# Orphan relative

> reg-1.14 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

1.14 Orphan relative
               An applicant for a visa is an orphan relative of another person who is an
               Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand
               citizen if:
                 (a) the applicant:
                       (i) has not turned 18; and
                      (ii) does not have a spouse or de facto partner; and
                     (iii) is a relative of that other person; and
                 (b) the applicant cannot be cared for by either parent because each of them is
                     either dead, permanently incapacitated or of unknown whereabouts; and
                 (c) there is no compelling reason to believe that the grant of a visa would not
                     be in the best interests of the applicant.