Looking at sponsoring a child to Australia?

If you are wanting to sponsor a child from overseas – you must be able to satisfy custody requirements when applying to sponsor children under the age of 18 years.  This means you must have the sole legal right to determine where the child shall live, or to remove the child from their home country.  If there is someone else who can determine where the child can live, then you must obtain a statutory declaration from this person, granting permission for the child to migrate. 

Depending on the type of child sponsorship visa, you may need a valid court order allowing the sponsor to permanently remove the child from the child’s home country and a relevant court order issued by the Family Court of Australia.  The Australian Government, in making their decision, will consider the best interests of the child. 

The sponsor will also need to satisfy the requirement that there is no compelling reason to believe the grant of the visa would not be in the best interest of the child.  Australian Federal Police checks will be required for the sponsor and the sponsor’s partner – fingerprints are not required.  If you have a child to sponsor, we can help you get them to Australia.  Call us today - we have many success stories, and beautiful stories of families being reunited in this way.