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LIN 25/018

 

Migration (Granting of Contributory Parent Visas, Parent Visas and Other Family Visas during Financial Year 2024-25) Instrument 2025

I, Tony Burke, Minister for Home Affairs, make this instrument under paragraph 85(1)(b) of the Migration Act 1958.

Dated  13 March 2025

 

 

 

Tony Burke

Minister for Home Affairs

 

 

 

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Definitions

5  Schedules

6  Maximum number of visas—Contributory Parent visas

7  Maximum number of visas—Parent visas

8  Maximum number of visas—Other Family visas

Schedule 1—Repeals

 

  This instrument is the Migration (Granting of Contributory Parent Visas, Parent Visas and Other Family Visas during Financial Year 2024-2025) Instrument 2025.

  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

  This instrument is made under paragraph 85(1)(b) of the Migration Act 1958.

  In this instrument:

Contributory Parent visa means a visa of the following classes:

 (a) Contributory Parent (Migrant) (Class CA) visa;

 (b) Contributory Aged Parent (Residence) (Class DG) visa;

 (c) Contributory Parent (Temporary) (Class UT) visa;

 (d) Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) (Class UU) visa.

Other Family visa means a visa of the following classes:

 (a) Other Family (Migrant) (Class BO) visa;

 (b) Other Family (Residence) (Class BU) visa.

Parent visa means a visa of the following classes:

 (a) Parent (Migrant) (Class AX) visa;

 (b) Aged Parent (Residence) (Class BP) visa.

Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

 (1) A maximum of 6,800 Contributory Parent visas may be granted in the 2024-2025 financial year between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025.

 (2) Of the maximum number of Contributory Parent visas determined in subsection (1), a maximum of 112 visas may be granted to applicants for the Subclass 143 (Contributory Parent) visa who are seeking to satisfy:

 (a) the primary criteria set out in clause 143.214 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations; or

 (b) the secondary criteria set out in clause 143.313 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations.

 (1) A maximum of 1,700 Parent visas may be granted in the 2024-2025 financial year between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025.

 (2) Of the maximum number of Parent visas determined in subsection (1), a maximum of 13 visas may be granted to applicants for the Subclass 103 (Parent) visa who are seeking to satisfy either:

 (a) the primary criteria set out in clause 103.214 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations; or

 (b) the secondary criteria set out in clause 103.313 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations.

  A maximum of 500 Other Family visas may be granted in the 2024-2025 financial year between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025.

 


Migration (Granting of Contributory Parent Visas, Parent Visas and Other Family Visas during Financial Year 2024-25) Instrument 2025

1  Whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument on 1 July 2025.