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Australian Family Visas: Types, Costs, Process 2026

  • Writer: VEM | Tư vấn định cư Úc, di trú Úc
    VEM | Tư vấn định cư Úc, di trú Úc
  • Apr 8
  • 2 min read

Craving family unity in Australia? The 2025-26 program allocates 52,500 family places amid rising demand. Explore Australian Family Visas fully: streams, criteria, applications, and fees. This 2026 guide equips with actionable steps and VEM-backed strategies for approval.

Additional Information: Australian Family Visas

Australian Family Visas Breakdown

Australian Family Visas link relatives to citizens, residents, or eligible Kiwis for settlement. Categories span temporary to permanent residency. Demand surges with 50,000+ annual grants.

Core Sponsored Streams

Partner Visa Essentials

Genuine spouses relocate via initial temporary grants. Permanent follows relationship proof.

Includes de facto partnerships, marriages, and engagements. Sponsors claim citizenship or residency.

Subclasses:

  • Subclass 300 (Prospective Marriage)

  • Subclass 309/100 (Offshore)

  • Subclass 820/801 (Onshore)

Four pillars validate: financial, household, social, commitment.

Parent Visa Streams

Eligible offspring sponsor parents post-settlement. Tests ensure family balance.

Premium contributory paths:

  • Subclass 173 (Temporary)

  • Subclass 143

  • Subclass 870 (Sponsored Temporary)

  • Subclass 864 (Aged)

  • Subclass 884 (Temporary Aged)

Accessible non-contributory:

  • Subclass 103

  • Subclass 804 (Aged)

Child Visa Choices

Responsible parents back dependent kids.

Options:

  • Subclass 101

  • Subclass 102 (Adoption)

  • Subclass 445 (Dependent)

  • Subclass 802 (Onshore)

Caps at 18 or disability extension.

Other Relative Options

Eight visas for carers, orphans, dependents.

  • Subclass 114 (Aged Dependent)

  • Subclass 838 (Onshore Aged Dependent)

  • Subclass 115 (Remaining)

  • Subclass 835 (Onshore Remaining)

  • Subclass 116 (Carer)

  • Subclass 836 (Onshore Carer)

  • Subclass 117 (Orphan)

  • Subclass 837 (Onshore Orphan)

Proves sole dependency.

Eligibility Factors

Relationship authenticity requires certificates, photos. Partners detail cohabitation.

Sponsors provide housing, funds assurance. Financial thresholds block welfare risks.

Health, character clearances mandatory. English for points-tested. Age, dependency refine claims.

VEM audits for compliance.

Step-by-Step Process

ImmiAccount simplifies lodging.

  1. Identify subclass.

  2. Assess suitability.

  3. Assemble evidence.

  4. Pay, submit.

  5. Medicals, prints.

  6. Track (e.g., partners 18-24 months).

  7. Decision.

Prior docs cut delays 70%.

2026 Fee Schedule

Ranges AUD 1,980-48,640. Updates reflect priorities.

Visa Type

Base Fee (AUD)

Partner (300/309/820)

9,365

Child (101/802)

3,235

Contrib Parent 173

32,525

Contrib Parent 143

48,640

Contrib Aged 884

34,170

Contrib Aged 864

48,640

Parent 103

7,345

Aged 804

7,345

Remaining 115/835

7,345

Aged Dep 114/838

7,345

Carer 116/836

4,240

Adoption 102

3,235

Orphan 117/837

1,980

Dep Child 445

3,235

Add family charges.

Australian Family Visas foster bonds via sponsored streams, rigorous checks on sponsorship and health. 2026 quotas hit 52k, processing 1-30 months, fees peak at 48k AUD. Master docs and streams for success. VEM offers precise navigation. Initiate now—reunite securely.

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