| This visa is suitable for people with all or most relatives | | | | When lodging your application for this visa for Australia, |
| settled in Australia. To complete your Australian visa | | | | it is also important that you prepare to have an |
| application, you would need to be sponsored by an | | | | Assurer of Support, this person or organisation must |
| eligible relative. That may be your brother, sister, parent | | | | be able to provide you with an Assurance of Support |
| (step-parents are included), or relative's eligible spouse | | | | in writing. You will only be required to provide this |
| who are already Australian citizens, permanent | | | | document if it is requested after you file your |
| residents or are eligible New Zealand citizens. | | | | Australian visa application. |
| The benefits for this family visa is similar to those of | | | | This Australia visa may be applied for whether you |
| Australian parent visas, you will be able to work and | | | | are onshore or offshore. Offshore visa belongs to |
| study in Australia. You will also be eligible to receive | | | | Subclass 115. While Subclass 835 covers onshore |
| subsidised healthcare in the form of Medicare and the | | | | applicants. |
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. After the | | | | The key concept for this visa is the location and |
| recommended amount of waiting period, you may gain | | | | residency of majority of your relatives and near |
| access to social security payments. And when you've | | | | relatives. Your only near relatives should usually be |
| reached eligibility criteria for residency, you may | | | | residents in Australia and are Australian citizens, |
| become eligible for Australian citizenship or to sponsor | | | | permanent residents or eligible New Zealand residents. |
| for permanent residence. | | | | |