884 VISA

Contributory Aged Parent Visa Temporary Subclass 884

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INDAH MELINDASARI, B.Com
MARN 0961 448 | UPDATED MAY 2019

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Contributory Aged Parent Visa Temporary (Subclass 884) Brief Overview

If you are a settled Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen and have parents in their pension age, now they can apply Contributory Aged Parent Visa (Subclass 884) to stay temporarily in Australia.

With this temporary visa, they can apply for a Contributory Aged Parent (subclass 864) visa for permanent residency, so that’s why they cannot stay longer by extending this temporary visa.

This visa lets your parent live in Australia for up to 2 years, work and study in Australia, without government support.

Age Requirements for 884 Visa

Period within which a person was born	Pension age	Date pension age changes
From 1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953	65 years and 6 months	1 July 2017
From 1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955	66 years	1 July 2019
From 1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956	66 years and 6 months	1 July 2021
From 1 January 1957 onwards	67 years	1 July 2023

Can I include family members?

You can include family members, for example, your spouse or your de facto partner, your child who is not married or in a de facto relationship.

Fee & Processing Time for 884 Visa

ONEderland Consulting agent fee starts from $4,500 AUD up to $6,000 AUD.
While the visa fee paid to the Department of Home Affairs is $33,285 AUD, you can pay in two instalments for this. You pay the first instalment when you apply, then you can pay the second when there is a payment request from the Department of Home Affairs.
There is no exact timing for the decision of this visa as these applications are subject to capping and queueing.