[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":82},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f0HO4qNXN93FUT8lXWqTLipxPA79Y0m1PbJC6otcFGKE":3,"$fgGpcmMruo6TMQJxznk5nf1eKETMXqIT4gThpSNXjC4M":34},{"_id":4,"name":5,"subclass":6,"slug":7,"category":8,"type":9,"description":10,"officialUrl":11,"sections":12,"__v":33},"69e1a26f403a1dad6f4592f1","Adoption visa","102","adoption-102","Family","Permanent","Allows adopted children from overseas to live in Australia permanently with their adoptive parents.","https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-listing\u002Fadoption-102",[13,17,21,25,29],{"title":14,"content":15,"_id":16},"Overview","From 23 July 2025, applicants for Child visa subclasses 101, 102, 802, 445, 117 and 837 can import their paper application into ImmiAccount. Some existing applications made outside of Australia before 1 April 2020 cannot be imported into ImmiAccount.\nFor more information, see [Update to ImmiAccount - new online services for paper-based Child, Other Family, Former Residents, and New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship visa applications](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fnews-media\u002Farchive\u002Farticle?itemId=1338).\n\n#### Stay\n\nPermanently\n\n#### Cost\n\nFrom AUD3,235.00\n\n#### Processing times\n\nFor an indication of processing times for this visa, use the [visa processing time guide tool](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002F_layouts\u002F15\u002FFIXUPREDIRECT.ASPX?WebId=1057a7be-45e1-4b08-af28-b81c4827a08c&TermSetId=a76074c9-979d-4db3-adcc-34af89495da2&TermId=8d21fa49-19a7-4d58-8bb0-31134b271c2b). This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.\n\n#### With this visa the child can\n\n-   stay in Australia indefinitely with their adoptive parent\n-   work and study in Australia\n-   enrol in Australia's public healthcare scheme, [Medicare](http:\u002F\u002Fwww.humanservices.gov.au\u002Findividuals\u002Fmedicare)\n-   sponsor their relatives to come to Australia\n-   attend free English language classes provided by the [Adult Migrant English Program](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fsettling-in-australia\u002Famep\u002Fabout-the-program), if eligible\n-   apply for [Australian citizenship](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fcitizenship\u002Fbecome-a-citizen), if eligible.\n\n[See all conditions](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Falready-have-a-visa\u002Fcheck-visa-details-and-conditions\u002Fsee-your-visa-conditions?product=102)\n\n[Check your eligibility](#Eligibility)\n\n#### The child must\n\n-   have been under 18 years of age when adopted, when they apply and when we make a decision\n-   be outside Australia when the application is made and when we make a decision\n-   be adopted or in the process of being adopted by their sponsor parent.\n\nThe child may be eligible for [COVID-19 visa concessions](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-concessions).\n\n#### Help with your visa\n\nIf you are getting help with your visa, before you pay someone, read information on [who can help with your visa application](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fwho-can-help-with-your-application\u002Foverview).","69e1a26f403a1dad6f4592f2",{"title":18,"content":19,"_id":20},"About this visa","[Intercountry adoption](#aboutVisa-index-0)\n\n[With this visa the child can](#aboutVisa-index-1)\n\n[How long the child can stay](#aboutVisa-index-2)\n\n[Include other children](#aboutVisa-index-3)\n\n[Cost](#aboutVisa-index-4)\n\n[Apply from](#aboutVisa-index-5)\n\n[Processing times](#aboutVisa-index-6)\n\n[Your obligations](#aboutVisa-index-7)\n\n[Visa label](#aboutVisa-index-8)\n\n* * *\n\n## Intercountry adoption\n\nWe can't help arrange adoptions and we do not issue letters of no objection. Our role is to assess and decide applications for visas.\n\nLearn more about adopting a child overseas from [Intercountry Adoptions Australia](http:\u002F\u002Fwww.intercountryadoption.gov.au\u002F).\n\nWe are unable to accept adoption visa applications for children who have been adopted in Pakistan.\n\n## With this visa the child can\n\n-   stay in Australia indefinitely with their adoptive parent\n-   work and study in Australia\n-   enrol in Australia's public healthcare scheme, [Medicare](http:\u002F\u002Fwww.humanservices.gov.au\u002Findividuals\u002Fmedicare)\n-   sponsor their relatives to come to Australia\n-   attend free English language classes provided by the [Adult Migrant English Program](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fsettling-in-australia\u002Famep\u002Fabout-the-program), if eligible\n-   apply for [Australian citizenship](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fcitizenship\u002Fbecome-a-citizen), if eligible. \n\n### Travel to and from Australia for 5 years\n\nThe child can travel to and from Australia as many times as they want for 5 years from the date we grant this visa. This is as long as the travel facility on this visa remains valid.