Current Parent Visa Processing Standards

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We are asked many times to give an estimate as to the likely processing time in respect to the various Parent Visa subclasses. As a guide, we advise that at the present date, the Department is issuing information as follows:

Non-Contributory Parent Visa for Migration Program Year 2016-17

1,500 Non Contributory visa places are available for applicants applying offshore or onshore Australia.

OFFSHORE APPLICANTS (Subclass 103)

Upon lodgement to a case officer, your application may take up to 17 months for the Department to assess your eligibility. Once the necessary requirements are met, your application will be placed in a queue and will be designated a queue date to wait for a visa place.

At the present time, the Department are:

Assessing queue date applications lodged on 27 March 2015.
Assessing finalisation applications with queue date including July 2009.
ONSHORE APPLICANTS (Subclass 804)

Upon lodgement to a case officer, your application may take up to 12 months. During this period, the Department may contact you or your authorized contact (e.g. Migration Agent) and request to provide necessary documents needed which may include: police certificates, and health clearances to complete your application. Once the necessary requirements are met, your application will be placed in a queue and will be designated a queue date to wait for a visa place.

At the present time, the Department are:

Assessing queue date applications lodged up to 24 December 2015.
Assessing finalisation applications with queue date up to October 2009.
QUEUE for processing of subclass 103 and 804

If you have applied under the said subclasses, note that your application may take as much as 30 years to be processed. This is due to the restricted visa places (currently 1500 per year) set by the Department. Please note that partners, children and skilled migrants are given priority.

For more details regarding the Government’s capping and queuing process, you may visit http://www.immi.gov.au/migrants/family/capping-and-queuing.htm



Contributory Parent Visa for Migration Program Year 2016-17

7,175 Contributory visa places are available for applicants applying offshore or onshore Australia. The processing time for these type of visa currently exceeds 24 months due to high volume of visa application under this subclass lodged in May and June 2014.

OFFSHORE APPLICANTS (subclass 143/173)

Visa application for this subclass will be processed according to the order of date of lodgement. Applicants will be contacted upon allocation of your application to an assessing officer. The Department will then process the finalisation of your application as quickly as possible.

The Department may contact you or your authorized contact (e.g. Migration Agent) and request to provide necessary documents needed which may include the following but not limited to Assurance of Support (subclass 143 only), police certificates and health clearances to complete your application.

At the present time, the Department are:

Assessing applications lodged up to and including 24 June 2014.
The assessment date for offshore applicants are expected to take longer than usual due to high volume of 143 and 173 applications received in June 2014.

ONSHORE APPLICANTS (subclass 864 and 884)

Upon lodgement to a case officer, your application may take up to 12 months. During this period, the Department may contact you or your authorized contact (e.g. Migration Agent) and request to provide necessary documents needed which may include the following but not limited to Assurance of Support (subclass 864 only), police certificates, and health clearances to complete your application.

At the present time, the Department are:

Assessing applications lodged up to 9 December 2015.


TEMPORARY TO PERMANENT APPLICANTS (subclass 173 to 143 and 884 to 864)

Upon lodgement to a case officer, your application may take up to 9 months. During this period, the Department may contact you or your authorized contact (e.g. Migration Agent) and request to provide necessary documents needed which may include the following but not limited to Assurance of Support (subclass 864 only), police certificates, and health clearances to complete your application.

At the present time, the Department are:

Assessing applications lodged up to 4 February 2016.
You may also visit https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/143- for more information on Contributory Parent visa – a visa subclass with significantly higher application charge, but a quicker pathway to permanent residence.

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