Applying for this Visa

These pages provide information to help you understand and apply for this visa. Before applying for this visa you should read the Other Family Migration information booklet.
See: Booklet 4 Other Family Migration

Application charge

There is an application charge for this visa. This will usually not be refunded if the application is unsuccessful, or if the application is withdrawn after it has been lodged.
See: Fees & Charges

Other costs

In addition to the application charge, you will need to pay for any health examinations. You may also be required to pay a charge for obtaining police checks. This charge varies from country to country. When you are required to obtain police checks, you are personally responsible for all arrangements. There may be other costs associated with the application, such as translating documents into English.

Application checklist

The application checklist details the information and supporting documents that must be provided with an application. Complete applications are likely to be processed more quickly. Incomplete applications may be delayed or, in some cases, refused.
See: Application Checklist Aged Dependent Relative Visa (Subclass 838) Application Document Checklist (32KB PDF file)

Information to help prepare your application

More information is available on certifying and translating documents, communicating with the department, using a migration agent, authorising another person to receive information from the department, and receiving assistance with your application.
See: Information to Help Prepare Your Application

Application forms

The table below details the application forms for this visa.

Responsibility	Form
Sponsor	Form 40 Sponsorship for migration to Australia (251KB PDF file) Note: The sponsor must give this form to the applicant to submit with their application.
Applicant	Form 47OF Application for migration to Australia by other family members (500KB PDF file) Form 47A Details of child or other dependent family member aged 18 years or over (238KB PDF file) Note: This form is completed by the applicant for this visa, for each dependent relative aged 18 years or over, migrating or not.

Adding family members to your application

In some circumstances, you may add dependent children to your application after it has been lodged, but before a decision has been made.

Processing priority

Within the family stream, parent and aged dependent relative visa applications are given a lower processing priority than other family members such as partners and children. Within the parent visa categories, the contributory parent category has a higher processing priority than the parent category.

How and where to lodge your application

Your application must be lodged in Australia and you must be in Australia when the visa is granted.

All Aged Dependent Relative (subclass 838) applications are processed at the Child and Other Family Processing Centre in Perth.

The application must be lodged in person or by post at either the Child and Other Family Processing Centre (preferred) or your nearest state or territory office.
See: Australian Processing Centres

After you lodge your application

Information about what happens after you have lodged an application.
See: After You Lodge Your Application

More information

If you have read all of the available information for this visa and you still require assistance, you can contact the department.
See: More Information