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Determination of Maximum Grant Caps for Family Visas for FY2020–21

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryAustralia
Operative dateApril 30, 2021
CategoryFamily migration
Policy toolQuotas / quantitative caps
Affected groupContributory parent, parent, and other family visa applicants

Policy effect

Sets the statutory maximum granting caps under paragraph 85(1)(b) of the Migration Act 1958 for the 2020/2021 financial year ending 30 June 2021: a maximum of 3,600 Contributory Parent visas (with a maximum of 125 visas granted to applicants for the Contributory Parent (Migrant) (Class CA) visa seeking to satisfy either the primary criteria in clause 143.214 or the secondary criteria in clause 143.313 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations), a maximum of 900 Parent visas, and a maximum of 500 Other Family visas.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Sets the statutory maximum granting caps under paragraph 85(1)(b) of the Migration Act 1958 for the 2020/2021 financial year ending 30 June 2021: a maximum of 3,600 Contributory Parent visas (with a maximum of 125 visas granted to applicants for the Contributory Parent (Migrant) (Class CA) visa seeking to satisfy either the primary criteria in clause 143.214 or the secondary criteria in clause 143.313 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations), a maximum of 900 Parent visas, and a maximum of 500 Other Family visas.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

I, Alex Hawke, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, make this instrument under paragraph 85(1)(b) of the Migration Act 1958. … 2 Commencement This instrument commences on the day after registration. … 4 Maximum number of visas—Contributory Parent visas (1) A maximum of 3,600 Contributory Parent visas may be granted in the financial year from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. (2) Of the maximum number of Contributory Parent visas determined in subsection (1), a maximum of 125 visas may be granted to applicants for the Contributory Parent (Migrant) (Class CA) visa who are seeking to satisfy either: (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. 5 Maximum number of visas—Parent visas A maximum of 900 Parent visas may be granted in the financial year from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. 6 Maximum number of visas—Other Family visas A maximum of 500 Other Family visas may be granted in the financial year from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Federal Register of Legislation / Department of Home AffairsMigration (Granting of contributory parent visas, parent visas and other family visas in the 2020/2021 financial year) Instrument (LIN 21/025) 2021 (F2021L00511).Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2021L00511/asmade/2021-04-13/text/original/pdf

Review method

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification

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