A large portion of the Visa's offered by the Australian government are allotted to the Family Migration Program.Family stream migrants are selected on the basis of their family relationship with their Australian relative.

All family migrants must be either sponsored or nominated by a close family member, partner, or fiancé(e) living in Australia.

For applications made in Australia, the main applicant and any dependents included in the application must be nominated.For applications made outside Australia, the main applicant and any dependents included in the application must be sponsored.

The Family Migration Program is divided into several visa subclasses which include:

• Spouse Visa (de facto and married couples
• Prospective (Fiancé) Marriage Visa
• Interdependent Visa
• Parent Visa
• Remaining Relative Visa