\n\nIf the child wants to travel after the initial 5-year travel facility:\n\n-   they will need to apply for and be granted a [Resident Return (RRV)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-listing\u002Fresident-return-visa-155-157) so they can re-enter Australia as a permanent resident\n-   they might also want to consider Australian citizenship. If they become an Australian citizen, they don't require a visa to enter Australia. They will need to apply for an Australian passport and use it to leave and re-enter Australia. See more about eligibility requirements and current processing times for [Australian citizenship](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fcitizenship\u002Fbecome-a-citizen)\n\nTo see when the child's travel facility ends, use [VEVO](https:\u002F\u002Fonline.immi.gov.au\u002Fevo\u002FfirstParty?actionType=query).\n\n## How long the child can stay\n\nThis is a permanent visa. It lets the child stay in Australia indefinitely.\n\nThe child becomes a permanent resident on the day we grant the visa.\n\n## Include other children\n\nIf the child has siblings who also want to apply for an Adoption visa, submit separate applications for each sibling.\n\nThe child's dependent children can be included on their application when they apply or added to their application at any time before we decide the application.\n\nDependent children of the child who apply for the visa must meet our [health requirement](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fhealth).\n\nFamily members who are not coming to Australia might also have to meet our health requirement.\n\n## Cost\n\nThe visa costs AUD3,235.00 for the main applicant.\n\nThere is also an additional charge for each of the child's dependent children who apply for the visa.\n\nThere might be other costs for [health exams](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fhealth),  and . \n\nTo work out what the visa might cost use the [Visa Pricing Estimator](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fvisa-pricing-estimator?visa=102). The estimator does not take into account the other costs.\n\n## Apply from\n\nThe child must be outside Australia when the application is submitted.\n\n## Processing times\n\nFor an indication of processing times for this visa, use the [visa processing time guide tool](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-processing-times\u002Fglobal-visa-processing-times). This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.\n\nThe application might take longer to process if:\n\n-   it is not filled in correctly\n-   it does not include all required documents or we need more information \n-   it takes us time to verify your information\n-   you do not make full payment at the time of initial lodgement.\n\nWe cannot process the application if you do not pay the correct visa application charge. If this happens, we will let you know and may return your application.\n\nYou should receive an acknowledgement of your application within approximately one (1) month after lodgement.\n\nWe will contact you using your authorised method if we need more information. Otherwise, we will contact you with the outcome of your application.\n\n## Your obligations\n\nThe child must enter Australia before the date specified in their grant letter. The first entry date is generally set at 12 months from the date of visa grant.\n\nThe child and their family members must meet all visa conditions and obey Australian laws.\n\nSee what conditions might be attached to this visa on our [visa conditions page](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Falready-have-a-visa\u002Fcheck-visa-details-and-conditions\u002Fsee-your-visa-conditions?product=103).\n\n## Visa label\n\nWe will digitally link the visa to the child's passport. They will not get a label in their passport.","69e1a26f403a1dad6f4592f3",{"title":22,"content":23,"_id":24},"Eligibility","## Be adopted or in the process of being adopted\n\nTo be eligible to apply for an Adoption visa (subclass 102), the child must:\n\n-   have been or be in the process of being adopted through an intercountry adoption or arrangement with the involvement of an [Australian state or territory central authority](http:\u002F\u002Fwww.intercountryadoption.gov.au\u002Fpost-adoption-support\u002Fstate-territory-support\u002F), or\n-   have been or be in the process of being adopted through an intercountry adoption between 2 countries (other than Australia) that are parties to the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Hague Adoption Convention), or\n-   have been adopted through an expatriate adoption (with no Australian state or territory central authority being involved). The adoption must be by an Australian citizen, an eligible New Zealand citizen or the holder of an Australian permanent visa. They must have been residing outside Australia for more than 12 months immediately before lodging the visa application.\n\nFor further information on adopting a child see [Intercountry Adoptions Australia](http:\u002F\u002Fwww.intercountryadoption.gov.au\u002F).\n\n### Children adopted under the Hague Adoption Convention\n\nA child may be eligible for Australian Citizenship if the intercountry adoption is:\n\n-   finalised outside Australia under the Hague Convention, or\n-   a recognised bilateral arrangement.