The parent migration enables the Australian citizen or permanent residents to sponsor their parents for temporary or permanent residence in Australia. Sponsored Parent Visa (Temporary): This subclass 870 visa is a temporary visa which allows the stay of 3 or 5 years for parents of Australian citizen as permanent residents.This visa allows the visa holders to be longer period or upto 5 years in Australia without break in stay or departing. Sponsored Parent Visa (Permanent): There are two categories in the parent visa and they are contributory and non contributory. Also, the balance of family has to be met for this visa categories. Contributory Category: This visa processing time is lesser and application charge is higher than the non contributory category.
Non-Contributory Category: This visa processing time is high (30 years) and application charge is lower compared to contributory visa category.
