482 Family Visa

Have a partner or parent holding a Subclass 482 or 457 visa

If your partner or parent holds a Subclass 457 or 482 visa and your application is approved, you will be issued a Subclass 482 Skills in Demand visa.

Include Other Family Members

You can include other family members (“secondary applicants”) in your visa application. Which family members you can include depends on whether you currently hold a subclass 457 or 482 visa.

If you have not previously held a subclass 457 or 482 visa:
You may include secondary applicants who are members of your family unit. For this visa, your family members include:

• Your partner

• Your dependent child or stepchild

• Your partner’s dependent child or stepchild

• The dependent child or stepchild of your or your partner’s dependent child or stepchild

If you currently hold a subclass 457 or 482 visa and are applying for a subsequent Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482):
You may include secondary applicants who are:

• A member of your family unit, or

• A person who currently holds a subclass 457 or 482 visa granted as a family member at the time, and is one of the following:

  • Your spouse or de facto partner

  • Your or your partner’s dependent child or stepchild who:

    • Is unmarried, not in a de facto relationship, and younger than 23, or

    • Is 23 or older and mostly or fully reliant on you or your partner due to a partial or total physical or mental disability

  • A dependent child of your or your partner’s dependent child or stepchild

Additional Requirements for Secondary Applicants:

• They must be included in the main applicant’s nomination or have written consent from the sponsor.

• They must meet Australia’s health and character requirements.

• Family members cannot be added after you submit your application.

Adding Family Members Later:

• If your application is being processed, family members not included can apply as subsequent entrants.

• If your visa has already been granted, family members may join you later in Australia through a subsequent entrant application.

English

Family members are not required to show evidence of English level

Health and Character

All family members must meet the health and character requirements. All applicants over 16 must provide police clearances.

You may need Private Health Cover

School Fees for Dependent 482 Visa holders

School-age dependent 482 Visa holders are required to attend school in Australia.

Public school fees in Australia vary across states and territories, with some states and territories offering free public schooling for dependent 482 Visa holders

School Fees by State & Territory.

Victoria (VIC)

482 and 457 Visa holders generally have access to subsidised or free public schooling in Victoria.

New South Wales (NSW)

• Primary school (years KG-6) $5,600
• Junior high school (years 7-10) $5,600
• Senior high school (years 11-12) $6,400

Queensland (QLD)

482 and 457 Visa holders are exempt from paying public school fees in Queensland.

South Australia (SA)

The maximum annual fee payable by a family in Adelaide on a 482 or 457 Visa is:

• $5400 for each primary school student
• $6500 for each high school student.

The family members of 482 and 457 Visa holders attending school outside of Adelaide will not have public school fees.

Western Australia (WA)

• $4,000 per family (Regardless of the number of children enrolled)

Tasmania (TAS)

• $7500 per year

Australian Captial Territory (ACT)

• $12,500 for years 7-10
• $13,900 for years 11-12

Northern Territory (NT)

482 and 457 Visa holders are exempt from paying public school fees in the Northern Territory.