If you are in a partner relationship with, or are the parent or child of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen, then the visas below would be appropriate for you. The Family Stream also includes some other family visa such as Aged Dependent Relative, Remaining Relative and Carer. Click on the categories below for more details.
Prospective Marriage Visa (300), Partner Provisional Visas (309 & 820) and Partner Permanent Visas (100 & 801)
Includes Non-Contributory parent visas (103 & 804), Contributory Parent Visas (Permanent) (143 & 864), Contributory Parent Visas (Temporary) (173 & 884) and Parent (Temporary Visa (870)
Includes Child Visa (101 & 802), Adoption Visa (102) and Dependent Child Visa (445) for children whose parent is an applicant for a partner visa
Includes Aged Dependent Relative (114 & 838), Remaining Relative (115 & 835), Orphan Relative (117 & 836) and Carer Visas (116 & 836)
Frequently asked questions
The family stream visas are for individuals seeking to migrate to Australia on the basis of family ties with an Australian citizen or permanent resident. These include partners, parents, children and some other categories such as aged dependent or last remaining relative.
Generally, the Family Stream of Australia’s Migration Program is a demand driven category which means that there no limit on how many applications can be lodged in a program (financial) year. In reality however, the Department of Home Affairs sets notional allocations on how many visas will be granted in the year. This means that if application numbers exceed the allocation, the pipeline of unfinalised applications will grow.
For the year 2024-25 (1 July to 30m June), the Family Program allocation is 52,500 visas which includes 40,500 partner visas, 8,500 parent visas, 3,000 child visas and 500 other family visas.