We will not grant you this visa if:
- you or your partner have a near relative who usually live outside Australia, or
- you or your partner have a near relative who live in Australia on a temporary visa (and are not an Eligible New Zealand citizen) or unlawfully. Temporary visas include bridging visas.
Your near relative is your:
- parent or step-parent
- partner's parent or step-parent
- sibling or step-sibling
- child or stepchild who is 18 or older and not dependent on you
- child or stepchild who is under 18 and not in your or your partner's daily care and control