Carer Visa 836
836 Visa Australia
Carer Visa 836 Australia
This permanent visa lets you stay in Australia to care for someone with a long-term medical condition who has no reasonable access to care options in Australia.
Stay: Permanently
- you must be in Australia when you apply for the visa and when we grant your application
- you must be a carer for your relative or a member of their family who has no reasonable access to care in Australia
- you must be sponsored by your relative or their spouse or de facto partner for your first 2 years in Australia
With this visa you can
- stay in Australia as a permanent resident
- work and study in Australia
- travel to and from Australia for 5 years
You must
- be in Australia when you apply for the visa and when we grant your application
- be a carer for your relative or a member of their family who has no reasonable access to care in Australia
- be sponsored by your relative or their spouse or de facto partner for your first 2 years in Australia
With this visa you can
- stay in Australia indefinitely
- work and study in Australia
- enrol in Australia’s public health care scheme, Medicare
- sponsor your relatives to come to Australia
- travel to and from Australia for 5 years
- apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible
This visa lets you stay in Australia to provide care to someone with a long-term medical condition who does not have reasonable access to care options in Australia. The person you care for must be your relative, or your relative’s family member who lives with them.
Travel to and from Australia for 5 years
You can travel to and from Australia as many times as you want for 5 years from the date we grant this visa. This is as long as the travel facility on this visa remains valid.
If you want to travel after the initial 5-year travel facility:
- you will need to apply for and be granted a Resident Return (RRV) so that you can re-enter Australia as a permanent resident
- you might also want to consider Australian citizenship. If you become an Australian citizen, you don’t require a visa to enter Australia. You 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
To see when your travel facility ends, use VEVO.
How long you can stay
This is a permanent visa. It lets you stay in Australia indefinitely.
For citizenship purposes, your permanent residence starts on the day we grant the visa.
Include family
You can include members of the family unit in your application when you apply.
Family members who apply for the visa must meet our health and character requirements.
Apply from
You must be in Australia when you apply and when we grant your application.
Processing times
We don’t provide processing times for this visa. Applications for this visa are subject to capping and queueing.
Your application might take longer to process if:
- you don’t fill it in correctly
- you don’t include all the documents we need or we need more information from you
- it takes us time to verify your information
We can’t process your application if you don’t pay the correct visa application charge. We will notify you if this is the case and if necessary return your application.
Family migration visas are in high demand. It might take some years for this visa to be granted.
Assessment
We assess applications for this visa in 2 stages.
- Check eligibility and either add the application to the queue or refuse it.
- Continue assessing the application when a place becomes available and make a decision.
Don’t arrange to move to Australia until we grant the visa. We will let you know in writing if we grant you the visa.
Your obligations
You and your family members must obey all Australian laws.
Visa label
We will digitally link your visa to your passport. You will not get a label in your passport.
Be a carer
Among other things, you must be willing and able to provide ongoing substantial care and continung support or assistance to your relative or their family member.
To show this, you should fully understand your sponsor’s medical condition and what their care needs are.
Have a sponsor
You must be sponsored by an eligible sponsor.
We must approve the sponsorship.
Hold or have held a substantive visa
You must:
- hold any substantive visa, except a Transit visa (subclass 771), or
- have held any substantive visa except a subclass 771 and made a valid application for a subclass 836 visa within a certain time
Meet the health requirement
You and any family members who apply for the visa with you must meet our health requirement.
Meet the character requirement
You, and family members aged 16 years and over who apply for the visa with you, must meet our character requirement.
We might also ask that other family members meet the requirement.
Have paid back your debt to the Australian government
If you or any family member owes the Australian Government money you or they must have paid it back or have a formal arrangement to pay it back.
Not have had a visa cancelled or a previous application refused
You might not be granted this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused while you were in Australia.
Sign the Australian values statement
If you are 18 years of age or older, you must:
- have read, or had explained to you, the Life in Australia book
- sign an Australian Values Statement that confirms you will respect the Australian way of life and obey Australian laws
Read And Associates offer Professional Guidance
Here at Read and Associates our team of migration agents can provide you with the appropriate guidance and advice which will help you put forth the best visa application possible. Specialising in applications for medical professionals, we would welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can work with you. Book a consultation to find out more.
