Why Apply for the Australia Carer Visa? 

• Travel to Australia to take care of a relative with prolonged illness
• Visa valid for a lifetime
• Study and Work in Australia
• Apply for Australian permanent residence
• Unrestricted travelling in and out of Australia

The Australian Carer Visa facilitates foreign nationals to permanently reside in Australia to offer care to a close family member with a long-term medical condition. The family member must require sufficient care from other people like family, welfare services, or hospitals in Australia.

It enables you to migrate to Australia to support an immediate family member who requires care needs that cannot be fulfilled locally. You must be sponsored by the primary patient requiring care.
 

Benefits of Carer Visa of Australia

The benefits of Carer Visa of Australia are given below:

• Right to work in Australia
• Right to study in Australia
• Apply for permanent residence in Australia
• Apply for Australian citizenship 
• No restriction for travelling in Australia or outside Australia. 
   

Eligibility for the Australia Carer Visa

The eligibility criteria for the carer visa of Australia are given below.

For Visa Applicants

The eligibility requirements for the visa applicant for the Australia carer visa are given below. You must:

• Reside in Australia to offer care for an immediate relative with long term medical condition or provide assistance for practical support to offer care to their family member with a medical condition
• Your family member is not able to access the care they require from any other relatives or from healthcare facilities in Australia
• You must have a genuine intention of taking care or assisting your relative 
• You and all the dependent family members mentioned in the visa application must fulfill the requirements of good character and health  
• You must be sponsored by the relative who needs the care and assistance or their spouse/partner
• You must reside in the same house as that of the family member that needs to be taken care of
   

For Relatives

As a relative of the primary applicant, you need to fulfill the following eligibility requirements. You must:

• Be a permanent or temporary resident in Australia
• Be either partner, child, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew (or step-equivalent) of the visa applicant
• Be either an Australian citizen, a permanent resident in Australia or an eligible citizen of New Zealand 
   

For Sponsors

To be eligible as a sponsor for the Australia carer visa, you must fulfill the requirements given below. You must: 

• Be aged 18 years old or more
• Be settled in Australia as citizen, permanent resident or a citizen in New Zealand 
• Be the relative of the individual who needs care 
   

Requirements for Carer Visa in Australia

The documents required for the Carer visa of Australia re given below. You must have: 

• A valid passport 
• Duly filled sponsorship form filled by an eligible Australian sponsor. 
• Health examination results 
• Good character certificate
• Proof of adequate funds to support yourself during your stay in Australia
• Signed statement confirming you complying to Australian values
• Evidence of relationship with the sponsor
• Poof of qualifying the English language proficiency test
   

How to Apply for Australia Carer Visa?

The step by step procedure to apply for  the Carer Visa is given below.

Step 1: Assess your eligibility for the carer visa.

Step 2: Arrange all the required documents for the visa application.

Step 3: Submit the duly filled visa application.

Step 4: Wait for the decision.

Step 5: Fly to Australia
 

Processing Time for the Carer Visa of Australia 

The processing time for the Carer Visa of Australia is 8 years.
 

Fee for the Carer Visa of Australia

The processing fee for the Australia Carer visa is AUD 2,115.