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What is Adoption visa – Australia Visa?

This visa enables adoptees and their adopted children to reside in Australia.

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The adoptive parent or prospective adoptive parent must sponsor the child in order for it to be legal.
The child must be less than 18 when the adoption occurs, the application is made, and the decision is made.
Our health requirements must be met by the child and any dependant children who apply for the visa with them.
The youngster must satisfy our character criteria if they are 16 years old or older.
If the child or any family member of the child owes money to the Australian Government, it must be repaid or a formal arrangement must be made to do so.
If it is not in the best interests of a candidate under the age of 18, we could decide not to grant this visa.
have been or are currently being adopted through an international adoption or arrangement involving a central authority from an Australian state or territory.
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Check the child’s passport is valid.
Provide documents in support of the visa application.
Complete the following 2 forms, then return them together to Perth’s Child and Other Family Processing Center through the mail (with the proper prepaid postage) or courier.Form 47CH Application for migration to Australia by a child (564KB PDF),Form 40CH Sponsorship for a child to migrate to Australia (544KB PDF) .
The forms must be completed in English.By post (with correct prepaid postage):
Department of Home Affairs
Child and Other Family Processing Centre
Locked Bag 7
NORTHBRIDGE WA 6865

By courier:

Department of Home Affairs
Child and Other Family Processing Centre
Wellington Central
836 Wellington Street
WEST PERTH WA 6005
When we receive the application and supporting documentation, we will notify the applicant. After applying, there can be additional tasks and considerations.
It doesn’t matter if the child is in Australia or not when we make our choice.

Passport pages with the child’s portrait, name, and the dates of their issue and expiration should be provided.
Give a certified copy of the child’s passport or another travel document, as well as any passports the youngster has held since arriving in Australia.
Provide 4 recent photos.
Provide the child’s adoption papers or adoption compliance certificate.
Children older than 16 must present a police clearance from any nation where they have spent 12 months or more in the previous 10 years.
For every dependant under 18 years old who is applying with the child, provide identity documents, and travel documents.