Longer consideration for Parents

Since 24 November 2012, parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents have been able to apply for Tourist (Subclass 600) visas to visit Australia for longer. These changes allow parents who meet the criteria for a Tourist visa to have regular extended visits with their family in Australia without needing to apply for a new visa on each visit and also recognise the length of the Parent visa queue. These types of visas are particularly good for Grandparents who want to spend more time with their grandchildren, before they grow up as the Parent visa (subclass 103) can take 10 to 15 years for a decision to be granted.

Parents may be granted the tourist visa for 18 months;  3 years or 5 years, depending on their situation.  This means a multiple entry visa with a maximum stay of 12 months.  Consideration will be given on a case-by-case basis.  If you would like to see your parents in Australia, we certainly can help you with the options that are available.