Sponsored Parent Visa (Temporary)

The Sponsored Parent Visa (Subclass 870) provides parents with a new pathway to temporarily reunite with their children and grandchildren in Australia.

The visa allows parents to stay in Australia for up to five years at a time. A parent will be able to hold multiple visas up to a total stay in Australia of 10 years.

Sponsorship Applications

In March 2019, Minister Coleman announced that sponsorship applications to sponsor a parent for a Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa would open from 17 April 2019.

Visa Applications

After a sponsorship application has been approved, a sponsored parent may apply for a Temporary Sponsored Parent visa.

Benefits of this visa

The visa allows parents to remain in Australia for a longer period of time, up to five years at a time without departing and ten years in total. A parent must leave Australia for at least 90 days before applying for another Sponsored Parent visa (Subclass 870). It provides an alternative option to Visitor visas which only allow shorter periods of stay.

Sponsored Parent Visa (Subclass 870) Costs

Sponsorship

The sponsorship application fee is $420.

Visa

• $5,000 for a visa of up to three years’ duration; or
• $10,000 for a visa of up to five years’ duration

How long will it take to get a decision on your visa?

• 75% of visas are processed within 68 days
• 90% of visas are processed within 4 months