F4.15 Parent Category Requirements (24/02/2020)

F4.15.1 Health, character and English language requirements

Applicants under the Parent Category must meet:

1. the health and character requirements specified at A4 and A5; and
2. a minimum standard of English, or pre-purchase English for Speakers of Other Languages tuition to the specified level (see F4.25).

F4.15.5 Family relationship requirements

Applicants under the Parent Category must:

1. be sponsored by an adult child (see F4.20.5) that meets family relationship requirements at F4.30 or an adult child and their partner; and
2. have no dependent children (see F4.30.5).

F4.15.10 Sponsorship requirements

1. Any person acting as a sponsor must meet acceptable sponsor requirements as set out at R4.5.
2. An adult child sponsor must not be a dependent child (see F4.20.10).
3. The joint income of a sponsoring adult child and their partner may only be considered if sponsorship requirements are met for both the adult child and their partner, as outlined at F4.35.5.

F4.15.15 Minimum income requirement

The sponsoring adult child’s income or the total income of the sponsoring adult child and their partner (if the income of the adult child’s partner is used to meet minimum income requirements) must meet the required income threshold for two out of the three years prior to the date of the ITA letter (see F4.40).

F4.15.20 Evidential requirements

All applicants and their sponsors under the Parent Category must meet the evidential requirements set out at F4.45.

Effective 24/02/2020