Parent visa applications could take nearly 20 years to be processed06:07SBS News In DepthFollow and SubscribeFollow and SubscribeFollow and Subscribe Apple Podcasts Spotify Listnr Download (5.59MB)Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and AndroidParent visas are being lodged faster than they are processed Source: SBS News / SBSOver the past nine years, a far higher number of parent visa applications are being lodged each year than are being processed.Follow and Subscribe Apple Podcasts Spotify Listnr Download (5.59MB)Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and AndroidPublished 27 May 2022 6:15pmUpdated 27 May 2022 7:00pmBy Maya Jamieson, Akash AroraPresented by Peggy GiakoumelosSource: SBS NewsSkip to podcast episode contentShare this with family and friendsCopy linkShareOver the past nine years, a far higher number of parent visa applications are being lodged each year than are being processed.ShareLatest podcast episodes07:55Australia and Vietnam hold 'open, and candid, and substantive bilateral talks'podcast episode7 minutes 55 seconds06:01At least 111 killed in Colombia earthquake, as rescuers scramble to find survivorspodcast episode6 minutes 1 second08:20Banking stocks slide as Westpac mortgage applications slump 20 per centpodcast episode8 minutes 20 seconds05:39Disability advocates call for watchdog and warn of 'significant impacts' as reforms loompodcast episode5 minutes 39 seconds