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201. SPECIAL PURPOSE- VISA
April 27, 2018
Special purpose visa is a type of visa that allows people with distinguished status and who are declared to hold special purpose visa by the minister to enter and live lawfully in Australia. You can apply this visa if you are a member of a royal family, if you are official guest to the government of Australia, if you are one of the military crew or a member of the armed forces of the Commonwealth countries or specified Asia- Pacific countries or airline crew. Special purpose visa is a temporary visa to the people with distinguished status and who are declared by the minister to enter and sta... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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202. WOMEN AT RISK VISA (SUBCLASS 204)
April 27, 2018
The Australia law highlights various types of visas. The visa can be a temporary or permanent visa. Women at risk visa (subclass 204) is a type of permanent visa that allows one to live, study and work in Australia and allows one to propose a family member as a permanent resident. For you to be eligible for women at Risk visa (subclass 204) you must be outside Australia, you must be living out of the country you were born, you must not acquire protection of a relative who is a man and you must be in a danger of the victimization or harassment. To be considered for settlement in Australia you ... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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203. PARENT VISA (SUBCLASS 103)
April 27, 2018
Parent visa (subclass 103) is a permanent visa that costs AUD 6010 and it is paid in two installments. The visa starts the date you are granted. Parent visa (subclass 103) allows the parent of an Australian citizen who is a permanent resident to live in Australia permanently. You must be sponsored and your sponsor must be 18 years and above and be able to give financial and other responsibilities. You can be in or outside Australia when applying parent visa (subclass 103) but you must be outside when the decision is made. You must meet the balance of family test that is half of your child... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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204. AGED PARENT VISA (SUBCLASS 804)
April 27, 2018
Aged parent visa (subclass 804) is a permanent visa that cost AUD6, 010. It allows a parent of someone who resides in Australia as a citizen who is a permanent residence or a New Zealand citizen to reside in Australia. To apply for aged parent visa (subclass 804) you must meet the balance of family test that is your children are living in Australia compared to other countries. The aged parent visa (subclass 804) is in high demand but there are a limited some places that are available. The aged parent visa (subclass 804) applications are normally processed in the order they were lodged. You ... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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205. NEW ZEALAND CITIZEN FAMILY RELATIONSHIP (TEMPORARY) VISA (SUBCLASS 461)
April 27, 2018
Subclass 461 is a New Zealand citizen family relationship (temporary) visa that permits the non-New Zealand family member of the New Zealand family live and work for 5 years only. For to be eligible for subclass 461 visa you must be a non- New Zealand citizen, be eligible New Zealand family member and a family member of somebody residing in Australia. You must be related to New Zealand citizen as a partner, child, stepchild, partner’s child or a dependent child. Subclass 461 visa costs around AUD 330. The subclass 461 visa takes 13- 19 months to be processed. You must the health requirem... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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206. CONTRIBUTORY PARENT VISA (SUBCLASS 143)
April 26, 2018
Contributory parent visa (subclass 143) is one type permanent visa that permits the parents to settle in Australia. The parents must be Australian citizens and permanent residents. You can first apply for contributory parent (temporary) visa (subclass 173) before applying for contributory parent visa (subclass 143) though it is costly the cost is distributed in both visas. To be eligible for subclass 143 visa you must meet the balance of family test that is your child must be an Australian citizen and a permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen and half of your children must be... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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207. ORPHAN RELATIVE (SUBCLASS 117)
April 26, 2018
Orphan Relative (subclass 117) is a type of visa that allows the child to travel to Australia and permanently live there with the sponsoring relative. The child must be less than 18 years and the child must be single. Orphan Relative (subclass 117) is a permanent type of visa and one is entitled to pay a cost of AUD 1480. The child is required to lodge the visa application when outside Australia and the child must be in a situation where the parents are in a position of not been able to give better care. The sponsoring relative can be a sister, brother, grandparent, uncle or uncle. The spons... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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208. REMAINING RELATIVE VISA (SUBCLASS 835)
April 26, 2018
Remaining Relative visa (subclass 835) is a permanent visa that allows a person in Australia and who’s their only near relative living in Australia to live in Australia permanently. To be eligible for remaining relative visa (subclass 835), your relatives who are in Australia must be your only near relatives, you must have an individual who will offer assurance support and both you and family members must meet certain health and character requirements. The health results are valid for 12 months only and you are not supposed to arrange for health examination before you are requested to do so.... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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209. CONTRIBUTORY PARENT (TEMPORARY) VISA (SUBCLASS 173)
April 26, 2018
