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Other Family Visas Australia 2026: Carer, Remaining Relative and Aged Dependent Relative
Australia's Other Family program covers a small group of permanent family visas, principally Carer, Remaining Relative and Aged Dependent Relative visas. These visas have very different eligibility rules from Partner, Child and Parent visas and are heavily affected by capping and queueing.
Which visas are in the Other Family queue?
Home Affairs states that all Other Family applications in the Carer subclasses 116 and 836, Aged Dependent Relative subclasses 114 and 838, and Remaining Relative subclasses 115 and 835 are subject to capping and queueing.
Official queue source: Other Family visa queue release dates.
Current queue release dates — 31 May 2026
As at 31 May 2026, Home Affairs had released Carer visa applications with queue dates up to 31 December 2023 for final processing. Remaining Relative and Aged Dependent Relative applications had been released only up to queue dates of 30 June 2013.
Estimated waits for new applications
Home Affairs currently estimates approximately 12 years for new Carer visa applications and approximately 22 years for new Remaining Relative and Aged Dependent Relative applications. These are estimates based on current places and demand, not guaranteed processing times.
What does capping and queueing mean?
Capping limits how many visas can be granted in a program year. Once the cap is reached, remaining applications stay queued until a place becomes available in a future year. Applications that meet the core criteria are assigned a queue date and generally released for final processing in queue-date order.
For the broader Family stream, see Australian Migration Program 2026.
For the master visa index, see the Australian Visa Subclass Database.
