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Parent Visa (Subclass 870) - This temporary visa lets a parent of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen visit Australia for up to 3 or 5 years. The Parent Visa (Subclass 870) enables you to reunite with children, visit Australia for up to 3 or 5 years per visa and you can re-apply for further Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visas to visit up to a maximum period of 10 years in Australia.

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Parent Visa (Subclass 870)

Updated: 2 years ago
To be able to sponsor your parent for an 870 visa, you have to fulfill the following conditions: 
 
  • You must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, who has been resident in Australia for at least four years. 
  • You must be the legal child of your parents (biological, adoptive, or step-child). You may also sponsor your spouse or partner’s parents 
  • You must not have been unlawfully living in Australia during the last four years. 
  • You must not have held a bridging visa other than the bridging visas A, B or C during the last four years. 
  • You (and your spouse/partner) must have a joint income of at least AUD 83,454. If you do not have a spouse/partner, you must meet the income requirements yourself. 
  • You must not have any debts to the Australian government.
Updated: 2 years ago
This Visa allows your parents to stay in Australia up to ten years. It is originally issued either for three or five years and your parents can renew the visa again, for another three or five years, for a maximum duration of ten years. 
 
To extend their stay in Australia for longer than ten years, your parents must apply for another type of visa once this one expires. They cannot extend the 870 Visa.
Updated: 2 years ago
It takes several weeks to several months to process an application for the Temporary Parent Visa 870. According to the Immigration Authorities, most visas are processed within 53 days, but some may take up to 69 days or longer as well.

The processing time for a visa will be longer if the Immigration Authorities require additional documents and information. It will be much shorter if everything is in order.
Updated: 2 years ago
The cost of the 870 Visa depends on its validity:

3-year 870 Visa: AUD 5,090
5-year 870 Visa: AUD 10,180