115 Visa Remaining Relative (Offshore)

Benefits

• stay in Australia indefinitely

• work and study in Australia

• enrol in Australia's public healthcare scheme, Medicare.

• sponsor your relatives to come to Australia

• if eligible, apply for Australian citizenship

• Travel to and from Australia for 5 years

Eligibility and Requirements

• You must be sponsored by an eligible parent or step-parent, sibling or step-sibling, or an eligible partner of your relative

• Visa will be refused if: 

  • you or your partner have a near relative who usually live outside Australia, or

  • you or your partner have a near relative who lives in Australia on a temporary visa (and are not an Eligible New Zealand citizen) or unlawfully. Temporary visas include bridging visas.

• For remaining relative visas, your near relative is your:

  • parent or step-parent

  • partner's parent or step-parent

  • sibling or step-sibling

  • child or stepchild who is 18 or older and not dependent on you

  • child or stepchild who is under 18 and not in your or your partner's daily care and control

• Have assurance of support 

• Meet the health and character requirement 

• Have paid back your debt to the Australian Government 

• Not have had a visa cancelled or a previous application refused

• Sign the Australian values statement 

• Best interests of the child 

  • Visa will be refused if it is not in the best interests of an applicant under 18.

Our Services 

Our Migration Action Plan will include:

• Assessing your situation and tailor-make a plan that suits your circumstances

• Preparation for the family visa

• Full guidance on the documents and statements needed

• Reviewing and lodging your family visa applications

• Preparing a legal submission (if required)

• Monitoring your family visa application promptly

• Managing your bridging visas (if required)

• Any correspondence with the Department until a decision is made on the application

 We can also provide you with successful strategies depending on your circumstances:

• Previous visa refusals/cancellations

• Tribunal appeals

• Packaged visas to achieve ultimate migration goal

Migration law is complex and is constantly changing. Let Think Visa do the thinking for you!

Other relevant information

Medicare
Australian citizenship
Eligible New Zealand citizen
Bridging Visas
Assurance of Support (AoS)
Best Interests of the Child