Parents may be able to migrate to Australia if they have child/children in Australia who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen. To be eligible for this visa, parents need to be meet balance of family test. According to this test, 50% of children must be Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.
There are 4 types of parent visas.
Age Requirements
The pension age will be gradually increased from 65 to 67 years as set out in the table below.
Period within which a person was born | Pension age | Date pension age changes |
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From 1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953 | 65 years and 6 months | 1 July 2017 |
From 1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955 | 66 years | 1 July 2019 |
From 1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956 | 66 years and 6 months | 1 July 2021 |
From 1 January 1957 onwards | 67 years | 1 July 2023 |
Age Requirements
Atleast one parent must be of pensioner age as per Australian law. Below is the age chart:
Period within which a person was born | Pension age | Date pension age changes |
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From 1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953 | 65 years and 6 months | 1 July 2017 |
From 1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955 | 66 years | 1 July 2019 |
From 1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956 | 66 years and 6 months | 1 July 2021 |
From 1 January 1957 onwards | 67 years | 1 July 2023 |