Family Member Eligibility

The following family members may be eligible to accompany and stay with you in Australia:

• your partner
• your dependent children
• other dependent relatives living with you.

These family members must intend to remain members of your family unit.

Sponsorship requirements

All eligible family members who intend to accompany or join you later in Australia should be included in the sponsorship application.

If any of your family members apply after the sponsorship application has been finalised, your sponsor will need to lodge a new sponsorship application including paying the sponsorship application charge.

Your sponsor must also accept responsibility for compensating the Australian Government for any costs incurred by your accompanying dependent family members arising out of their stay in Australia and their compliance with visa conditions and legislation.

Health requirements

All accompanying dependent family members must meet certain health requirements and may need to undergo a health examination.
See: Health Requirements

Character requirements

All accompanying dependent family members must be of good character to enter Australia.
See: Character and Penal Clearance Requirements

Australian Values Statement

All visa applicants aged 18 years or over, must declare that they will respect Australian values and obey the laws of Australia. For applicants of this visa, the values statement is included in the general declaration section of the application form. By signing the form applicants will also be signing the values statement. Applicants for this visa will not be required to have read the Life in Australia book, but may do so if they wish.

Visa applicants are also encouraged to gain an understanding of Australia, its people and their way of life, before applying for this visa.
See: Australian Values - Overview