Are there any age restrictions for residence applicants?
Certain residence categories have an age requirement. Most common ones are: • Principal applicants must be aged 55 years or younger at the date of lodgement if applying for: Skilled Migrant, Adult Sibling/Adult Child or Work to Residence. • Principal applicants must be aged 65 years or younger at the date of lodgement if applying for: Investor 2 Category • Principal applicants must be aged between 18 and 45 (inclusive) at the date of lodgement if applying for: Samoan Quota or Pacific Access Category • Principal applicants must be aged 66 years or over at the date of lodgement if applying for: Temporary Retirement Category The age requirement is calculated on the date your application for residence is accepted for processing. So, if you are 55 years old, and your 56th birthday is on 5th of May, your residence application must be accepted for processing by 4th May in order for you to meet the age requirement. Please note that Expression of Interest is not a residence applications (this s
