The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of international female labor migration on the left-behind parents by taking into consideration the daughters' marital status. Data were taken from in-depth interviews with left-behind parents of migrant women (n=37) in East Java Province. The study showed that left-behind parents had limited access to the remittances sent by married daughters, except when childcare responsibilities were carried out by them. Parents of unmarried daughters had some access to remittances, but varied according to economic conditions of the family. Looking after left-behind children was the primary, or in a few cases, secondary responsibility of left-behind parents. Caring for grandchildren was the most serious concern of left-behind parents. The study could not include disabled or seriously ill parents to examine the care arrangements. Typical concern of left-behind parents included safety of daughters, marriage prospects of unmarried daughters, stability of daughters' marriage, and welfare of left-behind grandchildren, and loneliness in cases where the parent was a widow or widower. Welfare of left-behind parents is compromised in the circumstance of international female migration and appropriate childcare for left-behind children is required to address this issue. As married and unmarried daughters present diverse impacts on left-parents, pre-departure programmes should take these variables into consideration to mitigate any potential negative impact on the left-behind parents.