Australia Visa System

Australia Visa System

Table of Contents
Answer 1....................................................................................................................................3
(a)...........................................................................................................................................3
(b)...........................................................................................................................................3
Answer 2....................................................................................................................................4
(a)...........................................................................................................................................4
b)............................................................................................................................................5
(c)...........................................................................................................................................6
Bibliography...............................................................................................................................7

Answer 1
(a)
Contributory Parent subclass 143 visa permits parents of a settled Australian citizen to live in
Australia permanently. An individual is required to have a child who is a permanent
Australian citizen in order to apply for the specified visa. For being an eligible sponsor, it is
necessary for the child to be 18 years or older1. Further, he or she is also required to be a
settled Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident. In the present case, as Rosa is
holding subclass 801 visas, which eventually lets the de facto partner or spouse live in
Australia permanently. Further, through holding such a visa, a person can sponsor eligible
family members to come to Australia2. Thus, Rosa is eligible to sponsor contributory Parent
subclass 143 visas. It is also necessary for Rosa and Clara in order to accomplish a character
requirement in order to apply for a visa. A police certificate is believed to be the best proof
for proving clear character for the sponsor as well as the applicant. A sponsor can legally
fund more than one parent for visa and is liable for financial and other responsibilities for the
first two years relating to support, financial assistance and accommodation. Even sponsor is
required to provide the same in writing that he or she will provide specified and other
support3.
(b)
Balance of family test requires at least half of the children of the applicant to live in
Australia, or that maximum no. of children live in Australia rather than any other country. In
order to count the children as living permanently, it is necessary that children should be an
1 Contributory Parent Visa ( 08 April 2019) Australian Government
<https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/contributory-parent-
143#About>
2 Chris Johnson. "Welcome and concern for new visa system." Australian Medicine 29.8
(2017): 4.
3 Migration Regulations Act 1994 (13 December 2018) Federal Register of
Legislation<https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2018C00957/Html/Volume_2>