Your DIY Parent Visa Kit
Your DIY Parent Visa Kit
Welcome. It is all here, and always current.
Everything below updates in place as fees and rules change, so what you read is always the current version. Start with the first chapter, then work through at your own pace.
The manual
Seventeen chapters covering every subclass, the balance of family test, the queue, costs, documents, lodging online and more. Open the full manual index. Every figure lives on the Current Fees and Figures page.
- 00 Start Here
- 01 The Parent Visa Landscape
- 02 The Balance of Family Test
- 03 Subclass 143 Contributory Parent
- 04 Subclass 173 Contributory Parent (Temporary)
- 05 Subclass 864 Contributory Aged Parent
- 06 Subclass 884 Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary)
- 07 Subclass 103 Parent
- 08 Subclass 804 Aged Parent
- 09 Assurance of Support
- 10 Costs and the Second Instalment
- 11 Documents and Evidence
- 12 Lodging Online in ImmiAccount
- 13 After You Lodge, Health and Character
- 14 Withdraw and Re-lodge
- 15 When DIY Is the Wrong Call
- 16 The Parent Visa Queue
- Going Onshore to Apply
- Current Fees and Figures
- Useful Links and Information
Deep-dive guides
The Parent Visa Queue Explained
How the queue actually works, and why health and balance of family are assessed years later.
The Assurance of Support Process
What an AoS is, the bond, and how to lodge it through Services Australia, with the real links.
Member tools
Two interactive tools that do the working for you. Check whether the balance of family test is met before you count on a pathway, then estimate how long the visa will really take.
Balance of Family Test Calculator
Count your children by where each one usually lives and see at a glance whether the balance of family test is met.
Estimate the wait
Pick the visa subclass, enter the lodgement details, and see the realistic range, not the brochure number.
Your downloads
Editable Word templates and the Excel tracker. These open in Word and Excel. Your files are only reachable while you are signed in.
Document tracker (Excel)
The most valued piece. Keeps every document, person and date straight over the long wait.
Health insurance fact sheet (PDF)
An overview of health cover options for parent visa families, including while a parent waits on a bridging visa.
The template set (Word)
Balance of family worksheet, document checklist, statement templates, cover letter, planning timeline and more.
Introduction brochure (PDF)
The read-me-first: what the kit is, the terms in plain English, and the not-advice boundary.
All template downloads
Balance of Family Worksheet
Document Checklist by Subclass
Relationship and Family Statement
Financial and Assurance of Support Sheet
Sponsor and Assurer Checklist
Cover Letter and Submission
Application Planning and Timeline
What has changed
Fees and rules move. Every change is dated on the changelog. Your access includes 12 months of updates.