Page 56 of the report discusses parent visa processing activity and clearly shows the number of visa applications awaiting decisions continuing to rise, with new parent visa application lodgments comfortably exceeding the number of visas being granted annually.

 

For program year 2020/21 (with 2019/20 in brackets) the numbers are as follows – these numbers include Contributory and non Contributory parent visas:

 

Number of applications – 14,827 (12,664)

Number of visas granted – 4,500 (4,399)

Applications on hand at 30 June – 114,359 (108,659)