Today we have received details from the Department of Home Affairs of the number of parent visas granted to date 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 – 3,586 – 148
- Subclass 173, Contributory Parent (Temporary) – 81 – 9
- Subclass 864, Contributory Aged Parent – 297 – 10
- Subclass 884, Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) – 8 – less than 5
Total Contributory Parent Visas granted to date in the year to 30 June 2026 =3,972
- Subclass 103, Parent – 1,019 – 20
- Subclass 804, Aged Parent – 94 – 19
Total non-Contributory Parent Visas granted in the year to 30 June 2026 = 1,113
Total parent visa granted to date in the program year to 30 June 2026 = 5,085
The total number of parent visas presently expected to be granted for the year to 30 June 2026 is about 7,250 Contributory Parent visas and 1,250 non-Contributory Parent visas.
The number of parent visas actually granted for the last program year ended 30 June 2025 is discussed here .
We have also been advised that the total number of subclass 870 visas granted to date in the current program year is 1,718, with 172 x subclass 870 visa applications refused.
The Go Matilda Parent Visas processing time calculator will be updated following the anticipated receipt in the next few days of data we have requested pertaining to the number of applications that are in the system presently.
