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Parent visa applications could take nearly 20 years to be processed

Parent visa applications could taken nearly 20 years to be processed

Parent visas are being lodged faster than they are processed Source: SBS

Data by the Department of Home Affairs shows that over the past nine years, a far higher number of parent visa applications are being lodged each year than are being processed. Many applicants say the long wait time also mean parents are dying or becoming too unwell to travel before being granted their visas.



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