Contributory Aged Parent Visa Subclass 864 (Permanent)

Eligibility

Location

Applicants must be in Australia at the time of application and visa grant.

Duration of Stay

This is a permanent visa that allows you to stay permanently in Australia. However, its travel facility expires after 5 years so you will need to apply for Resident Return Visa (Subclass 155 & 157)  or Australian citizenship (if eligible) if you wish to travel overseas and back to Australia after the expiry date.

Tricks and Common Reasons for Refusal

1 – Not Being Eligible for Assurance of Support

Obviously, applicants for Subclass 884 visa will most likely apply for Subclass 864 visa (permanent) at some point to migrate to Australia permanently. The trick, however, is Subclass 884 visa doesn’t require Assurance of Support (AoS) but Subclass 864 visa does. Why is this important? The answer is simple: whether an applicant’s child is able to provide AoS for his/her parent is assessed by Centrelink which makes the decision depending entirely on whether the child can meet the relevant income requirement which, unlike most people think, is rather flexible based on the child’s overall circumstances, including but not limited to:

• the child’s income level

• how many people in the child’s household

• Whether there are kids in the household and, if so, how many

• The child’s assets (e.g. real estate) and mortgage

Therefore, many applicants who had been sponsored by their children for Subclass 884 visa eventually found themselves having to leave Australia since they were not eligible for the permanent Subclass 864 visa simply because their children failed to satisfy the income criterion, which some of them were not even aware of. Even if a parent applies directly for the permanent Subclass 864 visa without going through the temporary Subclass 884 visa, the AoS requirement remains and in no circumstances can anyone bypass it. Fortunately, the financial sponsor providing AoS doesn’t have to be the applicant’s child – it can be any individual or even an organisation. But this is when another issue rises: the Immigration usually allows only 28 days to arrange this – applicants will have to compete with time.

As a result, we can refer you to professional agencies arranging AoS should you be facing the same issue and seeking peace of mind, which is actually quite common nowadays given the huge impact COVID-19 has had on Australian economy.

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2 – Unfamiliarity with How the Australian Immigration Works and Its Mentality

In many cases, applicants prepare and submit their supporting documentation in a disorderly way, giving the Immigration a hard time digging through tons of paperwork to get things in the right order when picking up a new visa application. This will potentially lead to endless back-and-forth clarification and explanation, wasting both sides lots of time and can even result in a refusal of Subclass 864 visa.

This is common since applying for a visa, especially a permanent one, is the very first time to most applicants. For this reason, our team have developed our own system for labelling, coding, structuring and, where necessary, cross-referencing documentation so your application can be submitted in the most presentable and logical manner. Making your application stand out among all competitors has been our goal from day one.

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3 – Careless Yet Costly Mistakes

Applying for migration is seen as a delicate work of art due to the staggering amount of attention, paperwork, and details involved. A seemingly minor/harmless error such as a typo in your résumé, a date entered wrong, or a tick in the wrong box in the lengthy visa application form can prove costly as the Immigration processes all visa applications strictly in accordance with migration law, in particular Migration Act 1958 and Migration Regulations 1994. Even a small error can be regarded as failing to satisfy a visa requirement and therefore lead to a visa refusal. To minimise such incidents, our team pay extra attention while editing and drafting every client’s paperwork and always proofread and also conduct a final review of documentation before submission.

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4 – Applications Not Decision-ready

Another common reason for refusal, even instant refusal, for Subclass 864 visa is submitting an application without all the required documentation. This happens when the application was prepared carelessly, or when the applicant was trying to rush an application for whatever reason (e.g. meeting a cut-off date of a major migration policy change which happens almost each and every year and often catches people off guard).

Even with 43 years of team experience, we handle each application cautiously and meticulously like our first to ensure nothing slips through the cracks. Should a sudden change of policy hit and impact you, we are more than capable of advising you how to salvage your application in terms of what documents are mandatory at the time of submission and what can wait so you are never in danger of a straight-up visa refusal upon submission.

Benefits

With this visa, you may:​

• migrate to Australia together with your family

• stay and live in Australia permanently

• potentially bring your extended family members to Australia permanently on parent visa or visa intended for other relatives

• access various government benefits, including but not limited to:

  • pension (after a certain period of time)

  • unemployment and job-seeking benefits

  • concession cards for commuting

  • benefits associated with new-born baby

  • interest-free school loan

• travel overseas and back to Australia without limitations for any purposes (e.g. overseas holiday, visiting family and/or attending family matters in home country)

• access Australia’s public health care scheme (Medicare) which essentially provides free medical consultations, operations and hospitalization for a wide range of medical conditions

• work in Australia without any limitations

• study in Australia without any limitations

• attend free English language course provided by Australian government

• apply for Australian citizenship when eligible

Application Fees​

First Instalment

• Main applicant: $4355 (or $385 if holding Subclass 884 visa)

• Each secondary applicant aged 18 or older: $2175 (or $195 if holding Subclass 884 visa)

• Each secondary applicant aged under 18: $1090 (or $95 if holding Subclass 884 visa)

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Second Instalment

• Each dependant child aged under 18: $2095

• Each other applicant: $43,600 or $19,420 (if holding Subclass 884 visa) ​

Please note: you may incur third-party charges, for example, for translation, police certificate and health exam.

Processing Time​

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