The Department of Immigration and Border Protection originally announced that the new five-year Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa would be introduced in November 2017.

However, the Bill enabling the new Visa to come into effect has not yet been approved by the Senate.

The passage through parliament of the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016 is as follows:

House of Representatives: Introduced 1/9/16; Passed 10/10/16

Senate: Introduced 10/10/16; 2nd reading adjourned 10/10/16, 16/10/17

Source: Migration Institute of Australia

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