\n\nIf we grant the child Australian citizenship they can enter Australia on an Australian passport and will not need to apply for a visa.\n\nFor further information see [Become an Australian citizen (by adoption)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fcitizenship\u002Fbecome-a-citizen\u002Fchild-adopted-outside). \n\n### Expatriate adoptions\n\n### Australian Government has no role\n\nThe Australian Government, including the Department of Home Affairs, has no role in the overseas expatriate adoption process.\n\nThe Australian Government, including our Department, does not provide documents that support or endorse expatriate adoptions overseas. This includes letters of support or certificates of no objection.\n\nIf an overseas authority asks you to obtain a document of support for an expatriate adoption, you can advise them to email [info@intercountryadoption.gov.au](mailto:info@intercountryadoption.gov.au)\n\nWe only assess and decide adoption visa applications. A visa will only be granted if all eligibility requirements are met.\n\n#### Eligibility requirements for expatriate adoptees entering Australia\n\nIf the child is adopted through an expatriate adoption, and you (the adoptive parent) are considering bringing them to Australia, then, amongst other criteria, all of the following must be met:\n\n-   at least one adoptive parent must have resided outside Australia for more than 12 months immediately before lodging a visa application\n-   the adoptive parent must not have resided overseas to avoid Australia’s intercountry adoption laws\n-   the adoptive parent must have full and permanent parental rights (no remaining legal ties between the child and the birth parents can exist)\n-   the adoption must adhere to adoption laws of the home country.\n\n### Seek legal advice\n\nIf a child has been legally adopted in an overseas country (not Australia) under that country's law, it does not guarantee that the overseas adoption will meet the requirements of an Adoption (Subclass 102) visa.\n\nWe recommend you obtain independent legal advice both in Australia and in the child’s country of usual residence before proceeding with an expatriate adoption.\n\n* * *\n\n## Have a sponsor\n\nThe child must be sponsored by an eligible adoptive parent or prospective adoptive parent.\n\nWe must approve the sponsorship before the visa can be granted.\n\nIf the sponsor and\u002For their spouse or de facto partner (if any) have a pending registrable offence charge, we will refuse the sponsorship and visa application.\n\nIf the sponsor and\u002For their spouse or de facto partner (if any) have a registrable offence conviction, we can only approve the sponsorship in very limited circumstances.\n\nLearn more about [measures for the protection of children](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-listing\u002Fchild-101\u002Fmeasures-for-the-protection-of-children).\n\n* * *\n\n## Be this age\n\nThe child must be under 18 at the time of adoption, when the application is submitted and when we make our decision.\n\n* * *\n\n## Meet the health requirement\n\nThe child and any who applies for the visa with them must meet our [health requirement](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fhealth).\n\nIf we can consider a health waiver for an adoption visa applicant, we will examine your circumstances carefully. Learn more about [health waivers](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fhealth\u002Fhealth-waiver).\n\nFamily members who are not coming to Australia might also have to meet our health requirement.\n\n* * *\n\n## Meet the character requirement\n\nIf the child is aged 16 years or older they must meet our [character requirement](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fcharacter).\n\nWe might also ask that any other who applies for the visa meet the requirement.\n\n* * *\n\n## Repay debt to the Australian Government\n\nIf the child or any member of the child's family owes the Australian Government money it must be paid back or there must be a formal arrangement in place to pay it back.\n\n* * *\n\n## Best interests of the child\n\nWe might not grant this visa if it is not in the best interests of an applicant under 18.\n\nMeet all these criteria? Check how to apply in our [step by step guide.](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-listing\u002Fadoption-102#HowTo)\n\n* * *\n\nMeet all these criteria? Check how to apply in our [step by step](#HowTo) guide.","69e1a26f403a1dad6f4592f4",{"title":26,"content":27,"_id":28},"How to apply","Step 1\n\nBefore you apply\n\nCheck the child's passport is valid. \n\n#### Get help with your application\n\nOnly some people can help you with your application. If you appoint someone to give you immigration assistance they must be:\n\n-   a [registered migration agent](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fwho-can-help-with-your-application\u002Fusing-a-migration-agent)\n-   a [legal practitioner](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fwho-can-help-with-your-application\u002Fusing-a-legal-practitioner), or\n-   an [exempt person](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fwho-can-help-with-your-application\u002Fexempt-person).