This visa allows a child who is outside or in Australia to come to Australia to live with their parents.
Child visa – onshore (subclass 802)
Child visa - offshore (subclass 101)
- sponsored by their parent or their parent's partner
- single
- younger than 18 years of age, or:
- a full-time student between 18 and 25 years of age, or
- 18 or older and unable to work due to a disability and dependent on the sponsoring parent.
- The child's sponsoring parent must be an Australian citizen, the holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or an eligible New Zealand citizen.
- The spouse or de facto partner of the child's parent can also sponsor the child.
- The child must be the biological child or adopted child of the sponsoring parent