Contributory Parent Temporary Visa

This Visa ( a Temporary one) lets an individual the one who is settled in Australia as a citizen, Australian permanent resident, or New Zealand (eligible) citizen to call on their parent to stay temporarily in Australia.

Contributory Parent (Temporary) visa (subclass 173) – Bansal Immigration. Applicant must have at least half of their children living there in Australia on a permanent visa

Purpose Subclass 173 Visa: –

• One becomes eligible to apply for a Permanent Visa (Contributory Parent Visa) (Subclass 143)
• An Individual can reside for up to 2 years in Australia.
• Can do Job- Study in Australia.
• Can enrol in Medicare (Scheme of Australia for health regarding maintenance and expenses).
• You can travel to and from Australia for 2 years (as many times as you wish) from the date of the grant of visa.
• Note: – You cannot extend or re-apply for this visa.

You must be outside Australia when the visa is decided. Also, you can be in or outside

Australia while applying for this visa.

Will be Judged on: –

• You need to be sponsored by a child, the one who is a Permanent resident of Australia, An Australian citizen (Settled), or an eligible citizen of New Zealand.
• One needs to fulfil the balance-of-family test.
• Must obey Australian law and fulfil all visa requirements.
• Must meet the requirement of health and character.
• Must not have a cancelled or refused visa while your prior stay in Australia

Steps Involved: –

Start

Step	Named as	Procedure followed
1.	Enquire	Eligibility for this visa.
2.	Request	The visa and first instalment need to be paid for by you.
3.	Evaluate	Your application will be evaluated by us and will be placed in a line.
4.	Hold	For a position of availability.
5.	Evaluate	A Second-time assessment will be done by us.
6.	Payment	Of the second instalment by you.

Who can Sponsor for Subclass 173 visa?

• A Sponsor has responsibilities related to finance and others.
• A Sponsor can Sponsor more than a single parent for this visa.
• You must be sponsored usually by your child who needs to be
• 18 years old or above.
• An Australian Permanent Resident, a settled Australian citizen, or an eligible New Zealand citizen.

Who else can be taken along with You?

• Your Spouse
• Your and Your Partner’s Child or stepchild.
• Family members granted this visa in your application will share the same rights and obligations as yours.

Cost: –

Subclass 173 Visa fee	Main Applicant	Dependents above 18 years of age	Dependents below 18 years of age
First Installment	$2,540	$1,270	$640
Second Installment	$29,130	$29,130	$2,095

No additional cost to keep in mind.	Fee (AUD)	Detail
Police checkup/ Character check	Vary accordingly	The Fee is to be paid to the police of a particular country where one has lived for a year and more.
Medical checkup	Vary accordingly	May be required for each applicant

Processing Time: – Approx.3 to 3.5 years to process. Before its expiry, one may pay $19,420 to apply for the Subclass visa 143.

Note: -The temporary subclass 173 visa is not a requirement for the permanent subclass visa 143.

The Second instalment is only called after each applicant has cleared character and health tests along with AoS(Assurance of support) has been lodged with the government of Australia.

Stay: – 2 years.

Balance of family test: –

This test indicates that:

Applicants must have at least half of their children living there in Australia on a permanent visa

Or

More of their children live on Permanent residence in Australia than in any other country.

Conditions for Contributory Parent Visa (Temporary) (Subclass 173)

• 8502- Applicant must not enter Australia before the person specified in the visa (Main visa holder or applicant’s sponsor in the case of partner visa) has entered Australia.
• 8515- Applicant must not marry or enter in a de facto relationship before entering Australia; otherwise, your visa might get cancelled.

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