Family Member Eligibility
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Family members must meet the following eligibility requirements.
Family members
The following family members may be eligible to accompany you to Australia:
- your spouse
- your dependent children
- other dependent relatives living with you
These family members must intend to remain members of your family unit.
Spouse
A spouse is a person to whom you are married or is in a de facto relationship with the visa holder.
Dependent child
A dependent child is your or your spouse’s natural or adopted child, or step-child, who:
- is not married, engaged to be married or in a de facto relationship and
- has not turned 18
or - if they have turned 18, are wholly or substantially reliant on you or your spouse for their basic needs, or are incapacitated for work.
Other dependent relatives
Other relatives may be included in your application if they are wholly or substantially reliant on you for financial support for their basic needs of food, shelter and clothing and they have been reliant on you for that support for a substantial period.
They must also be more reliant on you for support than on any other person or source. A relative may also be considered dependent on you if they are reliant on you for financial support because they have a mental or physical disability which stops them from earning a living to support themselves.
Other relatives dependent of you or your spouse may include, for example, an aged, unmarried relative.
Health requirements
All family members must meet health requirements and may need to undergo a health examination.
See: Health Requirements
Character requirements
All family members must be of good character to enter Australia. The information provided on the 'Character Declaration' section of your 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