\n\nYou can appoint anyone to [receive documents](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fwho-can-help-with-your-application\u002Fauthorised-recipents) on your behalf relating to your visa matter.\n\nStep 2\n\nGather documents\n\nProvide documents in support of the visa application.\n\n#### Provide accurate documents\n\nProvide accurate information. See what happens if the child's identity can't be established or [false information is provided](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fproviding-accurate-information). \n\n#### Identity documents\n\nProvide the pages of the child's current passport showing their photo, personal details, and passport issue and expiry dates.\n\nAlso provide:\n\n-   a national identity card, if they have one\n-   proof of change of name\n\nDocuments that prove a change of name include:\n\n-   change of name documents from an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, or the relevant overseas authority\n-   documents that show other names the child has been known by\n\n#### Travel documents\n\nProvide a certified copy of the passport or travel document the child used to enter Australia and any passports the child has held since then.\n\n#### Photographs\n\nProvide 4 recent photos (45mm x 35mm) of the child and of any dependent child included in the application.\n\nPhotographs must be:\n\n-   45mm x 35mm\n-   less than 6 months old\n-   good quality colour. We don't accept laser copies\n-   a full-face view of the child's head and shoulders\n-   taken against a plain light-coloured background\n\nThe child can wear untinted prescription glasses. If the child wears a head covering for religious reasons, they can show only their face.\n\n#### Adoption documents\n\nProvide the child's adoption papers or adoption compliance certificate.\n\nWhere an Australian state or territory central authority has found you suitable to be an adoptive parent, and you have made a written undertaking to adopt a child, provide evidence from the central authority of the child's country that the child:\n\n-   can leave that country for adoption in Australia, or\n-   can leave that country in your custody\n\nIf an Australian [state or territory central adoption authority](http:\u002F\u002Fwww.intercountryadoption.gov.au\u002Fpost-adoption-support\u002Fstate-territory-support\u002F) was involved in the adoption, include a letter supporting the adoption.\n\nIf the child was adopted through an expatriate adoption process, provide evidence that:\n\n-   at least one of the adoptive parents resided outside Australia for more than 12 months immediately before the application was lodged;\n-   the adoptive parent did not arrange to reside overseas so they could avoid Australia’s intercountry adoption laws;\n-   the adoptive parent has full and permanent parental rights, with no remaining legal ties between the child and the birth parents and\n-   the child was adopted in line with the adoption laws of their home country\n\nProvide these documents for any other dependent child included in the application. \n\n#### Character documents\n\nChildren over 16 years must provide a police certificate from every country they have spent 12 months or more in the last 10 years, since turning 16.\n\nFor Australia, we only accept National Police Certificates applied for under _Code 33 – Immigration\u002FCitizenship._ The [Australian Federal Police](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.afp.gov.au\u002Fwhat-we-do\u002Fservices\u002Fcriminal-records\u002Fnational-police-checks) issue these certificates. We don't accept standard disclosure certificates or certificates issued by Australian state or territory police.\n\nFor immigration purposes, police certificates are valid for 12 months from the issue date.\n\nIf anyone in the application served in the armed forces of any country, they must provide military service records or discharge papers.\n\nChildren over 16 years of age must complete and provide [Form 80 Personal particulars for assessment including character assessment (596KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fform-listing\u002Fforms\u002F80.pdf).\n\n#### Tell us you are getting help\n\nTo nominate someone to:\n\n-   receive your correspondence, use [Form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient (301KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fform-listing\u002Fforms\u002F956a.pdf)\n-   provide immigration assistance, use [Form 956 Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person (308KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fform-listing\u002Fforms\u002F956.pdf).\n\nSend written notification or your forms with your paper application.\n\n#### Dependants under 18 documents\n\nFor every dependant under 18 years old who is applying with the child, provide:\n\n-   identity documents\n-   travel documents\n-   proof of the child's relationship with them, like a birth or marriage certificate\n\n#### Prepare the documents\n\n#### Translate\n\nHave all non-English documents translated into English.\n\nProvide original and translated documents in your application.\n\nTranslators in Australia must be accredited by the [National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.naati.com.au\u002F).