Residency requirements for Child Care Benefit
To get Child Care Benefit you or your partner must:
- be an Australian resident (a citizen or permanent visa holder who is residing in Australia), or
- hold a Special Category Visa, or
- hold a temporary visa (subclass 070, 309, 310, 447, 451, 695, 785, 786, 787, 820 or 826), or
- be an overseas student studying in Australia and receiving direct financial assistance from the Australian Government (eg. AusAID scholarships or International Post Graduate Research Scholarships), or
- in some circumstances, be a non-resident experiencing hardship.
subclass 070 - bridging removal pending
subclass 309 - spouse (provisional)
subclass 310 - interdependency (provisional)
subclass 447 - secondary movement offshore entry
subclass 451 - secondary movement relocation
subclass 695 - return pending visa
subclass 785 - temporary protection
subclass 786 - temporary (humanitarian concerns)
subclass 787 - temporary witness protection (trafficking)
subclass 820 - spouse (provisional); and
subclass 826 - interdependency (provisional).
subclass 309 - spouse (provisional)
subclass 310 - interdependency (provisional)
subclass 447 - secondary movement offshore entry
subclass 451 - secondary movement relocation
subclass 695 - return pending visa
subclass 785 - temporary protection
subclass 786 - temporary (humanitarian concerns)
subclass 787 - temporary witness protection (trafficking)
subclass 820 - spouse (provisional); and
subclass 826 - interdependency (provisional).
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