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Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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