\n\nTranslators outside Australia do not have to be accredited. But on each translation, they must include their:\n\n-   full name\n-   address and telephone number\n-   qualifications and experience in the language they are translating\n\nThese details must be in English.\n\n#### Certify\n\nHave all documents [certified](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fapplying-online-or-on-paper\u002Fon-paper\u002Fcertified-copy). This includes:\n\n-   non-English documents\n-   English translations\n\nPhotographs of the child and any of their dependent children included in the application must also be certified.\n\n#### Keep\n\nKeep a copy of the completed application.\n\n#### Send\n\nSend us:\n\n-   certified copies of all documents\n-   as much information as possible to help us decide the application\n-   each document only once, even if it is evidence of more than one thing\n-   all documents with the application\n\nStep 3\n\nApply for the visa\n\nYou must apply for this visa on paper. \n\n#### Provide accurate information\n\nProvide accurate information. See what happens [if you can't prove your identity or don't provide true information](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fproviding-accurate-information).\n\n#### Apply on paper\n\nComplete the following 2 forms and send them together by post (with correct prepaid postage) or by courier to the Child and Other Family Processing Centre in Perth.\n\nYou must pay the application charge **before you post your application**. See [how to pay](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fapplying-online-or-on-paper\u002Fon-paper\u002Fhow-to-pay).\n\nWe will not process your application until you pay the application charge. Your application should also include evidence of payment of the application charge and all the relevant supporting documentation.\n\n-   [Form 47CH Application for migration to Australia by a child (2MB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fform-listing\u002Fforms\u002F47ch.pdf)\n-   [Form 40CH Sponsorship for a child to migrate to Australia (2MB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fform-listing\u002Fforms\u002F40ch.pdf) \n\nIf you submit your application at any other office or in any other way, it will not be a valid application and cannot be considered further.  Applications for this visa cannot be submitted in person.\n\nThe forms must be completed in English. \n\n**By post (with correct prepaid postage)**:\n\nDepartment of Home Affairs\nChild and Other Family Processing Centre\nLocked Bag 7\nNORTHBRIDGE WA 6865\n\n**By courier:**\n\nDepartment of Home Affairs\nChild and Other Family Processing Centre\nWellington Central\n836 Wellington Street\nWEST PERTH WA 6005\n\nIf any of the above steps are incomplete, your application may be invalid. We do not process invalid applications. We will notify you if this is the case, and if requested, return your application.\n\nDo not send original documents with your application, only send [certified copies](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fapplying-online-or-on-paper\u002Fon-paper\u002Fcertified-copy). Keep a copy of your completed application for your own records, including any supporting documents.\n\nStep 4\n\nAfter you apply\n\nWe will let the applicant know when we have received the application and documents. There may be other things to do and be aware of after applying.\n\n#### Importing your paper application\n\nAfter you or someone else has submitted your paper application, import it into your ImmiAccount. You can do this after you get your acknowledgement letter.\n\nImporting your application into ImmiAccount gives you access to online services, making it easier to manage your application.\n\nYou can use our online services in ImmiAccount to:\n\n-   attach supporting documents to your application\n-   view messages\n-   update your details\n-   view your application status\n-   apply for a Bridging Visa (BV)\n-   withdraw your application.\n\nFollow these steps to import your application:\n\n1.  Create a new ImmiAccount or log into your existing ImmiAccount. Our website has instructions on how to use [ImmiAccount](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fapplying-online-or-on-paper\u002Fonline).\n2.  Once you log in, import your application by entering your:\n    -   application ID\n    -   date of birth\n    -   identity document number (Passport, ImmiCard or Titre de Voyage number).\n\nFor more information, see [Apply and Manage your application in ImmiAccount](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fapplying-online-or-on-paper\u002Fonline\u002Fapply-and-manage-your-application).\n\nYou can import any new and existing applications for this visa made in Australia. You can also import existing applications made outside Australia on or after 1 April 2020.\n\n#### Status updates\n\nWe can't provide updates on the progress of the application within [global visa processing times](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-processing-times\u002Fglobal-visa-processing-times). We will tell you if we need anything further.\n\n#### Travel\n\nDo not arrange for the child to travel to Australia until we tell you, in writing, that we have granted the child the visa.