Contributory parent (temporary) visa (subclass 173) is a temporary visa that is allows the parents of an Australian settled citizen who is a permanent residence to live in Australia on a temporary basis. If you have been granted contributory parent (temporary) visa (subclass 173) and you want to stay permanently in Australia, you can apply contributory parent visa (subclass 143). When applying for contributory parent (temporary) visa (subclass 173) you must have a child who is an Australian citizen and the child must be permanently residing in Australia. The length of stay recommended for ... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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210. DEPENDENT CHILD VISA (SUBCLASS 445)
April 26, 2018
Dependent child visa (subclass 445) is a temporary visa. The visa allow the child travel and from Australia until when the permanent partner visa for parent is finalized. Dependent child visa (subclass 445) is needed when the child is to be included to the visa after the parents have been granted temporary visa. Dependent child visa (subclass 445) takes 10- 15 months to be processed. Child applying for dependent child visa (subclass 445) must be dependent child of a parent who holds temporary partner visa. It is the responsibility of the parent to lodge the visa application for a child. t... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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211. CARER VISA (SUBCLASS 836)
April 26, 2018
Carer visa (subclass 836) is a permanent type of visa meant for someone who needs to come to Australia to care for a relative who is in Australia and has long-term permanent medical condition or for someone who want to aid a relative who is in Australia by providing care to member of their family unit who has long-term permanent medical condition. You can get carer visa (subclass 836) if you need to come to Australia to aid a relative providing care who has long-term medical condition, if you need to care for a relative who has long-term medical condition, your relative cannot reasonably get ... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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212. CARER VISA (SUBCLASS 116)
April 26, 2018
Carer visa(subclass 116) is a permanent visa that is meant for someone who needs to move to Australia to take care of the relative who lives in Australia and it also meant for someone who wants to move to Australia to aid a relative who is in a long permanent medical condition. The relative must be an Australian citizen and a permanent resident and must have been assessed that is need of care and must not be able to get care from another source in Australia. You can only get carer visa (subclass 116) if your relative has medical conditions that must be assessed by Bupa medical visa services, y... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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213. CHILD VISA (SUBCLASS 101)
April 26, 2018
Child visa (subclass 101) is a permanent type of visa that allows a child who is outside Australia to come to Australia and live with the parents. To be eligible to this type of visa, the child must be single and must meet some special age requirements. Child visa (subclass101) takes 10-14 months to be processed. The child must be sponsored by the parent or the partner to the parent and younger than 18 years of age or be a fulltime student if the age bracket is 18-25 years, also a child can be above years but is unable to work due to certain disability and is full dependent to parent. Howe... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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214. CHILD VISA (SUBCLASS 802)
April 26, 2018
Child visa (subclass 802) allows a child who is in Australia to stay in Australia. It is a permanent visa and for a child to eligible for child visa (subclass 802) a child must be single and of special age requirements. Child visa (subclass 802) takes 12- 14 months to be processed. To be able to get child visa (subclass 802) a child must be sponsored by the parent or the parent partner, the child must be single, the child must be either under 18 years of age, or a child is a full-time student of 18-25 years and or a child is 18 years or older but is unable to work as a result of disability... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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215. ADOPTION VISA (SUBCLASS 102)
April 26, 2018
Adoption visa (subclass 102) is a permanent visa. Adoption visa (subclass 102) is a type of visa that allows a child adopted from outside Australia to come to Australia and live with adoptive parents. To be eligible the child must be adopted or the child must be in the adoption process. The adoption visa (subclass 102) processing varies with time. The adoptive parents are the ones who lodge the visa application on behalf of the child. To be eligible for adoption visa (subclass 102) the child must not more than 18 years, the child must be living outside Australia and the child must be adopted o... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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216. ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AUTHORITY (SUBCLASS 601)
April 26, 2018
Electronic travel authority (subclass 601) is a type of visa that allows you to stay Australia for 3 months on each visit you make, allows you to visit Australia as a visitor and visit Australia for business purposes as many times you wish for 12 months. Electronic travel authority (subclass 601) does not allow you to work in Australia. On some occasions, you are required to use a travel agent when applying electronic travel authority (subclass 601). Not everybody who can apply for this visa online but it is meant for people who hold certain passports. Electronic travel authority is electroni... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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217. TRANSIT VISA (SUBCLASS 771)
April 26, 2018
In the Australia constitution, there are various types of visas that are well highlighted. Transit visa (subclass771) is the visa that lets both you and dependent children transit through Australia by air for not more than 72 hours. The processing time for a transit visa (subclass 771) is 6-10 days. You are eligible for a transit visa (subclass 771) if you want to pass via Australia with a mission of joining ship as the crew member and if you need to pass via Australia going to another country. Before applying for a transit visa (subclass 771) you are required to meet certain health and chara... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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218. EVISITOR (SUBCLASS 651)
