Child Visa

• stay in Australia indefinitely
• work and study in Australia
• enrol Australia’s public healthcare scheme, Medicare
• sponsor relatives to come to Australia
• apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible

The child can travel to and from Australia as many times as they want for 5 years from the date we grant this visa. This is as long as the travel facility of this visa remains valid.

If the child wants to travel after the initial 5-year travel facility:

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

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

• If the child has siblings who also want to apply, submit separate applications for each sibling
• The child’s dependent children can be included on their application when they apply or at any time before we decide the application
• Dependent children of the child who apply for the visa must meet our health requirement.
• Family members who are not coming to Australia might also have to meet our health requirement.

• 25% of applications: 7 Months
• 50% of applications: 9 Months
• 75% of applications: 13 Months
• 90% of applications: 24 Months

The application might take longer to process if:

• it is not filled in correctly
• it does not include all the documents we need or we need more information 
• it takes us time to verify the information

We can’t process the application if the correct visa application charge is not paid. We will let the applicant know if this is the case and if necessary return the application.

The child and any dependants must obey all Australian laws.

We will digitally link the child’s visa to their passport. They will not get a label in their passport.

The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score is typically meant when people talk about Canada’s “Express Entry points”. Candidates in the Express Entry pool are ranked in Canada based on the CRS score and a number of characteristics, such as:

• Age
• Level of education
• Proficiency in French or English
• Foreign and Canadian work experience
• Spouse factors
• Connections to Canada

This visa allows a child to stay in Australia permanently and live with their parents.

• stay in Australia indefinitely
• work and study in Australia
• enrol in Australia’s public healthcare scheme, Medicare
• sponsor relatives to come to Australia
• apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible

The child can travel to and from Australia as many times as they want for 5 years from the date we grant this visa. This is as long as the travel facility of this visa remains valid.

If the child wants to travel after the initial 5-year travel facility:

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

To see when the child’s travel facility ends, use VEVO.

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

The child becomes a permanent resident the day we grant the visa.

If the child has siblings who also want to apply, submit separate applications for each sibling.

The child’s dependent children can be included on their application when they apply or at any time before we decide the application.

Dependent children of the child who apply for the visa must meet our health requirement.

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

The child must be in Australia, but not in immigration clearance, when the application is submitted and when we make a decision.
The child can’t apply for this visa if they are in Australia on another visa with a no further stay condition.

The child and any dependants must obey all Australian laws.

We will digitally link the visa to the child’s passport. They will not get a label in their passport.