\n\n#### Health exams\n\nWe will tell you when to arrange the child’s [health examinations](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fmeeting-our-requirements\u002Fhealth).\n\n#### Biometrics\n\nWe might ask for . We will tell you if your adopted child needs to provide them.\n\n#### Send more information\n\nIf you did not include all necessary documents when you applied, provide them as soon as you can.\n\nWe might also ask you to provide more information.\n\nIf you have imported your application into ImmiAccount, to provide any additional documents upload them into ImmiAccount.\n\nIf you can’t use ImmiAccount, or you lodged the application outside of Australia **before 1 April 2020,** to provide any additional documents attach them to a completed Child and Orphan Relative Visa Processing Centre [online form](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fdepartmental-forms\u002Fonline-forms\u002Fchild-and-orphan-relative-visa-processing-centre-form).\n\n#### Add family members\n\nYou can add a child's to their visa application any time before we make a decision.\n\n#### Newborn children\n\nFind out what to do if [your child is born after you apply](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fchange-in-situation\u002Fhad-a-baby). \n\n#### Mistakes on your application\n\nTell us as soon as you can if you have made a mistake on your application.\n\nComplete [Form 1023 Notification of incorrect answers (168KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fform-listing\u002Fforms\u002F1023.pdf).\n\nIf you have imported your application into ImmiAccount, you can use it to upload the completed form.\n\nIf you can’t use ImmiAccount, attach the completed form to a completed Child and Orphan Relative Visa Processing Centre [online form](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fdepartmental-forms\u002Fonline-forms\u002Fchild-and-orphan-relative-visa-processing-centre-form).\n\n#### Help with your application\n\nLet us know if you no longer want someone to:\n\n-   receive your correspondence - complete [Form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient (301KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fform-listing\u002Fforms\u002F956a.pdf)\n-   provide immigration advice - complete [Form 956 Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person (308KB PDF)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fform-listing\u002Fforms\u002F956.pdf).\n\nIf you have imported your application into ImmiAccount, you can use it to upload the completed form.\n\nIf you can’t use ImmiAccount, attach the completed form to a completed Child and Orphan Relative Visa Processing Centre [online form](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fdepartmental-forms\u002Fonline-forms\u002Fchild-and-orphan-relative-visa-processing-centre-form).\n\nFor more information see [Who can help you with your application](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fhelp-support\u002Fwho-can-help-with-your-application\u002Foverview).\n\n#### Tell us if things change\n\nThings you need to let us know about after you have applied include:\n\n-   changes to your phone number, address or passport\n-   changes to your marital or de facto status\n-   the birth of a child\n-   you want to withdraw your application.\n\nSee how to tell us if [your situation changes](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fchange-in-situation).\n\nStep 5\n\nVisa outcome\n\nWe can grant a visa to any child who is outside Australia and meets the visa grant requirements.\n\nThis may not apply if you are eligible for a [COVID-19 visa concession](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-concessions).\n\nWe will tell you our decision in writing. Keep a copy of the decision.\n\nIf we grant the child’s visa, we will tell you:\n\n-   the visa grant number\n-   the date the visa starts\n-   the visa conditions, if applicable\n-   the date by which the child must enter Australia, if they are outside Australia when we grant the visa\n\nIf we refuse the visa, we will tell you:\n\n-   why we refused the visa\n-   whether there is a right to a review of the decision\n\nWe will not refund the application fee if we refuse the application.","69e1a26f403a1dad6f4592f5",{"title":30,"content":31,"_id":32},"When you have this visa","[Coming to Australia](#haveThisVisa-index-0)\n\n[In Australia](#haveThisVisa-index-1)\n\n[Leaving Australia](#haveThisVisa-index-2)\n\n* * *\n\n## Coming to Australia\n\n### Before the child travels\n\n#### Check travel documents\n\nThe child must have:\n\n-   a valid visa to enter Australia\n-   a valid passport or other travel document.\n\n#### **Arrive before first entry arrival date**\n\nThe child must enter Australia before the date specified in their grant letter.\n\n### At the border\n\n#### Complete an Incoming Passenger Card\n\nAll people arriving into Australia must complete the [Incoming Passenger Card](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.abf.gov.au\u002Fentering-and-leaving-australia\u002Fcrossing-the-border\u002Fat-the-border\u002Fincoming-passenger-card-\\(ipc\\)).