April 26, 2018
Evisitor (subclass 651) visa a free visa that allows you to visit Australia as a visitor or visit for business purposes for 3-12 months. You are required to apply for Evisitor (subclass 651) visa when you are outside Australia and when you have a valid passport from the eligible country. When applying for evisitor (subclass 651) visa it is not a must you visit the immigration offices as you are not to get a stamp but you will be given the confirmation of your visa records. The evisitor is electronically stored for the travels to Australia. The evisitor can be assessed by the travel agents, ai... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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219. WORK AND HOLIDAY VISA (SUBCLASS 462)
April 26, 2018
Work and holiday visa (subclass 462) is a visa designed for young people who want to holiday and work in Australia for 12 months. Work and holiday visa (subclass 462) is a temporary visa and it encourages both cultural exchanges and the tight bond between Australia and other eligible countries. You can apply for a second work and holiday visa (subclass 462) if at all you are through with the specified work and holiday visa (subclass 462) work in northern Australia in the tourism and hospitality among others. You can work for 6 months under one employer only. Work and holiday visa (subclass 46... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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220. VISITOR (SUBCLASS 600)
April 26, 2018
Visitor (subclass 600) visa does not allow the holders to work in Australia at any given cost. Visitor (subclass 600) visa allows you to visit Australia or visit Australia for business purposes for 3-12 months. The visitor (subclass 600) visa application costs range from AUD140- AUD1020. You can be eligible to visitor (subclass 600) visa if you want to travel to Australia to visit the family, as the visitor, for business purposes or on a tour that is registered by the travel agent from People’s Republic of China. You can apply for a tourist stream of a visitor visa if you are in Australi... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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221. WORKING HOLIDAY VISA (SUBCLASS 417)
April 26, 2018
Working holiday visa (subclass 417) is a visa meant for people of less age who may want a holiday and same time allowed to work. Working holiday visa (subclass 417) temporary visa is meant for young people. Working holiday visa encourages the bond Australia and other eligible countries and cultural exchange. When applying working holiday visa (subclass 417) for the first holiday you must not be in Australia. For the second holiday application, you must be in Australia during the application time and when the visa is granted but if you apply when you are outside Australia, then you must ... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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222. TEMPORARY ACTIVITY VISA (SUBCLASS 408)
April 26, 2018
There are various types of temporary visas highlighted in the Australia law. Temporary activity visa (subclass 408) is a temporary visa that allows one to enter Australia for a temporary basis. The holders of temporary activity visa (subclass 408) are allowed to be employed as crew member, take part in the special programs that are approved by the department, do domestic work in full time basis, work in a skilled place which are under staff arrangement, take part in Australian research work and take part in the sport competitions and take part in government endorsement activities. You can ge... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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223. STATE OR TERRITORY SPONSORED BUSINESS OWNER VISA (SUBCLASS 892)
April 26, 2018
State or territory sponsored business owner visa (subclass 892) is a type of permanent residence visa that allows one to stay for 5 years in Australia. You are eligible to state or territory sponsored business owner visa ( subclass 892) if you had provisional visa, if you have met the conditions of the provisional visa, if state/territory authority has sponsored you, if you show genuine commitment to keeping up business and investment activities in Australia, if you lived in Australia for at least 12 months holding the provisional visa, if you have never been involved in unacceptable busi... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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224. REGIONAL SPONSOR MIGRATION SCHEME (SUBCLASS 187)
April 26, 2018
Regional sponsor migration scheme (subclass 187) visa is a type of permanent visa designed for skilled workers willing to work in Australia. Regional sponsor migration scheme (subclass 187) permanent residence visa has direct entry stream and temporary residence transition stream. The processing of regional sponsor migration scheme (subclass 187) visa varies with time and stream nominated. Temporary residence transition stream is for people who their employers intend to sponsor them as permanent residences. You can be eligible for this stream if you are a holder of subclass 482 and 457 visa... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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225. INVESTOR RETIREMENT (SUBCLASS 405)
April 26, 2018
Investor Retirement (subclass 405) visa is a temporary visa designed for people who are self-funded retirees and who do not have dependents but they want to live in Australia in their years of retirements. To be eligible for investor retirement (subclass 405) visa, you must be over 55years of age but your partner can be of any age. You must not have dependent children or family member and this applies even to your partner. You must make sure that you are sponsored by Australian State/ territory government agency. You and your partner must meet certain health requirements that are listed on ... (read more)
Author: Alice Ken
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