Family Migration Planning Level 2021 - 22
The family stream of the Migration Program provides for the migration of immediate family members of Australian citizens, permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens. Family members admitted under this stream include partners or fiancés, dependent children, parents, orphan relatives, aged dependent relatives and carers. Family stream migrants must be sponsored by an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen. There is no skills test or language requirement for family migration as there is for skilled migrants, however applicants must meet the necessary health and character requirements.
The family stream comprises four main categories:
1. Partner, which includes spouses, de facto partners (including same-sex partners), and fiancés.
2. Child, including the dependent child or step-child of the sponsor, a child adopted from overseas, and orphan relatives (a child under the age of 18, not married or in a de facto relationship, who cannot be cared for by his or her parents).
3. Parent, and
4. Other Family, including aged dependent relative, remaining relative and carer categories.
Number of places allocated for each category for the year 2021-2022
Partner: 72,300
Parent: 4,500
Other Family: 500
Special Eligibility: 100
Child (estimate; not subject to a ceiling): 3,000
