Secondary Applicant Eligibility

All your secondary applicants must meet the eligibility requirements. The following secondary applicants may be eligible to accompany you:

• your partner
• your or your partner’s dependent children
• other dependent relatives.

Health requirements

All secondary applicants must meet health requirements and may need to undergo a health examination.
See: Health Requirements

Health insurance requirements

All secondary applicants must hold adequate private medical and hospital health insurance cover for the entire time they are in Australia. They should ensure their insurance will provide at least the level of coverage required for their purpose of stay. Their health insurance cover does not have to be held with an Australian insurer, arrangements made in their home country may be assessed as being acceptable.

This requirement may not apply to secondary applicants if their country has a reciprocal health care agreement with Australia, and they are enrolled with Medicare.
See: Medicare Australia Health Care for Visitors to Australia

Character requirements

All secondary applicants must be of good character to enter Australia. The information provided on the 'Character Declaration' section of their application will be used for character assessment.
See: Character 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

 

Before lodging an application, please read all related eligibility requirements.
See: Other eligibility