Carer Visa (116)

This is a permanent visa that may be suitable for you if you are currently overseas and would like to move to Australia permanently to care for someone with a long-term medical condition and do not have reasonable access to care options in Australia. If you are already in Australia on another visa and are not subject to the ‘ No Further Stay‘ condition, then you should consider the Carer Visa (836).

Applicant

As the visa applicant, you:

• must be outside Australia at the time of application
• must be willing and able to provide ongoing care for your sponsor
• should fully understand the medical condition of your sponsor and their care needs.

Australian sponsor

Your sponsor is:

• an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen
• suffers from a long-term medical condition for which reasonable access to care in Australia is not available.

At the current time, Other Family Visa applications cannot be lodged via ImmiAccount and must be lodged as a paper application. The documents required for the Carer Visa (116) can be grouped under the following categories:

Forms

Some forms such as a Form 80, sponsorship form and Form 956A may be required in addition to the paper visa application

Identity and other documents

These documents would include birth certificate, passport, national ID, evidence of name changes, proof of address and evidence of any previous relationships etc. 

Other documents

These documents would include:

• evidence of residence status of your sponsoring parent
• medical evidence of the long term health condition of your sponsor
• evidence that reasonable access to care arrangements is not available in Australia.

As at 1 July 2024, the Home Affairs fees for this visa are as below:

• primary applicant – A$ 5,125
• dependent over 18 years of age – A$ 2,565
• dependent under 18 years of age – A$ 1,285

In addition, there will be fees associated with undertaking health examination and obtaining police clearance (if required).