Visa con nuôi

We can't help arrange adoptions and we do not issue letters of no objection. Our role is to assess and decide applications for visas.

Learn more about adopting a child overseas from Intercountry Adoptions Australia.

We are unable to accept adoption visa applications for children who have been adopted in Pakistan.

• stay in Australia indefinitely with their adoptive parent
• work and study in Australia
• enrol in Australia's public healthcare scheme, Medicare
• sponsor their relatives to come to Australia
• attend free English language classes provided by the Adult Migrant English Program, if eligible
• apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible.

Travel to and from Australia for 5 years

The child can travel to and from Australia as many times as they want for 5 years from the date we grant this visa. This is as long as the travel facility on this visa remains valid.

If the child wants to travel after the initial 5-year travel facility:

• they will need to apply for and be granted a Resident Return (RRV) so they can re-enter Australia as a permanent resident
• they might also want to consider Australian citizenship. If they become an Australian citizen, they don't require a visa to enter Australia. They will need to apply for an Australian passport and use it to leave and re-enter Australia. See more about eligibility requirements and current processing times for Australian citizenship

To see when the child's travel facility ends, use VEVO.

This is a permanent visa. It lets the child stay in Australia indefinitely.

The child becomes a permanent resident on the day we grant the visa.

If the child has siblings who also want to apply for an Adoption visa, submit separate applications for each sibling.

The child's dependent children can be included on their application when they apply or added to their application at any time before we decide the application.

Dependent children of the child who apply for the visa must meet our health requirement.

Family members who are not coming to Australia might also have to meet our health requirement.

The visa costs AUD4,040.00 for the main applicant.

There is also an additional charge for each of the child's dependent children who apply for the visa.

There might be other costs for health exams, police certificates and biometrics.

To work out what the visa might cost use the Visa Pricing Estimator. The estimator does not consider the other costs.

Cost concessions for eligible Pacific Island and Timor-Leste visa applicants

From 1 July 2026, a lower visa cost applies to eligible Pacific Island and Timor-Leste citizens who lodge a valid visa application.

We will charge eligible applicants the lower visa application cost during the application process. We will recognise eligible applicants when they apply with a valid passport from one of the specified countries.

Family members are also eligible for the lower visa cost. We base this on the passport of the primary applicant (or visa holder who satisfies the primary visa criteria).

The primary applicant must hold a valid passport issued by one of the following countries:

• Federated States of Micronesia
• Fiji
• Kiribati
• Nauru
• Palau
• Papua New Guinea
• Republic of the Marshall Islands
• Samoa
• Solomon Islands
• Timor-Leste
• Tonga
• Tuvalu
• Vanuatu

The child must be outside Australia when the application is submitted.

For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool. This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.

The application might take longer to process if:

• it is not filled in correctly
• it does not include all required documents or we need more information
• it takes us time to verify your information
• you do not make full payment at the time of initial lodgement.

We cannot process the application if you do not pay the correct visa application charge. If this happens, we will let you know and may return your application.

You should receive an acknowledgement of your application within approximately one (1) month after lodgement.

We will contact you using your authorised method if we need more information. Otherwise, we will contact you with the outcome of your application.

The child must enter Australia before the date specified in their grant letter. The first entry date is generally set at 12 months from the date of visa grant.

The child and their family members must meet all visa conditions and obey Australian laws.

See what conditions might be attached to this visa on our visa conditions page.

We will digitally link the visa to the child's passport. They will not get a label in their passport.

To be eligible to apply for an Adoption visa (subclass 102), the child must:

• have been or be in the process of being adopted through an intercountry adoption or arrangement with the involvement of an Australian state or territory central authority, or
• have been or be in the process of being adopted through an intercountry adoption between 2 countries (other than Australia) that are parties to the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Hague Adoption Convention), or
• have been adopted through an expatriate adoption (with no Australian state or territory central authority being involved). The adoption must be by an Australian citizen, an eligible New Zealand citizen or the holder of an Australian permanent visa. They must have been residing outside Australia for more than 12 months immediately before lodging the visa application.

For further information on adopting a child see Intercountry Adoptions Australia.

The child must be sponsored by an eligible adoptive parent or prospective adoptive parent.

We must approve the sponsorship before the visa can be granted.

If the sponsor and/or their spouse or de facto partner (if any) have a pending registrable offence charge, we will refuse the sponsorship and visa application.

If the sponsor and/or their spouse or de facto partner (if any) have a registrable offence conviction, we can only approve the sponsorship in very limited circumstances.

Learn more about measures for the protection of children.

The child must be under 18 at the time of adoption, when the application is submitted and when we make our decision.

