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 ORPHAN RELATIVE (SUBCLASS 117)   Education,Law,Writing Orphan Relative (subclass 117) is a type of visa that allows the child to travel to Australia and permanently live there with the sponsoring relative. The child must be less than 18 years and the child must be single. Orphan Relative (subclass 117) is a permanent type of visa and one i s entitled to pay a cost of AUD 1480. The child is required to lodge the visa application when outside Australia and the child must be in a situation where the parents are in a position of not been able to give better care. The sponsoring relative can be a sister, brother, grandparent, uncle or uncle. The sponsoring relative must be 18 years and above and must be the Australian citizen and a permanent Australian  resident. The sponsoring relative normally applies this visa for a child. The child can apply for orphan relative (subclass 117) visa if the parents are dead, incapable of providing care to the child or are nowhere to be found. However, the