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Career visa (subclass 836/116)
About the Visa
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.
COST
This visa costs from AUD2,055.00 for the main applicant.
There is also an additional charge for each family member who applies with you.
You pay for this visa in 2 parts called instalments.
Pay the first instalment when you apply and the second instalment when asked to.
DURATION
This is a permanent visa. It lets you stay in Australia indefinitely.
Eligibility Requirements
Subclass 836
- Be a carer
- Have a sponsor
- Hold or have held a substantive visa
- Meet the health requirement
- Meet the character requirement
- Have paid back your debt to the Australian government
- Not have had a visa cancelled or a previous application refused
- Sign the Australian values statement
- Best interests of the child
Subclass 116
- Be a carer
- Have a sponsor
- Meet the health requirement
- Meet the character requirement
- Have paid back your debt to the Australian government
- Not have had a visa cancelled or a previous application refused
- Sign the Australian values statement
- Best interests of the child
What you can do when you have this visa?
Subclass 836
- 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
Subclass 116
- 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 6 years
- Apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible