With this visa you can

• stay in Australia indefinitely
• work and study in Australia
• enrol in Australia’s public health care scheme, Medicare
• sponsor your family members to come to Australia
• apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible

You can travel to and from Australia as many times as you want for 5 years from the date we grant this visa. This is as long as the travel facility on this visa remains valid.

 

 

Apply for a Parent visa (subclass 103) as a retiree

If you apply for the subclass 103 visa as a retiree you don’t have to:

• meet the balance of family test, or
• have a sponsor or an assurance of support

How long you can stay

This is a permanent visa. It lets you stay in Australia indefinitely.

Include family

You can include members of the family unit in your application when you apply.  You are required to include details of all your family members in your application form whether they are migrating or not.Family members who apply for the visa must meet our health and character requirements. Family members who are not coming to Australia might also have to meet our health and character requirements.

Apply from

You can be in or outside Australia, but not in immigration clearance, when you apply for the visa.If you apply in Australia, any family members who apply with you must also be in Australia, but not in immigration clearance, when you apply. If you apply outside Australia, any family members who apply for the visa with you must also be outside Australia when you apply.If you are applying as a retiree you must be in Australia, but not in immigration clearance, when you apply. You can be in or outside Australia when we make a decision on your application.