In the 2017-18 Migration Programme year, 7175 Contributory Parent visa places are available for applicants applying from in and outside Australia. Due to high numbers of Contributory Parent visa applications lodged in May and June 2014, processing time for these is expected to exceed 30 months.
In the 2017-18 Migration Program year, 1500 Non-Contributory Parent visa places are available for applicants applying from in and outside Australia
ONSHORE APPLICANTS (subclass 864 and 884): Currently assessing applications lodged up to 27/10/2016
OFFSHORE APPLICANTS (subclass 143/173): Currently assessing applications lodged up to and including 30/4/2015 (changed from 20/4/2015)
TEMPORARY TO PERMANENT APPLICANTS (subclass 173 to 143 and 884 to 864): currently assessing applications lodged up to 1/6/2017.
OFFSHORE APPLICANTS (Subclass 103): currently assessing for queue-date applications lodged on 5/3/2016 (UNCHANGED). Currently assessing for finalization applications with a queue date including April 2010.
ONSHORE APPLICANTS (Subclass 804): currently assessing for queue-date applications lodged up to 24 December 2015 (UNCHANGED); currently assessing for finalization applications with a queue date up to March 2010.