When your child is born or adopted you must be living in Australia and have 1 of the following:
- Australian citizenship
- a permanent visa
- a Special Category visa
- a certain temporary visa, for example a partner provisional, interdependency or temporary protection visa.
Newly arrived residents may have to wait 2 years before getting this payment, with some exemptions.
You must continue to meet the residence rules for as long as you get this payment.
Page last updated: 12 March 2020
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