Dependent Child Visa

subclass 445

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This visa allows a child to stay in Australia temporarily while we process their parent’s permanent Partner visa application.

OVERVIEW

With this visa the child can

  • move to or stay in Australia until we decide on their parent’s permanent Partner visa application
  • travel to and from Australia
  • work and study in Australia

Once the child has been granted this visa, they must apply to be added to their parent’s permanent Partner visa application.  

When an application to add the child to their parent’s permanent Partner visa application has been submitted, the child can enrol in Australia’s public healthcare scheme.

 

How long the child can stay

This is a temporary visa. It starts on the date we grant the visa.

The child can stay until we decide their parent’s permanent Partner visa application or their parent withdraws their permanent Partner visa application.

 

Apply from

The child can be in or outside Australia when the visa application is submitted.

ELIGIBILITY

Be dependent on a parent who holds a certain visa

The child must be dependent on a parent who holds a:

The child must apply to be added to their parent’s permanent Partner visa application when they have been granted this 445 visa.

If the child is in Australia, they can’t hold another visa that has a ‘No further stay’ condition.

 

Citizenship by Descent

The child may apply for Australian citizenship by descent instead of a visa to travel to Australia, if:

  • the child was born outside Australia
  • one of their parents was an Australian citizen at the time of their child’s birth.

DOCUMENTATION

The child must

  • be a dependent child of the visa-holding parent
  • be sponsored by the nominator or sponsor of the visa-holding parent

 

Before you travel

Check the travel documents of the child

They must have:

  • a valid visa to enter Australia
  • a valid passport or other travel document

 

Tell us if things change

Things you need to let us know about include:

  • changes to the child’s passport
  • the birth of a child
  • changes of name