If you are permanent resident or citizen of Australia then you can sponsor your parents to come to Australia on parent temporary visa subclass 870. While on this visa subclass 870 your parents can visit Australia for the duration of 3 years or 5 years. The duration of the visit that is 3 years or 5 years would depend on your circumstances.
To sponsor your parents on this visa subclass 870 sponsored parent temporary visa there are certain requirements which must be met. One of the requirements of sponsorship from an Australian child.
Eligibility to be a parent sponsor for visa subclass 870
There are certain requirement as set by the department of home affairs to be an eligible sponsor. Following are the requirements which are compulsory to meet
Eligibility requirement to be a parent sponsor for visa subclass 870
Age and status
The sponsoring person must be at least 18 years of age and be Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen.
Requirement of duration of stay in Australia
If you are an Australia permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen then you must have usually resided in Australia for at least 4 years. Also in the last 4 years you must also have not held a bridging visa other than bridging visa a, B or C. You must also not have been unlawful in Australia in the last 4 years.
Previous sponsorship obligations
The third requirement is of meeting and followed all the previous sponsorships obligations
No debts to Australian government
Another requirement to be a suitable parent sponsor for visa subclass 870 is that you must not owe any debts to Australian government
Income requirement
Another very important requirement is that you must have passed the income test as set for sponsorship for this visa category. The requirement is that your most recent taxable income prior to date of lodgement of your sponsorship must be at least Australian dollars 83454.80. This is compulsory requirement to be met to be a suitable sponsor for visa subclass 870.
Combining income with partner or sibling to pass the income test for sponsored temporary parent visa subclass 870
If you are yourself unable to meet this requirement then you may combine the income of your spouse/ partner. You may also combine your income with your sibling. Following points must be kept in mind in case you are combining your income to meet the sponsorship requirements. The person you are combining your income must also be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen. Another point tom take care is that in case of combining income your taxable income must be at least 50 percent of the taxable income
Meet sponsorship obligations
The next requirement is that you as a sponsor must agree that you would comply with your sponsorship requirements.
You must also be of good character. It means that you must meet the character requirements for this visa subclass 870
Processing time of parent temporary visa subclass 870
The processing time for this Temporary Sponsored Parent Subclass 870 Visa for Australia is about 5 months. As per the information available 90% of applications are decided within 5 months. Now the duration of the visa, that is 3 years or 5 years would depend on case by case and your circumstances. It would depend on the case officer who would be assessing your application.
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