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Bring your parents to Australia from India

Parents visit on the Visitor visa (subclass 600), through one of two streams. The Tourist stream is the usual route and, for parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents, can be granted with more than 12 months' validity. The Sponsored Family stream puts you on the application as sponsor and can come with a security bond. Here is how they differ, and who provides what.

Government facts checked on official sites on 26 Oct 2026.

The visas your parents can use

Tourist stream (applying from India)

  • Parents of citizens and permanent residents may be granted validity of more than 12 months, case by case, with multiple entries
  • No more than 12 months in Australia in any 18-month period
  • Adequate health insurance arrangements are a condition of the longer grant
Full guide

Sponsored Family stream

  • You sponsor them: you must be a settled citizen or permanent resident, usually living in Australia for the last 2 years, and 18 or over
  • Home Affairs may ask you for a security bond, usually AUD 5,000 to AUD 15,000 per person, refunded when they comply and leave on time
  • Usually 3 months' stay, single entry, 6 months' validity, with a No Further Stay condition
Full guide

What you send from Australia

  • Sponsored Family stream: Form 1149Your sponsorship form, lodged by you.
  • Proof of your citizenship or permanent residenceAnd that you are settled, usually 2 years living in Australia.
  • Proof you are their childYour birth certificate naming them, or records that trace the relationship.
  • Your income evidence and addressNotice of Assessment or payslips, bank statements and proof of your address, if you support the visit.
  • Security bond, if Home Affairs asksOnly when requested; refunded when your parents comply with the visa.

What your parents prepare in Punjab

  • Valid passports and a photo eachTourist stream applications use Form 1419.
  • Proof of funds and tiesBank statements for 6 months, ITRs, pension statements, property in India.
  • Health examinations where requiredAged 75 or over, or staying 6 months or more (see below).
  • Health insuranceStrongly recommended by Home Affairs; a condition of a longer parent grant.

Retired, with no employer to show? How a pension, property and family in India make the return case: visas for senior citizens. Full document checklist.

Government fees

Visitor visa base charge, Tourist stream (outside Australia)
AUD 250
Visitor visa base charge, Sponsored Family stream
AUD 250

Paid to the government, not to us, and separate from our fee. Official fee page, checked 26 Oct 2026. Visa-centre service charges, medical exams and insurance, where they apply, are extra.

The steps, in order

  1. 1Choose the streamThe Tourist stream, or the Sponsored Family stream when you will sponsor them formally and can pay a bond if asked.
  2. 2You send your documentsStatus, relationship and support evidence; Form 1149 for the Sponsored Family stream.
  3. 3Online applicationLodged in ImmiAccount; the visa charge is paid online.
  4. 4Health checks and biometrics, if askedHome Affairs tells your parents what is needed for their age and length of stay.
  5. 5DecisionHome Affairs' guide on 26 Oct 2026: 90% of Tourist stream applications decided within 33 days, Sponsored Family within 3 months. A guide only.

Your parents give biometrics at VFS centres in Chandigarh, Jalandhar or New Delhi, when biometrics are asked for. Australia appointment dates we checked.

Worth knowing

  • A parent aged 75 or over needs a medical examination and a kidney function test (serum creatinine/eGFR). From India, a stay of 6 months or more also needs a medical examination and a chest x-ray. Source
  • For stays longer than 12 months per visit, Home Affairs points parents to the Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa. Source

Paying from Australia

Government fees are paid online during the application. Our professional fee is invoiced by Pro Lifeset Overseas Pvt Ltd and paid by a payment link we send on WhatsApp to whoever is paying: you, or your parents in Punjab. If you want to pay with a card issued outside India, tell us first and we will confirm the link accepts it. Never pay anyone's personal account or UPI handle on our behalf.

Questions

Tourist stream or Sponsored Family stream for my parents?

Usually the Tourist stream: for parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents it can be granted for more than 12 months, with multiple entries. The Sponsored Family stream suits a case that needs your formal sponsorship; it is normally a single 3-month stay, and Home Affairs may ask you, as sponsor, for a security bond of AUD 5,000 to AUD 15,000 per person. Both have the same AUD 250 base charge.

My father is over 75. Does he need a medical?

Yes. Home Affairs requires a medical examination and a serum creatinine/eGFR test for visitor visa applicants aged 75 or over. Applicants from India staying 6 months or more also need a chest x-ray.