38409 (2025). Hon Phil Twyford to the Minister of Immigration

Written Question

Published date: 19 Aug 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	38409 (2025)
Question asked:	05 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Hon Phil Twyford
Portfolio:	Minister of Immigration
Minister replying:	Hon Erica Stanford
Answer received:	13 Aug 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_38409_2025
Document guid:	fda9cfc9-b4e8-487a-968c-17f126a97f12

38409 (2025). Hon Phil Twyford to the Minister of Immigration: How many Expressions of Interest were submitted to the Parent Resident Visa Ballot from 12/10/2022 to 31/10/2022, representing how many applicants?

Hon Erica Stanford: The change to a Parent Resident ballot was implemented by the previous Government when the member was the Associate Minister of Immigration. I am advised that from 12 October 2022 to 31 October 2022, when the member was the Associate Minister of Immigration, 285 expressions of interest for the Parent Resident Visa were submitted to the ballot pool, representing 454 people.