The second 2022-23 Australian Budget, released by the Labor party on 25 October 2022, shows that the number of available parent visas will increase by another 2,000 extra places from the 6,000 in the first 2022/23 budget, up to 8,500 places.
The Application fee for the subclass 870 Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa is quoted as $5,090 (for the 3 year visa), but only the initial part of the fee is lost if the application is refused. (I calculate the total fee as $5,240 from … Read the rest
The Subclass 103 visa is one of the Parent Visa subclasses for Immigration to Australia, and this page shows the numbers of grants.
Parent Visa applications in the pipeline (on hand) at March 2022.
As at 31 March 2022, there were 65,045 Parent visa applications on hand with a queue date up to and including 1 July 2020.
This number covers the total of these visa subclasses:
There were 121,351 Parent visa applications on hand at 28 February 2022.
Number of Parent and Contributory Parent visa applications on hand, with the Australian Immigration department as at 28 February 2022.
The Number of Contributory Parent (subclass 143) visas lodged and granted each month between January 2020 and December 2021.
Partner visa applications are NOT processed purely in the date order that they were applied in.
For example:
Partner Visa applications, where the sponsor or proposed sponsor entered Australia as an illegal maritime arrival (IMA) and is currently the holder of a permanent visa, … Read the rest
The Parent Visa (subclass 103) lets parents of a settled Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen live in Australia permanently.
There can be long waiting times of up to 30 years for this visa, as there is a high demand for permanent family … Read the rest
Subclass 870 Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa
This temporary visa lets a parent of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen visit Australia for up to 3 or 5 years.
Cost
Up to 3 years $5,090
Processing times
75% of applications: … Read the rest
Subclass 870 Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa
This temporary visa lets a parent of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen visit Australia for up to 3 or 5 years.
Cost
Up to 5 years $10,180
Processing times
75% of applications: … Read the rest
