We have received details from the Department of Home Affairs of the number of parent visas granted to 31 March 2026 for the program year ended 30 June 2026.
These are as follows (in bold; the number of visas refused is in italics):
- Subclass 143, Contributory Parent – 5,398 – 213
- Subclass 173, Contributory Parent (Temporary) – 107 – 16
- Subclass 864, Contributory Aged Parent – 449 – 24
- Subclass 884, Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) – 12 – less than 5
Total Contributory Parent Visas granted to 31 March 2026, in the program year to 30 June 2026 = 5,966
- Subclass 103, Parent – 1,248 – 42
- Subclass 804, Aged Parent – 187– 40
Total non-Contributory Parent Visas granted to 31 March 2026 = 1,435
Total parent visa granted to 31 March 2026 = 7,401
As discussed here the total number of parent visas available to be granted for the year to 30 June 2026 is 8,500, split as to 6,800 Contributory Parent visas and 1,700 non-Contributory Parent visas.
We have also been advised that the total number of subclass 870 visas granted to 31 March 2026 in the current program year is 2,112, with 227 x subclass 870 visa applications refused.
