804 Aged Parent visa processing time and queue, November 2026
New application: about 42 years, the Department's estimate. Released for final processing: queue dates up to October 2014. Queue assessment: lodgements from January 2023.
Parent visas, 6 subclasses
Years: the Department's estimate for a new application. Released to: queue dates released for final processing, as at 31 August 2026.
Home Affairs has released 804 applications queued up to October 2014
804 Aged Parent visa processing time: about 42 years for a new application, the Department's estimate.
Official figures as at · Checked by us · Official parent visa page
142 monthsbetween the release point (Oct 2014) and your queue date (Aug 2026, example: queued recently)
- Your queue date is 142 months after the release point. Applications are released in queue date order.
- Since July 2022 the release point has moved 48 months, from October 2010 to October 2014. That past pace is not a forecast: places are set each program year.
- For a new application the Department estimates about 42 years. It does not publish a waiting time for any particular queue date.
What this can't tell you
- When your own application will be released. Nobody outside the Department can see individual cases.
- How many applications sit between the release point and your queue date. The Department does not publish it.
Your queue date is in the letter the Department sends when it places an application in the queue. Nothing you choose here leaves your device.
804 queue: released up to and queue assessment, since July 2022
Months on the vertical axis. Before September 2023 the official table gave one release date for 103 and 804 together.
All parent visa queues, as at 31 August 2026
| Visa | Assessing lodgements | Released to |
|---|---|---|
| 143Contributory Parent | Apr 24 | Nov 18 |
| 173Contributory Parent (Temporary) | Apr 24 | Nov 18 |
| 864Contributory Aged Parent | Apr 23 | Nov 20 |
| 884Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) | Apr 23 | Nov 20 |
| 103Parent | Feb 23 | Mar 14 |
| 804Aged Parent | Jan 23 | Oct 14 |
Source: Department of Home Affairs, parent visa queue release dates. "Assessing lodgements" is the lodgement month reached in stage one, the queue assessment. Temporary to permanent (173 to 143, 884 to 864): May 2026.
How far has the 804 queue moved? 48 months since July 2022, now at October 2014
Each row is a copy of the official parent visa page: the lodgement month queue assessment had reached and the queue date released for final processing. Before September 2023 the official table gave one release date for 103 and 804 together.
| Seen | Queue assessment | Released up to |
|---|---|---|
| recorded by us | Lodged Jan 2023 | Oct 2014 |
| web archive | Lodged Nov 2022 | Jan 2013 |
| web archive | Lodged Jun 2022 | Jan 2013 |
| web archive | Lodged Mar 2022 | Jan 2013 |
| web archive | Lodged Jan 2022 | Jan 2013 |
| web archive | Lodged Aug 2021 | Jan 2013 |
| web archive | Lodged Aug 2019 | Dec 2012 |
| web archive | Lodged Jun 2019 | Dec 2012 |
| web archive | Lodged May 2019 | Oct 2011 |
| web archive | Lodged May 2019 | Aug 2011 |
| web archive | Lodged May 2019 | Feb 2011 |
| web archive | Lodged May 2019 | Oct 2010 |
12 copies with a change, newest first.
How long does a new 804 application take? About 42 years, up from 29 in June 2023
The Department estimates time frames for new applications from the current number of places available each year, and generally updates them at the start of each program year.
| Seen | Contributory Parent visas | Parent and Aged Parent visas |
|---|---|---|
| recorded by us | 18 years | 42 years |
| web archive | 15 years | 33 years |
| web archive | 14 years | 31 years |
| web archive | 12 years | 29 years |
Processing time frame (estimate) for new applications, as printed on the official page. It first appears on copies from June 2023.
How does the 804 visa queue work? Two stages, capped places
Summarised from the official parent visa page.
- All Parent visa applications are capped and queued. Capping means a maximum number of visas can be granted each migration program year. Applications that miss out stay in the queue for a later year.
- Stage one is an initial assessment against core criteria, including health and character where applicable. Applications that meet them get a queue date, which the Department gives in writing. Those that do not are refused.
- For Contributory Parent applications lodged before 1 June 2018 the queue date is the lodgement date. For all others it is the date the application was assessed as meeting the core criteria.
- Stage two: the Department releases queued applications for final processing in queue date order through the year, until that year's places are used.
- The Department says it will not respond to individual status enquiries, and that it contacts applicants in writing when it releases a queued application.
What do the 804 queue figures leave out? 4 things
- How many applications hold each queue date. Without that, a gap in months cannot be turned into a waiting time.
- When an individual application will be released. Nobody outside the Department can see individual cases.
- The estimate for a new application is updated about once a year, at the start of each program year.
- Dates before 13 Nov 2026 are when a web archive saved the official page, not the Department's own update date.
7 questions about the 804 visa processing time, answered from November 2026 figures
How long does a 804 visa take in 2026?
The Department of Home Affairs estimates about 42 years for a new 804 Aged Parent application. As at 31 August 2026 it has released applications queued up to October 2014 for final processing, and queue assessment has reached applications lodged in January 2023.
What is the 804 visa queue release date now?
October 2014. Applications with a queue date up to that month have been released for final processing, as at 31 August 2026. The release date was October 2010 when the official page was archived in July 2022.
Has the 804 visa processing time got longer?
Yes, by the Department's own estimate: about 29 years for a new application in June 2023, about 42 years now. The estimate is updated about once a year.
How far did the 804 queue move in the last year?
From January 2013 (archived 23 February 2024) to October 2014: 21 months of queue dates released. Since July 2022 it has moved 48 months in total.
Does Home Affairs publish a 804 processing time in days?
No. Parent visas are not in the global visa processing times tool. The Department says it "can't give exact processing timeframes for these visas" because they are capped and queued. It publishes queue release dates and an estimate for new applications instead.
Will Home Affairs tell me where my 804 application is in the queue?
The Department says it will not respond to individual status enquiries. It tells you your queue date in writing, and contacts you in writing when it releases your application for final processing.
Is this a government website?
No. Visa Processing Time is independent and is not affiliated with the Department of Home Affairs. The figures are copied from the official parent visa page and kept with their history.