Who can be a sponsor for 491 Family Sponsored visa ?

Your sponsor must be:

• 18 years old or older
• usually resident in a Designated Regional Area of Australia
• be an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident, or an eligible New Zealand citizen
• be your or your partner’s eligible relative

An eligible relative can be:

• parent,
• child or step-child,
• a brother or sister (including step or adoptive),
• an aunt,
• uncle (including step or adoptive),
• a nephew or niece (step or adoptive),
• a grandparent or a first cousin.