Visa chăm sóc thân nhân (nộp ngoài Úc)

• stay in Australia indefinitely
• work and study in Australia
• enrol in Australia's public healthcare scheme, Medicare
• sponsor your relatives to come to Australia
• travel to and from Australia for 5 years
• attend free English language classes provided by the Adult Migrant English Program, if eligible
• apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible.

This visa lets you come to or stay in Australia to provide care to someone with a long-term medical condition who does not have reasonable access to care options in Australia. The person you care for must be your Australian relative who needs care, or your relative's family member who needs care and lives with them.

Travel to and from Australia for 5 years

You can travel to and from Australia as many times as you want for 5 years from the date we grant this visa. This is as long as the travel facility on this visa remains valid.

If you want to travel after the initial 5-year travel facility:

• you will need to apply for and be granted a Resident Return (RRV) so that you can re-enter Australia as a permanent resident
• you might also want to consider Australian citizenship. If you become an Australian citizen, you don't require a visa to enter Australia. You will need to apply for an Australian passport and use it to leave and re-enter Australia. See more about eligibility requirements and current processing times for Australian citizenship

To see when your travel facility ends, use VEVO.

This is a permanent visa. It lets you stay in Australia indefinitely.

For citizenship purposes, your permanent residence starts on the day you enter Australia on the visa.

You can include members of the family unit in your application when you apply.

Family members who apply for the visa must meet our health and character requirements.

This visa costs from AUD2,720.00 for the main applicant. Concessions apply in limited circumstances. There is also a charge for each family member who applies with you.

You pay for this visa in 2 parts called instalments.

Pay the first instalment when you apply. Pay the second instalment when we ask you to.

You might also need to pay other costs for each applicant for:

• health checks
• police certificates
• biometrics.

Use the Visa Pricing Estimator to see what your visa will cost. The estimator does not consider the second instalment or other costs.

We might consider waiving your second instalment if you can show that paying it will cause you or the person you are caring for severe financial hardship.

We will not waive the second instalment for anyone applying for the visa with you.

Send your request to us in writing.

Cost for eligible Pacific Island and Timor-Leste visa applicants

From 1 July 2026, a lower visa application cost (VAC) applies to eligible Pacific Island and Timor-Leste citizens who lodge a valid visa application.

We will charge eligible applicants the lower VAC during the application process in ImmiAccount. We will recognise eligible applicants when they apply with a valid passport from one of the specified countries.

Family members are also eligible for the lower VAC. We base this on the passport of the primary applicant or visa holder who satisfies the primary visa criteria.

The primary applicant must hold a valid passport issued by one of the following countries:

• Federated States of Micronesia
• Fiji
• Kiribati
• Nauru
• Palau
• Papua New Guinea
• Republic of the Marshall Islands
• Samoa
• Solomon Islands
• Timor-Leste
• Tonga
• Tuvalu
• Vanuatu.

You must be outside Australia when you apply and when we decide your application.

The demand for Other Family visas is greater than the number of places available each year. As a result, processing times for these applications can be lengthy.

For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool. This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.

Your application might take longer to process if:

• you do not fill it in correctly
• you do not include all the documents we need or we need more information from you and/or
• your information takes longer than usual to verify.

We can't process your application if you don't pay the correct visa application charge. We will notify you if this is the case and if necessary return your application.

Applications for this visa are subject to capping and queueing.

Learn more about the Other Family Visa queues and processing priorities.

The Reports on Migration Programs have further information on Migration Program outcomes against planning for each migration program year.

You must enter Australia before the date specified in your grant letter. The first entry date is generally set at 12 months from the date of visa grant.

You and your family members must meet all visa conditions and obey Australian laws.

See what conditions might be attached to this visa on our visa conditions page.

You can travel to and from Australia for 5 years from the date we grant the visa. After 5 years you will need a Resident Return (RRV) visa (subclass 155 or subclass 157) to re-enter Australia as a permanent resident.

We will digitally link your visa to your passport. You will not get a label in your passport.

Among other things, you must be willing and able to provide ongoing substantial care and support for your sponsoring relative or the family member who lives with them.

To show this, you should fully understand your sponsor's medical condition and what their care needs are.

You must be sponsored by an eligible sponsor.

We must approve the sponsorship.

You and any family members who apply for the visa with you must meet our health requirement.

Family members who are not coming to Australia might also have to meet our health requirement.

You, and family members aged 16 years and over who apply for the visa with you, must meet our character requirement.

We might also ask that other family members meet the requirement.

If you or any family members (including those who don't apply for the visa with you) owe the Australian Government money, you or they must have paid it back or arranged to pay it back. .

We will consider your immigration history when we make a decision on your application, which means you might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused.

In some circumstances you may still apply for a permanent visa if you have had a visa cancelled or an application refused, see Limitations on applications in Australia.

If applying for a visa from outside Australia, see Can I go to Australia.

If you want immigration assistance, see Who can help with your visa application.

If you are 18 years of age or older, you must:

• have read, or had explained to you, the Life in Australia
• sign an Australian Values Statement that confirms you will respect the Australian way of life and obey Australian laws.

We might not grant this visa if it is not in the best interests of an applicant under 18.

Before you travel

Check your travel documents

You must have a valid:

• visa to enter Australia
• passport or other travel document.

First entry arrival date

You must enter Australia before the date specified in their grant letter.

