Child Migration
Dependent Children
Adopted Children
Orphan Relative
Dependent Children
This visa is available for the natural, adopted or stepchild of
the Australian sponsor. Generally, a
Dependent Child applicant must be under 18, but may be under 25
if a full-time student and
dependent on the parents. There is no age limitation for dependent
children with a disability which
stops them from working. Applications may be made inside or outside
Australia.
For more information see DIMA
Fact Sheet 33: Family stream Migration - Child. A booklet
which includes application forms for all Child visas can be downloaded
for free or purchased from a
DIMA office. Some of these files are pdf files. You will need the
Adobe Reader, version 4 or later,
on your computer. For help with using PDF click here.
Adopted Children
This visa is available for children who have been, or will be, adopted
overseas. In most cases adoptions must be approved by the welfare
authorities in the overseas country and in Australia. In limited
circumstances an adoption visa may be granted where the adoptive
parent(s) have been living overseas for 12 months or longer prior
to the adoption.
This is a particularly complex area and you need to
get comprehensive advice to ensure that the adoption meets the requirements
of the Migration Regulations.
For more information see DIMA
Fact Sheets 33: Family Stream Migration - Child and
Fact Sheet 36: Adopting Children from Overseas. A booklet which
includes application forms
for all Child visas can be downloaded
for free or purchased from a DIMA office.
Some of these files are pdf files. You will need the Adobe Reader,
version 4 or later, on your computer.
For help with using PDF click here.
Orphan relative
This visa is available for children under 18 who are unable to be
cared for by their parents because
the parents are dead, permanently incapacitated or of unknown whereabouts.
The sponsor must be
either the child's brother or sister, grandparent, aunt or uncle,
or niece or nephew (or step equivalents).
For more information see DIMA
Fact Sheets 33: Family Stream Migration - Child. A booklet
which includes application forms for all Child visas can be downloaded
for free or purchased from
a DIMA office.
Some of these files are pdf files. You will need the Adobe Reader,
version 4 or later, on your computer.
For help with using PDF click here.
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