Parent visa applications could taken nearly 20 years to be processed

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.

Nepali citizens repatriated from Myanmar after coronavirus pandemic arrive in Kathmandu's international airport. Source: AAP/Sipa USA Prabin Ranabhat / SOPA Images/Si