If you do not travel to Australia before the first entry date, you can travel to Australia with an expired first entry arrival date if your visa is still valid. Your visa may still be subject to cancellation before arrival or at the border.

To see if your visa is still valid, use VEVO.

At the border

Complete an Incoming Passenger Card

All people arriving into Australia must complete the Incoming Passenger Card.

Using the SmartGate

We have an automated process that uses facial recognition technology and your ePassport. You might be able to leave the airport using the SmartGate.

What you must do on your visa

You and your family members must meet all visa conditions and obey Australian laws.

You can check visa details and conditions in VEVO.

Tell us if things change

See what to do if your situation changes.

What you can do on your visa

Check your visa conditions and expiry

See your visa expiry, conditions and work and study entitlements in VEVO.

See how long you can stay

This is a permanent visa. It lets you stay in Australia indefinitely.

You become a permanent resident on the day we grant the visa.

For citizenship purposes, your permanent residency starts on the day you enter Australia on this visa.

Access Australian Government benefits

As a newly arrived resident, you may have to wait before you can access certain Australian Government payments and benefits. Learn more about newly arrived residents’ waiting period from Services Australia.

Travel to and from Australia for 5 years

You can travel to and from Australia as many times as you want for 5 years from the date we grant this visa. This is as long as the travel facility on this visa remains valid.

If you want to travel after the initial 5-year travel facility you:

• must apply for and be granted a Resident Return (RRV) so that you can re-enter Australia as a permanent resident
• may also consider Australian citizenship. If you become an Australian citizen, you do not need a visa to enter Australia. You must apply for an Australian passport and use it to leave and re-enter Australia. See more about eligibility requirements and current processing times for Australian citizenship

To see when your travel facility ends, use VEVO.

New Zealand passport holders

If an immigration officer processes your clearance at our border, we recommend you tell them you:

• have a Carer visa (subclass 116)
• do not want a Special Category visa (subclass 444)

If you do not tell them, you might be granted the subclass 444 visa. Grant of a subclass 444 visa might affect your eligibility for Australian citizenship.

Proving you have a visa

To prove you have a visa and show your conditions to someone, use VEVO.

To request your international movement records, complete the Request your international movement records form.

Working

With this visa you become a permanent resident. This means you can work and study. You are protected by Australian workplace law. See your workplace rights and entitlements.

Bringing a family member

As an Australian permanent resident, you might be able to sponsor eligible family members to come to Australia.

To find a visa for your family member, explore visa options.

Becoming an Australian citizen

After a certain time, you might be eligible for Australian citizenship. Find out more about becoming a citizen.

For citizenship purposes, your permanent residency starts on the day you entered Australia on this visa.

Before you leave

Check your travel documents

You must have a valid:

• visa to enter Australia
• passport or other travel document

At the border

Leaving the airport faster

We have an automated process that uses facial recognition technology and your ePassport. You may leave the airport faster if you use SmartGate.

After you leave

Proving you have been to Australia

To prove you have been to Australia, complete the request for international movement records form to request your international movement records.

This is a permanent visa.

You or your spouse or de facto partner can sponsor a relative to move to Australia and provide ongoing care to you or your family member who lives with you.

Your sponsorship covers the main visa applicant and any family members who apply for the visa with them.

There is no cost to apply to sponsor a visa applicant but you must agree to provide financial support to the main visa applicant and their family members who are also granted the visa for 2 years after grant of the visa.

You must agree that, for two years after the visa is granted, you will provide the visa applicant and any family members who are also granted the visa with:

• support
• accommodation
• financial assistance.

You must comply with your sponsor obligations for 2 years after grant of the visa. If you don't, we might cancel the visa.

You might be asked to provide an assurance of support for the visa applicant.

An assurance of support is a legal commitment to repay the Australian Government any welfare payments made to a visa holder or family who come to Australia with them.

Learn more about assurances of support.

You can withdraw your sponsorship at any time before we decide on the visa application.

You must make your request in writing and include:

• your full name
• your date of birth
• the file reference number we gave you when you applied or Client ID

You can't withdraw as a sponsor after we grant the visa. But if you don't comply with your sponsorship obligations, we might cancel the visa.

Send your request to the Child and Other Family Visa Processing Centre in Perth.

You must be the visa applicant's relative or the relative's spouse or de facto partner who lives with them.

You must agree to provide housing and financial assistance for 2 years after the visa is granted. You must also agree to support any members of the visa applicant's family who are also granted the visa.

You or your spouse or de facto partner must be 18 years of age or older, and one of the following:

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

If you are the visa applicant's relative's spouse or de facto partner, you must live with the relative.

We must approve your sponsorship.

You, or a family member who lives with you, must be assessed by Bupa Medical Visa Services as having a medical condition which:

• is long term or permanent
• means you need help with practical aspects of daily life for at least 2 years

You or a family member who lives with you must be unable to reasonably get the care you need in Australia, whether from another relative or an Australian welfare, hospital, or community nursing service.

For 2 years after grant of the visa, you must provide the visa holder and any family members also granted the visa with:

• support
• accommodation
• financial assistance

You can't withdraw as a sponsor after we grant the visa. But if you don't comply with your sponsorship obligations for 2 years after we grant the visa, we might cancel it.

If you are no longer able to meet your obligations or if any information has changed since the visa applicant lodged their information, let us know. Send your request to the Child and Other Family Visa Processing Centre in Perth.