Family Visas

For people to join their brothers, sisters or parents who are their only near relatives and are usually resident in Australia.

This visa is for people whose only near relatives are usually resident in Australia and are Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens.
This visa requires you to be sponsored by an eligible relative (or your relative's eligible spouse), in Australia.

This visa is for you if both of these apply:

• you have a brother, sister, parent (or step-equivalent) who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen usually resident in Australia
• you and your spouse have no brothers, sisters, non-dependent children, parents (or step-equivalents) other than those in Australia.

Your spouse and other family members may be included in your application if they meet certain requirements.

You must have a brother, sister, parent (or step-equivalent) who is settled and usually resident in Australia and is one of the following:

• an Australian citizen
• an Australian permanent resident
• an eligible New Zealand citizen.

You and your spouse cannot have any other brothers, sisters, parents (or step equivalents), or non-dependent children other than those who are usually resident in Australia and are Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens.

You must be sponsored by an eligible sponsor. Your sponsor must be your brother, sister, parent (or step-equivalent) or their spouse, who are settled and usually resident in Australia and they must be one of the following:

• an Australian citizen
• an Australian permanent resident
• an eligible New Zealand citizen.

You must have a commitment by a person or an organisation prepared to provide you with an Assurance of Support.

You must meet health requirements.

You must meet character requirements.

If you are under 18 and were adopted overseas by an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, your adoptive parent must have spent 12 months living overseas before they are eligible to sponsor you.

For people to join their brothers, sisters or parents who are their only near relatives and are usually resident in Australia.
This visa is for people whose only near relatives are usually resident in Australia and are Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens.
This visa requires you to be sponsored by an eligible relative (or your relative's eligible spouse), in Australia.

This visa is for you if both of these apply:

• you have a brother, sister, parent (or step-equivalent) who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen usually resident in Australia
• you and your spouse have no brothers, sisters, non-dependent children, parents (or step-equivalents) other than those in Australia.

Your spouse and other family members may be included in your application if they meet certain requirements.
You must have a brother, sister, parent (or step-equivalent) who is settled and usually resident in Australia and is one of the following:

• an Australian citizen
• an Australian permanent resident
• an eligible New Zealand citizen.

You and your spouse cannot have any other brothers, sisters, parents (or step equivalents), or non-dependent children other than those who are usually resident in Australia and are Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens.

You must be sponsored by an eligible sponsor. Your sponsor must be your brother, sister, parent (or step-equivalent) or their spouse, who are settled and usually resident in Australia and they must be one of the following:

• an Australian citizen
• an Australian permanent resident
• an eligible New Zealand citizen.

You must have a commitment by a person or an organisation prepared to provide you with an Assurance of Support.

You must meet health requirements.

You must meet character requirements