Australia

Parent visa (subclass 103, non-contributory). The cheaper but far slower version of Australia’s parent visa — a queue measured in decades.

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Parent visa (subclass 103, non-contributory)

Permanent residence in Australia for the sponsored parent, once granted.

Who qualifies

Applicant must have a child who is an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or eligible New Zealand citizen who sponsors them, and must meet the balance-of-family test.
Parent visa (subclass 103)
A visa application charge of about AUD 8,665 per applicant, indexed each 1 July.
Parent visa (subclass 103)

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

It could fit.

The cheaper but far slower version of Australia’s parent visa — a queue measured in decades.

Every option that fits your family

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Time: The Department of Home Affairs’ own current estimate is about 33 years; the latest queue release was still working through applications lodged in February 2014.
Cost: About AUD 8,665 (roughly $6,100) per applicant — a fraction of the contributory visa’s cost, in exchange for the much longer wait.
The hard part: The wait itself: this is realistically a visa for families willing to plan multiple decades ahead, not a near-term option.

Citizens by 2032.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

2027
First residence permit
5 years, renewable for 5 years at a time.
2031
Apply for citizenship
With a language test and a civics test.
2032
Citizenship

Language: Basic English; there is no separate language exam, but the test and interview are in English.
Civics: The citizenship test: 20 multiple-choice questions in 45 minutes; pass with 75% overall and all 5 questions on Australian values right.
Time away: Four years living in Australia on a valid visa immediately before applying, the last 12 months as a permanent resident; no more than 12 months away in total in the four years, and no more than 90 days in the last year.
Two passports: Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Permanent from the grant, but the queue before a grant is measured in decades; the four-year citizenship clock starts once you live in Australia.
How long the decision takes isn’t published; we allow a year.

The law behind these dates

Living there.

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Once resident in Australia, worldwide income generally becomes subject to Australian tax.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Review the Parent visa (subclass 103) with Australia’s Department of Home Affairs.Open immi.homeaffairs.gov.au ↗
Gather these documents.
- Proof of how you will support yourselves
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health cover for the move

Postern can run this for you.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.One membership, the whole family. Bank accounts and help putting your plan into action are included.

Postern runs it for one US adult applying directly from the US for subclass 103, sponsored by an eligible settled adult child, with no dependants, concessions, prior parent application or subclass 870 application or visa: eligibility review, online application, queue and requests, Assurance of Support, both government instalments, digital permanent visa and first entry; temporary subclass 173 and later Resident Return visas are separate applications.

16 steps, from the first paper to the passport. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Opening your bank accounts there is included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Government fees, record fees and other costs you approve are extra.

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