With this visa, you can move or stay in Australia permanently and even apply for citizenship if eligible. To apply, you must prepare the following Australia family visa requirements:

Be outside of Australia upon application
Have a child who’s eligible to sponsor you
Meet all the required visa conditions
Not be a holder of the Subclass 870 – temporary parent visa upon application

This visa allows an eligible parent to sponsor his/her biological child, stepchild, or adopted child to migrate to Australia as a permanent resident. If approved, the child can travel to and from Australia, study and work in the country, and enroll in Medicare. To apply, the child must:

Be a dependent of an eligible parent sponsor who has Australian citizenship or permanent residency, or a New Zealand permanent residency
Be under the age of 18, or a full-time student and must depend financially on the parent, or over 18 and unable to work due to disability
Be single
Be outside Australia upon application

If the sponsor parent has more than one child, each child must submit separate applications. If eligible, they are also entitled to apply for citizenship, eventually.

This visa is for applicants who want to come to Australia to marry a prospective spouse. The validity of this partner visa Australia is only 9 months and the marriage must take place before the visa expires. With this visa, you can stay in the country until its validity, as well as work and study at your own expense. To qualify, you must:

Be 18 years old or older
Be sponsored by an eligible citizen or permanent resident of Australia or New Zealand
Marry your fiancé before the visa expires

After marriage, you are eligible to apply for a Spouse Visa if you decide to remain in the country permanently.

This is the first step you should secure before you can apply for a permanent partner visa Australia. This visa lets the spouse or the de facto partner of an eligible sponsor live in Australia on a temporary basis.

With this visa, you are entitled to live, study, or work in the country while waiting for your permanent visa. You can also travel to and from the country numerous times and attend free English language courses. The processing time for this type of visa usually takes 23 to 28 months. To apply for this visa, you must:

Be in Australia upon application

Be in a genuine relationship with your sponsor (who can be your de facto partner or spouse)

Meet character, health, and security requirements

For married couples, the following additional requirements are needed:

You must live together in the same house on a permanent basis
You must have a valid marriage under the Australian law
You must both be 18 years old or older

For de facto partners, the following additional requirements are also needed:

You must be in a de facto relationship for at least 12 months
You must not be married to each other
You must not be related by blood
You must live together or be with each other regularly
You must both be 18 years old or older

The permanent partner visa Australia allows you to have a permanent residency in the country. It also allows you to live, work, and study in the country indefinitely. You can also travel in and out of the country as you please. You may also enroll in Medicare, Australia’s program for healthcare, sponsor relatives to be permanent residents and eventually apply for citizenship.

The processing time for this type of visa usually takes 11 months to 20 months. To apply, you must:

• Be a subclass 820 – temporary partner visa holder
• Continue to be married or in a de facto relationship with your sponsor