On the day you claim, you and your child must be living in Australia.
You must also have one of the following:
- Australian citizenship
- a permanent visa
- a Special Category visa
- a certain temporary visa, that is a partner provisional or temporary protection type visa.
Your child must be living with you or have one of the following:
- Australian citizenship
- a permanent visa
- a Special Category visa.
To keep getting your payment, you both must continue to meet these residence rules.
When you need to wait
If you've recently arrived as a resident in Australia, you may have to wait one year to get Family Tax Benefit Part A. There are some exemptions to this. Read more about the newly arrived resident’s waiting period.
There is no waiting period for Family Tax Benefit Part B.