EMC Australia / Subclass 445

Usually a child of a partner-visa applicant who was not on the original application.

445 is a different visa from 101/802. Timing against the parent’s partner visa matters. If the child should have been included at the start, we will say so.

Who this page is for

  • A partner visa is running and a child was not included
  • A child needs to join a parent who holds a temporary partner visa

How it works

What this visa asks of you

These are the parts of this visa, in the order they usually matter.

  • Timing

    Tied to 820/309

    The parent’s partner visa

    445 usually depends on the parent holding or applying for a partner visa.

    Lodging 445 at the wrong stage is how children are stranded.

  • 445

    In or from outside Australia

    The 445 visa

    Dependency, identity, the other parent’s consent.

    This is not a secret second partner visa.

    The 445 visa

How EMC works

How we help

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    Include them, or 445

    If the child can still be added to the parent’s application, that can be cleaner. If not, 445. We check the partner file first.

First conversation

What to bring

  • Parent’s partner-visa receipt or grant
  • Child’s birth certificate
  • Other parent’s position

Before you apply

Things that go wrong

  • Do not wait until the 801/100 is granted and then discover the child was never included.

Questions

People ask this first

  • Sometimes they could not be. Sometimes it was a mistake. The fix is different in each case. Bring the original application.

Start with your situation.

You do not need to memorise the subclass. Book a consultation, or send us a message.

MARN 1800335 · Level 14, 333 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000.

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This page is general information, not advice about your circumstances. Australian migration law changes. You should consult a Registered Migration Agent before you apply. EMC Australia is OMARA-registered (MARN 1800335).