Parent
Parent visas for Australia, for applicants from India
Contributory, queued and temporary parent visas.
Subclass 143
Contributory Parent visa
The subclass 143 is permanent residence for parents of settled Australians who pay a high contributory charge in exchange for a shorter queue than the non-contributory parent visa. Even so, published waiting times run well over a decade.
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Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa
The subclass 870 lets parents stay in Australia for three or five years at a time, up to ten years in total, without a path to permanent residence and without the decade-long queue. The child sponsor must be approved first and meet an income requirement.
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