What should parents do if they want to immigrate to Australia?

1. Parents applying for immigration to Australia must be sponsored by their children, who must be Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or New Zealand citizens;

2. The child must have lived in Australia for more than two years;

Parents who immigrate to Australia must be able to pass the family balance test. That is to say, at least half of the children or family members in the whole family live in Australia legally and permanently, or there are more children or family members living in Australia than in any other overseas country;

Parents must meet health standards and have good character.

5. The guarantee amount must be provided.

Parental immigration category:

A. Types of permanent resident visas

1. immigrant visa for ordinary parents (category 103)

2. Contributing parents' immigrant visas (category 143)

3. Migration of elderly parents (category 804)

4. Residence visa for elderly parents (category 864)

B. Types of temporary resident visas:

1. Temporary visas for contributing immigrant parents (category 173)

2. Temporary visas for immigrants with elderly parents (category 884)

C other categories

Parents' immigration expenses:

The first application fee for immigrant visas for ordinary parents (103 and 804) is USD 65,438+0,390, and the second application fee is USD 65,438+0,205. The economic guarantee amount is 3,500 US dollars, and the couple is 5,000 US dollars; The warranty period is 2 years.

The first application fee for the contributing parents' immigrant visa (143,864,173,884) is $65,438+$0,390, and the second application fee is $365,438+$0,555, and the following 18 is $655.

Processing cycle:

It takes 9- 1 1 year for ordinary parents to immigrate; Contributing parents generally need 6-9 months to immigrate.

Annual quota:

There is an annual quota for the visa category of family immigrants. About 65,438+02,000 pairs of parent visas are applied every year, while only 65,438+0,000 pairs of "ordinary parent visas" and 3,500 pairs of "contributing parent visas" are approved every year in the world.