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Introduction
Children of Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens and some orphan relatives may apply for a Child visa to enter and remain permanently in Australia.
Children from overseas do not have an automatic right of permanent residence in Australia and must apply for the appropriate visa and be assessed against and meet all the legal criteria before a visa can be granted.
Detailed information about applying for a Child visa is available in the Child Migration Booklet
Visa Options
Child (Permanent) (Subclass 101)
For children from overseas who are natural, adopted or step children of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.
Orphan Relative (Permanent) (Subclass 117)
For children from overseas who are under the age of 18, a relative of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, and whose parents are unable to look after them because they are deceased, permanently incapacitated or of unknown whereabouts.
Adoption (Permanent) (Subclass 102)
For children from overseas who are under the age of 18 and who have been or about to be adopted by an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, or an eligible New Zealand citizen. Note: If the child was adopted before the parent became an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen they should apply for a Child visa (subclass 101).
Dependent Child Visa (Subclass 445)
For children whose parent holds a temporary partner visa and is in the process of obtaining a permanent partner visa. The child must be sponsored by the same person sponsoring the child’s parent. See Partner Migration Booklet for detailed information.
Document Checklist
It is important that you submit all supporting documents with your application at the time of lodgement to avoid any delays with the processing of your application.
Certified copies of documents are not required for applications lodged online. In all cases, you should provide high quality scanned copies of the original documents.
Any material submitted in a language other than English must be accompanied with an English translation from an official translator. Please click here for information on translating documents not in English.
For document checklist for Child (subclass 101) visa, please click here.
For document checklist for Adoption (subclass 102) visa, please click here.
For document checklist for Dependent Child (sublcass 445) visa, please click here.
Note: It is important that you apply for the correct police clearance/s for Brazil. For instructions on how to obtain the appropriate police clearance for Brazil, please click here.
Page Last Updated: 28 March 2017