Australian Immigration Daily News

On 1 March 2019, Minister Coleman announced that applications to sponsor a parent for a Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa will be open from 17 April 2019.

We previously ran the announcement of this story on this blog here.

The legislation tied to this new visa which allows sponsors to bring their parents to Australia for longer periods was passed in November last year.

“Sponsors will be able to lodge an application to sponsor their parent from 17 April 2019,” Immigration Minister David Coleman announced.

Once a sponsorship application has been approved, a sponsored parent will be able to apply for a Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa. Applications for the visa are intended to open from 1 July 2019.

Source: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/news-subsite/Pages/2019-Feb/commencement%20of%20the%20five%20year%20subclass%20870%20sponsored%20parent%20temporary%20visa.aspx

and 

https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/hindi/en/article/2019/03/01/new-temporary-sponsored-parent-visa-be-available-april