Visa Options for Adult Children

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Subject Matter Including adult children in a visa application is not always a straightforward process. Different visas have different time of application and time of decision criteria, and lengthy visa processing times may impact a child’s eligibility to be granted permanent residency with their parents. This workshop explores the different options for including adult children as secondary applicants, or adult children applying for a Child visa. Complex issues will be discussed. Content Differences in visa eligibility requirements and identifying the best options for adult children How to prove that a child is a “Member of the Family Unit” or “Dependent Child” Transitioning adult children to PR under Reg 1.12(5) Children over 18 applying for a Child visa Educator Ken Chong Head of Practice of the Migration Law Team at Tang Law Schedule Thursday, 20 August 2026 5:00pm - 7:00pm AEDT (Sydney time) Continuing Professional Development Registered Migration Agents 2 CPD \| Category A RMAs must attend for the full duration in order to obtain CPD points. Legal Practitioners 2 CPD \| Substantive Law Legal practitioners are eligible to earn points for this CPD. The MIA is an approved QA Provider of CPD for the Legal Profession in Western Australia. Other Information Resources You will need access to a computer or laptop with a reliable internet connection and speakers. For group discussion, you may also require a microphone and/or video. Earphones with a microphone that come standard with many mobile phones may be suitable. Please join this test meeting to check your internet, speakers and microphone prior to registering. Recording Disclosure This online event may be recorded. By registering and logging on to the event, the participant agrees to the following: Personally identifiable information of participants may be heard, seen, read, collected, or used by the MIA as the organiser and the other online seminar participants; Any communication or information transmitted during the online seminar, such as voice, instant messages, or presentations are available to and may be recorded and further used by the MIA as the organiser. For further information, please call 02 9249 9000 or email [email protected]. Our terms and conditions can be accessed here.

Subject Matter

Including adult children in a visa application is not always a straightforward process. Different visas have different time of application and time of decision criteria, and lengthy visa processing times may impact a child’s eligibility to be granted permanent residency with their parents.

This workshop explores the different options for including adult children as secondary applicants, or adult children applying for a Child visa. Complex issues will be discussed.

Content

Differences in visa eligibility requirements and identifying the best options for adult children
How to prove that a child is a “Member of the Family Unit” or “Dependent Child”
Transitioning adult children to PR under Reg 1.12(5)
Children over 18 applying for a Child visa

Educator

Ken Chong
Head of Practice of the Migration Law Team at Tang Law

Schedule

Thursday, 20 August 2026
5:00pm - 7:00pm AEDT (Sydney time)

Continuing Professional Development

Registered Migration Agents

2 CPD | Category A

RMAs must attend for the full duration in order to obtain CPD points.

Legal Practitioners

2 CPD | Substantive Law

Legal practitioners are eligible to earn points for this CPD. The MIA is an approved QA Provider of CPD for the Legal Profession in Western Australia.

Other Information

Resources

You will need access to a computer or laptop with a reliable internet connection and speakers. For group discussion, you may also require a microphone and/or video. Earphones with a microphone that come standard with many mobile phones may be suitable.

Please join this test meeting to check your internet, speakers and microphone prior to registering.

Recording Disclosure

This online event may be recorded. By registering and logging on to the event, the participant agrees to the following:

Personally identifiable information of participants may be heard, seen, read, collected, or used by the MIA as the organiser and the other online seminar participants;
Any communication or information transmitted during the online seminar, such as voice, instant messages, or presentations are available to and may be recorded and further used by the MIA as the organiser.

For further information, please call 02 9249 9000 or email [email protected].
Our terms and conditions can be accessed here.