abroad or incorrectly assuming step-children do not apply. Furthermore, if an applicant lodges an onshore aged parent visa (Subclass 804 or 864) without verifying that their current visa allows onshore lodgement, their application can be rejected immediately.
As the best migration consultant parent visa Melbourne team and registered MARN professionals, we represent both sponsoring children and migrating parents. We conduct thorough pre-lodgement audits of family trees, sponsor income thresholds, and Assurance of Support obligations—ensuring total compliance with Australian Migration Regulations across all parent visa subclasses.
Clear, direct answers regarding Australian parent visas, costs, wait times, and sponsorship rules.
Contributory parent visas (such as the 143 contributory parent visa and 864 contributory aged parent visa) require a significantly higher second instalment contribution (~$43,600 per adult) to the Australian Government, but are processed faster (typically 12 to 15 years). Non-contributory visas (like the subclass 103 parent visa and 804 aged parent visa) have lower government fees (~$7,345), but wait times currently exceed 30 years.
Processing times depend on the subclass. The 870 sponsored parent temporary visa takes a few months. Contributory parent visas (Subclasses 143 and 864) have estimated queues of 12 to 15 years for new lodgements. Non-contributory parent visas (Subclasses 103 and 804) have queues exceeding 30 years.
To sponsor your parents, you must be a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, or eligible New Zealand citizen generally living in Australia for at least two lawful years. For permanent parent visas, you must also pass the Balance of Family (BoF) test. For the temporary 870 visa, you must apply to be an approved Parent Sponsor first.
The Balance of Family test requires that at least half of your parents' children live permanently in Australia, or more of their children live permanently in Australia than in any other single country. This test applies to Subclasses 103, 143, 173, 804, and 864, but is waived for the 870 sponsored parent temporary visa.
An Assurance of Support is a legal commitment by the sponsor (or joint assurers) to repay the Australian Government for any welfare benefits paid to the parent after arrival. For Contributory Parent visas (Subclass 143/864), it requires a 10-year bank guarantee bond of AUD $10,000 for the main applicant and $4,000 for a secondary adult.
Yes. If your parents have reached the Australian Age Pension age and lodge a valid onshore application for an 804 aged parent visa or 864 contributory aged parent visa while holding an eligible substantive visa without a 'No Further Stay' (8503) condition, they are generally granted a Bridging Visa A (BVA) allowing them to remain in Australia lawfully.
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