Nearly 2,300 applicants died waiting for a parent visa to Australia with processing times of up to 31 years. By Paul Karp, The Guardian

The migration review warned that long waits make “the probability of successful migration virtually nonexistent for many applicants”.

“Providing an opportunity for people to apply for a visa that will probably never come seems both cruel and unnecessary,” it said.

Nearly 2,300 applicants died waiting for a parent visa to Australia with processing times of up to 31 years. By Paul Karp, The Guardian