This permanent visa lets a single older person, who relies on a relative living in Australia for financial support, move to Australia permanently. For citizenship purposes, it is granted upon entering Australia with this visa or when you have been present in Australia and held a permanent visa immediately before your last departure.
With this visa you can:
- Stay in Australia indefinitely
- Work and study in Australia
- Enrol in Australia’s public healthcare scheme, Medicare
- Sponsor your relatives to come to Australia
- Apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible