We have received details of the number of parent visas granted up to 30 June 2025 from the Department of Home Affairs.
These are as follows (in bold; the number of visas refused is in italics, and the number withdrawn is in plain type):
- Subclass 143, Contributory Parent – 6,619 – 380 – 1,675
- Subclass 173, Contributory Parent (Temporary) – 167 – 48 – 96
- Subclass 864, Contributory Aged Parent – 342 – 42 – 234
- Subclass 884, Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) – 12 – 6 – 11
Total Contributory Parent Visas granted in the year to 30 June 2025 = 7,140
- Subclass 103, Parent – 1,676 – 250 – 1,124
- Subclass 804, Aged Parent – 37 – 85 – 225
Total non-Contributory Parent Visas granted in the year to 30 June 2025 = 1,713
Total granted in the program year to 30 June 2025 = 8,853
The total number of parent visas granted for the year to 30 June 2025 – as discussed here – therefore exceeded the expected program total for 2024/25.
We have also been advised that the total number of subclass 870 visas granted in the 2024/25 program year was 3,189, with 275 x subclass 870 visa applications refused, and 127 x subclass 870 visa applications withdrawn.
The parent visa program numbers for the year to 30 June 2026 are awaited at the time of preparing this blog post.
