101 An Overseas Child visa is a permanent residence visa for an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen to sponsor a biological, adopted or stepchild under the age of 25 who is living overseas to enable them to reside in Australia. This visa requires the child to be outside Australia at the time of application and visa approval.

· Legally study and work in Australia

· Enjoy free medical and other social welfare benefits in Australia

· Free travel to and from Australia during the visa period

· If you meet the residency requirements, you can apply for Australian citizenship

· Visa-free entry to New Zealand

Requirements for applicants (i.e. sponsored children) :

· The applicant may be the biological child, stepchild or adopted child of the sponsor

· The applicant must be under the age of 25

If the applicant is under the age of 18, he or she must be single, i.e. unmarried, never in a domestic partner or engaged relationship

· If the applicant is over 18 and under 25 years of age, he/she must be single, that is, unmarried, never had a domestic partner or engaged relationship, and be in a situation where he/she is not financially independent without a full-time job or is a full-time student

· If the applicant is a stepchild, the 101 visa may also be applied for when the sponsoring stepparent has been disassociated from the applicant's biological parents, but the stepparent is still legally responsible for the applicant

If the applicant is adopting a child, the adoption process must occur before the sponsor acquires Australian citizenship or permanent residence status

· Meet health requirements

· If the applicant is over 16 years old, meet the personality and character requirements

Requirements for Guarantors:

The sponsor must be the applicant's biological parent, stepparent or foster parent

Sponsor must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen

· Both the sponsor and the sponsor's spouse must meet the character requirements

· If the applicant is under the age of 18, the sponsor needs to meet at least one of the following conditions:

· The sponsor has written authorization from all of the applicant's guardians to allow the applicant to leave the country of origin

· The law of the applicant's country of residence permits the applicant to emigrate with the sponsor

· Does not contravene any Australian Family law and relevant court orders.

① Assessment of the applicant and guarantor

② Data collection and visa preparation

③ Submit a 101 visa application

④ 101 immigrant visas for overseas children were approved