

We have identified some discrepancies in processing times between offshore and onshore visas in both Parent and Contributory Parent categories and are taking action to correct them. Note that the Department is required to process Parent and Contributory Parent applications in lodgement date order and within annual limits. Temporary to Permanent (173 to 143 and 884 to 864) Aged Parent visa applications with a queue date up to December 2012.Parent visa applications with a queue date up to October 2011.


If your application does not meet the core visa criteria to be assigned a queue date, it will be refused and you will be notified in writing. For all other applications, the queue date is assigned once the application is assessed as meeting the core visa criteria. Note: If you applied for a Contributory Parent visa before 1 June 2018, the queue date is the application lodgement date. We will notify you in writing of your application’s queue date. When a valid Parent visa application is received, it undergoes an assessment against the core visa criteria including health and character requirements, where applicable.Īn application that meets the core visa criteria is assigned a queue date and placed in a queue. SeeĪll Parent visa applications are assessed in lodgement date order. All remaining visa applications will remain in the ‘queue’ until a place becomes available in a future program year.

Once we reach that number, no more visas may be granted that year. ‘Capping’ means there is a maximum number of visas that can be granted each migration program year. Capping and Queuing of Parent visa applicationsĪll Parent (including Parent (subclass 103), Aged Parent (subclass 804)), Contributory Parent (including Contributory Parent (subclasses 143 and 173) and Contributory Aged Parent (subclasses 864 and 884)) visa applications are subject to