\n\n#### Use the SmartGate\n\nWe have an automated process that uses facial recognition technology and your ePassport. Children aged 16 or over might be able to leave the airport using the [SmartGate](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.abf.gov.au\u002Fsmartgates).\n\n## In Australia\n\n### The child's obligations\n\nThe child and their family members must meet all visa conditions and obey Australian laws.\n\nYou can check visa details and conditions in [VEVO](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Falready-have-a-visa\u002Fcheck-visa-details-and-conditions\u002Fcheck-conditions-online).\n\n### Tell us if things change\n\nThings you need to let us know about include:\n\n-   changes to your or your child's phone number, email, address or passport\n-   changes to your relationship status\n-   the birth of a child\n\nSee how to let us know if there is a [change in your situation](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fchange-in-situation).\n\n### What you can do on your visa\n\nSee the visa's conditions and work and study entitlements in [VEVO](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Falready-have-a-visa\u002Fcheck-visa-details-and-conditions).\n\n### See how long you can stay \n\nThis is a permanent visa. It lets your child and any of their dependent children who are granted the visa stay in Australia indefinitely.\n\nFor citizenship purposes, the child's permanent residence starts on the day they enter Australia.\n\n### Travel to and from Australia for 5 years\n\nThe child can travel to and from Australia as many times as they want for 5 years from the date we grant this visa. This is as long as the travel facility of this visa remains valid.\n\nIf the child wants to travel after the initial 5-year travel facility:\n\n-   they will need to apply for and be granted a [Resident Return (RRV)](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-listing\u002Fresident-return-visa-155-157) visa so they can re-enter Australia as a permanent resident\n-   they might also want to consider Australian citizenship. If they become an Australian citizen, they don't require a visa to re-enter Australia. See more about eligibility requirements and current processing times for Australian citizenship\n\nTo see when the child's travel facility ends, use [VEVO](https:\u002F\u002Fonline.immi.gov.au\u002Fevo\u002FfirstParty?actionType=query).\n\n### Working and studying\n\nThe child can work and study in Australia once they arrive on their visa. [See their workplace rights and entitlements](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fairwork.gov.au\u002Fhow-we-will-help\u002Ftemplates-and-guides\u002Ffact-sheets\u002Frights-and-obligations\u002Fvisa-holders-and-migrant-workers-workplace-rights-and-entitlements).\n\n### Bringing a family member\n\nDependents can't be added to this visa after we have made a decision.\n\nTo find a visa for the family member, [explore visa options](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-finder).\n\n### Becoming an Australian citizen\n\nAfter a certain time, your child might be eligible for Australian citizenship. Find out more about [becoming a citizen](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fcitizenship\u002Fbecome-a-citizen). \n\nFor citizenship purposes, the permanent residency starts on the day the child entered Australia on this visa.\n\n## Leaving Australia\n\n### Before you leave\n\n#### Check the child's travel documents\n\nThe child must have a valid passport or other travel document to leave Australia.\n\nCheck if the child needs a Resident Return visa to return to Australia as a permanent resident in [VEVO](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Falready-have-a-visa\u002Fcheck-visa-details-and-conditions).\n\n### At the border\n\n#### Leaving the airport faster\n\nWe have an automated process that uses facial recognition technology and your ePassport. You might be able to leave the airport faster if you use [SmartGate](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.abf.gov.au\u002Fsmartgates).\n\n### After you leave\n\n#### Prove the child has been to Australia\n\n[Request the child's international movement records](https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fentering-and-leaving-australia\u002Frequest-movement-records) to get proof of their travel in and out of Australia.","69e1a26f403a1dad6f4592f6",0,[35,57,67,75],{"name":36,"slug":37,"city":38,"state":39,"services":40,"phone":53,"website":54,"stateSlug":55,"citySlug":56},"Australian Immigration Law Services","australian-immigration-law-services","Sydney","NSW",[41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52],"skilled-nominated-190","skilled-independent-189","skilled-work-regional-491","permanent-residence-skilled-regional-191","skilled-employer-sponsored-regional-494","skills-in-demand-482","employer-nomination-scheme-186","partner-820-801","student-500","temporary-graduate-485","global-talent-858","visitor-600","61280542537","https:\u002F\u002Faustraliavisa.com","new-south-wales","sydney",{"name":58,"slug":59,"city":60,"state":61,"services":62,"phone":63,"website":64,"stateSlug":65,"citySlug":66},"Immagine Australia Immigration Pty. 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