Amount of guarantee for relatives' immigration

With the opening of Australia, many friends who were forced to be separated from their families at both ends of the ocean because of the epidemic can't wait to reunite with their families and friends in Australia. Then, what visa do you need to apply for visiting relatives and friends in Australia?

As we all know, if you want to travel to Australia, you need to apply for a visitor 600 visa. In fact, to visit relatives and friends in Australia is also to apply for a 600 visa, but the classification of the applicants is different.

Guaranteed visiting relatives visa is a family member guarantee category under 600 visa. The biggest difference between the sponsored family visit category and the ordinary tourism category is that the applicant needs to have a qualified Australian citizen living in Australia or a relative with permanent resident status as a guarantor.

The guarantor needs to have the following relationship with the applicant:

Spouse, parents or children

brothers and sisters

-Grandparents or grandchildren (female)

-Brothers and sisters of the applicant's parents

Nephews and nieces, nephews and nieces

-or any stepparent and adoptive relationship within the above scope.

The following related parties cannot act as guarantors:

Unmarried couple

-In-laws

-Cousin.

-Friends

-New Zealand citizens

To put it simply, the guarantor needs to be a close relative of the applicant, not even seven aunts and eight aunts. In some cases, Australian parliamentarians, members of the Legislative Council of chiefdoms or Northern Territories, mayors and representatives of federal, state or territorial government agencies can also act as guarantors.

In addition to the above identity requirements, the guarantor must be at least 18 years old and have lived in Australia for two years, and must not have the following circumstances:

1. The guarantor shall not be the guarantor of other visitors whose visas are still valid (unless the visitor is a family member of the applicant and has the same reasons for going to Australia as the applicant);

In the past five years, there have been violations of visa terms among sponsored tourists.

In addition to agreeing to provide guarantee for the applicant, the guarantor also needs to pay the guarantee money to the immigration bureau as required. The Immigration Bureau will put forward different requirements for the amount of guarantee according to the background of the applicant, but the specific amount is usually between 5,000 Australian dollars/person and15,000 Australian dollars/person.

The applicant needs to pay the deposit in full before signing the visa. If the applicant does not violate the terms of the visa and leaves Australia as scheduled before the visa expires, the deposit will be returned to the guarantor.