The child and any dependent child who applies for the visa with them must meet our health requirement.

If we can consider a health waiver for an adoption visa applicant, we will examine your circumstances carefully. Learn more about health waivers.

Family members who are not coming to Australia might also have to meet our health requirement.

If the child is aged 16 years or older they must meet our character requirement.

We might also ask that any other dependent child who applies for the visa meet the requirement.

If the child or any member of the child's family owes the Australian Government money it must be paid back or there must be a formal arrangement in place to pay it back.

We might not grant this visa if it is not in the best interests of an applicant under 18.

Meet all these criteria? Check how to apply in our step by step guide.

Before the child travels

Check travel documents

The child must have a valid:

• visa to enter Australia
• passport or other travel document.

First entry arrival date

The child must enter Australia before the date specified in their grant letter. If the child does not travel to Australia before the first entry date, they can travel to Australia with an expired first entry arrival date if their visa is still valid. The child’s visa may still be subject to cancellation before arrival or at the border. To see if the child’s visa is still valid, use VEVO.

At the border

Complete an Incoming Passenger Card

All people arriving into Australia must complete the Incoming Passenger Card.

Use the SmartGate

We have an automated process that uses facial recognition technology and your ePassport. Children aged 16 or over might be able to leave the airport using the SmartGate.

The child's obligations

The child and their family members must meet all visa conditions and obey Australian laws.

You can check visa details and conditions in VEVO.

Tell us if things change

Things you need to let us know about include:

• changes to your or your child's phone number, email, address or passport
• changes to your relationship status
• the birth of a child

See how to let us know if there is a change in your situation.

What you can do on your visa

See the visa's conditions and work and study entitlements in VEVO.

See how long you can stay

This is a permanent visa. It lets your child and any of their dependent children who are granted the visa stay in Australia indefinitely.

For citizenship purposes, the child's permanent residence starts on the day they enter Australia.

Travel to and from Australia for 5 years

The child can travel to and from Australia as many times as they want for 5 years from the date we grant this visa. This is as long as the travel facility of this visa remains valid.

If the child wants to travel after the initial 5-year travel facility:

• they will need to apply for and be granted a Resident Return (RRV) visa so they can re-enter Australia as a permanent resident
• they might also want to consider Australian citizenship. If they become an Australian citizen, they don't require a visa to re-enter Australia. See more about eligibility requirements and current processing times for Australian citizenship

To see when the child's travel facility ends, use VEVO.

Working and studying

The child can work and study in Australia once they arrive on their visa. See their workplace rights and entitlements.

Bringing a family member

Dependents can't be added to this visa after we have made a decision.

To find a visa for the family member, explore visa options.

Becoming an Australian citizen

After a certain time, your child might be eligible for Australian citizenship. Find out more about becoming a citizen.

For citizenship purposes, the permanent residency starts on the day the child entered Australia on this visa.

Before you leave

Check the child's travel documents

The child must have a valid passport or other travel document to leave Australia.

Check if the child needs a Resident Return visa to return to Australia as a permanent resident in VEVO.

At the border

Leaving the airport faster

We have an automated process that uses facial recognition technology and your ePassport. You might be able to leave the airport faster if you use SmartGate.

After you leave

Prove the child has been to Australia

Request the child's international movement records to get proof of their travel in and out of Australia.

This visa allows you to sponsor a child to migrate to Australia.

Free.

There is no cost to apply for sponsorship. However, as a sponsor you will have financial obligations.

You don't need to be in Australia when the visa application is submitted. You can still sponsor the child if you:

• have entered Australia before but are outside Australia when the application is submitted
• have been granted an Australian permanent resident visa but have not yet entered Australia

You must agree that for the first 2 years the child is in Australia on this visa you will assist them, and any dependent children who are granted the visa with them, with adequate accommodation and financial support.

To sponsor a child for this visa you must be:

• an Australian citizen or eligible New Zealand citizen, or hold an Australian permanent visa; and
• the child's adoptive parent or their prospective adoptive parent; and
• aged 18 or older.

We must approve the sponsorship before the visa can be granted.

If you and/or your spouse or de facto partner (if any) have a pending registrable offence charge, we will refuse the sponsorship and visa application.

If you and/or your spouse or de facto partner (if any) have a registrable offence conviction, we can only approve the sponsorship in very limited circumstances.

Learn more about measures for the protection of children.

When you sponsor a child for a visa, you must:

• agree to help the child with accommodation and financial support to the extent necessary and
• provide this support for the first 2 years the child is in Australia on this visa.

This includes any period of participation by the visa holder in the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) that falls within that period.

Learn more about AMEP.

You cannot withdraw as a sponsor after we have granted the visa.