Carer Visas fall under family migration in Australian visa system. This visa lets the holder live in Australia permanently. An Australian citizen, a permanent resident or an eligible NewZealand citizen or their family member can bring their relative from their immediate family circle from overseas to care for them if any of them are ailing from longtime or permanently disabled.
The Australian relative who is seeking a carer from family overseas, have to go through a medical assessment from a specified health provider to prove that they are unable to take care of themselves. And cannot even manage their day-to-day life and hence, need someone for assistance throughout the day owing to the medical condition.
One also needs to satisfy the law that he/she cannot get the required care from the Australian health services nor do they have any relative in Australia who can take care of them on a daily basis for a prolonged period.
The family member seeking a carer must be related to the carer directly in any of the following ways.
- Partner
- Child / step-child
- Parent / step-parent
- Siblings ( brother, sister) – stepbrother/stepsister
- Grandparent – step-grandparent
- Grandchild- step-grandchild
- Aunt – step-aunt
- Uncle – step-uncle
- Nephew – step-nephew
- Niece – step-niece
Eligibility criteria set for Carer Visa applicant
1. The carer visa applicant wants to come to Australia to take care of the ‘relative’ who is suffering from a long-term or perpetual medical condition
OR
2. The applicant is coming to Australia to offer hands-on support to the carer of the ailing family member (who is ill since long-time or suffering from a permanent medical disorder).
3. The carer visa applicant must know what kind of care the relative needs
AND
4. Is willing to assist the ailing family member or the carer of the sick family member.
Sponsor for Carer Visa
The carer visa applicant needs a sponsor to be able to get the visa. Either the relative seeking assistance of the carer or his/her partner can sponsor the applicant. In any case, the sponsor must be over 18 years and be either an Australian citizen or a permanent resident or an eligible NewZealand citizen to be able to sponsor the carer visa applicant.
Carer Visa Subclasses
If the carer visa applicant is applying for the visa from outside Australia, he can apply under subclass 116 of Carer Visa. If the person is in Australia and wants to stay in Australia to care for the family member suffering from long-term illness or permanent disability can apply for Carer Visa under subclass 836. For both the subclasses, the applicant must meet health and character requirements and have a sponsor.
If you are a relative who wants to get your family member to care for you or want to apply for a Carer Visa to go to support your ailing family member, please contact DMS Migration Experts for details, submission dates, capping on the visa category, documents and other visa processing formalities.
WHAT IF A CARER IS A DECADE FAMILY FRIENDS WITH A SPONSOR?
Hi Naomi,
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Amitava
Hi. My name is jaspreet. I am a citizen of Australia since 5 months. Living here from 9 years . I have a medical condition which I need a care for More than 1 year. Looking for carer visa from India. Can you help me to do that?
Hi can I have my cousin to help out my daughter who’s got bgiving birth soon
Hi I am Maricel , I a have my niece living permanent in Australia his fiance’s brother had a medical condition he need to take care of them , I am qualified to apply this carer visa??
Hoping your response thanks.,
hi im michelle i always go here in australia to assis my friend who help me soo much to send my daugther in school we know each other since 2010 hes like my bestfriend and father and relative to me but were only friend he help me and i help him
too but now he get older and older i want too look after him to give back all the kindness that he do for me before ? sometimes he cant walk and he already have a catitter i look after him while im here ,ill do things like gave him a shower ,tidy the house,put the bin out,pay the bill and put him in the bed i am worried because im nearly go home because my visa expired soon i am worry because i dont want to leave him alone like situation like this because before he doesn’t left me when my life is in vain … do you think i have posibility to apply carer for him …
Dear Michelle
I need to understand further details in order to ascertain your eligibility.
The first question is : Are you a relative?
You can apply for this visa if the relative who needs care or assistance is usually resident and settled in Australia. The relative must be your partner, child, parent, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew (or step-equivalent).
Which country are you located in? Can you call me on whatsapp on +61415882542 to have a chat?
Regards
Amitava Deb
Hi I’m already supplied for carer Visa to support my sister but I wasn’t to know how much I must wait to get an interview
any news ?
i applied in the same visa “Carer” in Feb 2020
Hi Amitava,
My wife has been diagnosed with Menieres disease which causes her to go through prolonged episodes of ringing ears, loss of balance and extreme vertigo with compulsive vomitting. It is extremely debilitating to our family situation as she can not work, drive or be the carer of our children while she suffers from these attacks. I can not afford to keep taking time off to care for her and for this reason we wish to get help from her sister in Vietnam and apply for a carers visa.
Hello,
I came to Au on a career visa subclass 116 1 year ago with my partner and my daughters, I came to care for my father and Currently I am a permanent resident but unfortunately, he don’t want me and my family with him anymore and he always fight with us. And he threaten me that he will tell the government that I didn’t do my job and they will take my visa !! is that possible to happen?. Is there anyway to just leave him without any problems? Because before I leave my country I’ve spent most of my money on preparing for travelling and I don’t have anything to go back for it!!
Hi Ashraf,
I am in a similar position, how did you go? Did you find out more details?
Thankyou
Hi Amitava, I was looking into the immigration websitre and it was saying that the visa can take up to 4.5 to be granted. The question is: this “up to 4.5 years” if from the day it was lodge the application or the day it we were place into the queue.
