We have heard the rumors of this Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa aka TSPV (Subclass 870) for over 2 years now. Feel free to read the summary below and contact us to discuss further.

The Law (for those craving to read the clauses)

Legislative Instrument- F2019L00551 – Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa and Other Measures) Regulations 2019

Visa Features Summary

• “Balance of Family Test” not required. It does not matter how many children you have that are in Australia versus those that are not in Australia.
• Quota 15,000 places/year
• Maximum 10 years of cumulative stay
• No requirement to depart Australia while the visa stil valid
• Multiple entries facility
• Before being able to apply for another TSPV:
• The sponsor must re-apply to be a family sponsored
• The parent must have been outside of Australia for at least 90 days consecutively Exemptions are available in limited circumstances.
• Condition 8103 – no work
• Must have adequate health insurance while in Australia
• The TSPV 870 is a temporary visa which does not lead to permanent residency. While in Australia, the parent will be prohibited from applying for these visas:
• Parent
• Aged Parent
• Contributory Parent
• Contributory Aged Parent
• Contributory Parent (Temporary)

Application Charges

• Sponsorship Application $420
• 3-year TSPV
• 1st Installment payable at the time of application $1,000
• 2nd Installment payable before visa grant $4,000
• 5-year TSPV
• 1st Installment payable at the time of application $1,000
• 2nd Installment payable before visa grant $9,000

Sponsorship

• Sponsorship applications are opened on 17 April 2019.
• Sponsorship approval is required before a visa application.
• Sponsors can appeal if they have been refused.
• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Can be the biological child, adopted child or step-child of the parent.
• Must hold Australian citizenship, permanent residency or be an eligible New Zealander that are not “ineligible”.
• Can sponsor up to 2 parents at a time.
• Minimum household annual taxable income $83,454.80 in the recent financial year.
• Able to demonstrated accessible fund to support the parent(s) during their stay in Australia. Immigration has yet to release the exact figure required.
• No bonds required.

Sponsorship Obligation

• Responsible for the parent’s medical costs including any public health debts incurred by the parent during their stay in Australia, before their departure and/or before they have been granted Australian permanent residency.
• Support the parent financially and provide accommodation.
• Keep a record and provide it if requested.
• Inform Immigration of certain events e.g. if the sponsor has been convicted with a crime or have been issued an AVO or is in debt to the government.
• Agree to disclose criminal history, especially history related to family violence.
• Agree for Immigration to share their data with other government agencies.

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