Australia offers a vibrant lifestyle with stunning landscapes, rich culture, and diverse opportunities for work and study.
Visa pathways
A permanent visa for children adopted outside Australia to live in Australia with their adoptive parent. The child must be outside Australia when applying and when the visa is decided.
Permanent visa for a single older person who has relied on a relative in Australia for financial support and is sponsored by an eligible relative or their partner. Applicants must be outside Australia when applying and when the decision is made.
A permanent visa for a single older person who depends on a relative living in Australia for financial support. Applicants must be in Australia when applying and when the visa is decided.
A permanent visa for aged parents of settled Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens to stay in Australia indefinitely.
A temporary visa that generally allows you to stay lawfully in Australia while your new substantive visa application is being processed, or during associated judicial proceedings. It does not support return travel to Australia.
A temporary visa that lets eligible holders leave and return to Australia during a specified travel period while a substantive visa application is being processed or, in some cases, during judicial review proceedings.
Community context
if Home Affairs gives 28 days for a medical, do we have to do the medical within 28 days, or just book it within 28 days and can do it later?
By @sunny-koala-000a · 0 replies · unanswered
Hi everyone, I finished my Master’s degree in June and started a Master’s by Research in July. My previous student visa expired on 30 August, and I lodged my new student visa application on 27 August. At the time of l...
By @open-otter-0013 · 1 replies · answered
Visa application submitted on 24 September 2026.
Visa application submitted
24 Sept 2026
38
days ago
Lodgement
15 Mar 2026
231
days ago
Lodgement
15 Mar 2026
231
days ago
Medical Examination
24 July 2026
100
days ago
Medical Examination
24 July 2026
100
days ago
+2 more events
Two applicants lodged a 186DE visa and nomination on 21 October 2024. The nomination was approved on 24 June 2026 and PR was granted on 12 September 2026, with a stated lodgement-to-grant time of 691 days.
Arrived in Melbourne
8 Mar 2024
968
days ago
Visa and nomination lodged
21 Oct 2024
741
days ago
Initial medicals completed
2 Nov 2024
729
days ago
AFP renewal
18 Dec 2025
318
days ago
+7 more events
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