Kind regards
Hi
How could I get a Carer visa for my 74 year old mum. She’s been living here as an Australian citizen for 18 years by marriage.
Or is there any other chance of being sponsored by her for any other kind of visa for PR.
Thank you
Good day Sir do what about nurses who are looking for Carer jobs in Australia do you assist in this regard?
Hi Amitava,
My Sister has got a cancer & require help. She is an Australian Citizen. I wish to apply as a Carer VISA with my family including my children too. Now I wish to put my family in a separate home to avoid noise pollution. So do I need to prove that I need to stay in the same roof TOP as my sister?
I’m Angelica would like to apply a carer visa. My sponsor is Peter Mies 83 years old with disability to walk and do things by his own. He is Australian Cetizen. He need a carer to assest him his daily life could I get possibility to get carer visa soon. He is a widower living alone in his house. Could he be a able to get a carer as a consideration of his condition?
Hi i want to sponsor my brother in germany who has a temporary visa there i want to sponsor him as a carer for my mental disable brother
Hi! Sir..i’m christopher, i got a brother in Australia who is an Australian Cetizen, he got a 2 year Old child suffering a down syndrome, he wanted me to apply for Visa 836 since his wife wanted to work so she can help my brother for financial needs, coz they need to buy a house of their own coz as of now they are just renting, and as will save money for the future of their children..and by the way they got 3 kids to be supported for..am i qualified for this visa 836?..tanx sir..more power
they wanted me to take care of their child so his wife can go to work..thanks sir
Hello sir,
How are you I hope you are good.
Sir my wife is an Australian citizen and we Married since 2012 and now I am in Pakistan because in 2018 my wife withdrew the partner visa but we are still in marriage relationship and my wife is very sick now a days and she want me to comeback as carer visa sir please let me if I can apply for this visa.
Good Day Sir,
My Name is Connie Spencer and live here in Australia for almost 24 years now.
I have an Aunty who live now in Australia for almost 40 years. She’s a widow have no children on her own and she’s now 83 years of age. She is a veteran pensioner and She live on her own , still strong but notice changes of her memory. I am a bit worried to come to the stage that she cant live on her own. She dont want to go to a home for the age. I work full time as a shipping agencies and unable to look after her full time.
Is it possible for me to bring my sister in Australia to be her carer. My sister is a Filipina, Singapore Resident. What is the procedure to sponsor a family member as a carer for my Aunty.
Thank you and appreciate your feedback
Kind Regards
CONNIE SPENCER
I am 79 years old , and have a diabetes and operation on mg right knee. I would like to get my niece to look after me , a support, I have a husband , but heis sick too . how long it will take , she can come here in Australia how many months or years before she can come here, with her daughter and husband
Hello Amitava,
My name is Amy. I am a permanent resident here in Australia. I have been living here for the past 18 years. I am the carer of my mum who is a citizen here and she lives with me and my husband. Both of us are working full time. My mum is 77 going 78. She has health condition (diabetic,heart (bypass), knees replaced etc). We are thinking of bringing my niece from India to help out in looking after mum. Please let me know if this health conditions are eligible to bring in a carer from abroad for a helping hand? Thank you.
I want to apply for carer visa for Australia by someone who spponser is nt my relatives bt well known person then I can apply plz guide
Hi my name is simifrancis from India. I’m a care giver I have 3 years experience as a care taker in isreal. I like to come to Australia do you have any aportonity for sponcer me?
I need job caregiver for Australia,.I’m IT student and graduate student.
Hi,
I just wanted to ask i have a niece who has autisim. Ever since i was going back and fourth to Au to take care of him. Am I eligible for carer visa. My sister the mother of my neice is already an australin citizen.
I live in the Philippines.
I’m a sri lankan girl. 42 years . Allready I’m
working as a nurse (pvt) . I don’t have a
diploma.just I have one year certificate
course.and about 8 years working experience.
And i worked as a nurse in a elders home in
sri lanka .
Pls,how can i get a job offer in australia for
ceargiver .
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im Diana from PNG.ive been here with uncle friend Ron for 6months now.he is my sponsor for my visitor visa.we known each other as a famly friends as he been in PNG before.
hes 85 yrs old and cannot do much by himself.ive been with him for 6 months now and helping him out on many things like cooking,shopping,washing up etc
he wants me to be hes carer because he doesn’t wants to go to the age care.
hes asking if im eligible to apply for this visa to be hes carer?
I’d like to find out more? I’d like to find out some additional information.
Please contact us. Or you can give your WhatsApp number ours is +61-415882542. Or you can send us an e-mail click here
Hello Amitava
I have a niece who has graduated in AGED CARE last year in the Philippines. She has work experienced lookingafter a man who had a massive Heart Stroke and Brain injury. My niece wants to apply for Working Visa in Australia to work in the Aged Care Industry. Do you think you can help her to work and fin dx employer in Australia? Please help her if you can. She’s 45 years old. But she is healthy and looked like 30 years old. I am her aunty who lives in Australia for 21 years and I am an Australian Citizen.
Please email me on MBoehme2018@gmail.com.
Thank you and Kind regards.
Maria B.
Hi there,
What are the obligations of the carer? Does carer must provide care for the rest of his/her life?