Australian Visitor Visa Rejection Rate

90,000 Visitor Visas to Australia Rejected in a single year.

The above heading is from a 2016 news report.  90,000 sounds like a lot of Visa rejections, at first glance. But how bad is it really ?

That figure of 90,000 came from a calculation based on the Dec 2014 quarter Immigration statistics which show that 97.7% of all Visitor visa applications in that period were approved.
The actual wording was: “The grant rate for Visitor visas for the quarter ending 31 December 2014 remained stable at 97.7% “

Using figures from the same report, we get a chart showing

• 2010-11 3,649,128 Visitor Visa applications lodged. This would have been 83,930 rejections at that approval rate.
• 2011-12 3,672,253 Visitor Visa applications lodged. This would have been 84,462 rejections at that approval rate.
• 2012-13 3,873,313 Visitor Visa applications lodged. This would have been 89,086 rejections at that approval rate.
• 2013-14 4,107,222 Visitor Visa applications lodged. This would have been 94,466 rejections at that approval rate.

The bottom line: Out of every 1,000 Visitor Visa applications, 977 would be approved, with just 23 rejected.

Grant rate of Visitor Visa applications by Stream.

Grant rate of Visitor Visa applications Apr to Jun 2018 quarter

During the Apr to Jun 2018 quarter, the visitor visa grant rates were:

99.9% ETA Tourist Stream Visa (1 in each 1,000 refused)
98.4% eVisitor Tourist Stream Visa (16 in each 1,000 refused)
89.9% Tourist Stream Visa (101 in each 1,000 refused)
70.5% Sponsored Tourist Stream Visa (295 in each 1,000 refused)

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100% ETA Business Visa (None refused)
98.2% eVisitor Business Visa (18 in each 1,000 refused)
92.6% Business Visitor Visa (74 in each 1,000 refused)

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/research-and-stats/files/visitor-visa-june-2018.pdf

Grant rate of Visitor Visa applications Apr to Jun 2017 quarter

100% ETA Tourist Stream Visa (None refused)
97.7% eVisitor Tourist Stream Visa (23 in each 1,000 refused)
92.4% Tourist Stream Visa (76 in each 1,000 refused)
78.7% Sponsored Tourist Stream Visa (213 in each 1,000 refused)

100% ETA Business Visa (None refused)
97.7% eVisitor Business Visa (23 in each 1,000 refused)
95.7% Business Visitor Visa (43 in each 1,000 refused)

Grants

92.4% Tourist Stream Visa (76 in each 1,000 refused)
78.7% Sponsored Tourist Stream Visa (213 in each 1,000 refused)

Refusals

7.6% Tourist Stream Visa, with 76 in each 1,000 refused.
21.3% Sponsored Tourist Stream Visa, with 213 in each 1,000 refused.

Source: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/research-and-stats/files/visitor-visa-report-jun17.pdf

During the Oct to Dec 2016 quarter, the visitor visa grant rates were:.

Grants

93.1% Tourist Stream Visa (69 in each 1,000 refused)
81.3% Sponsored Tourist Stream Visa (187 in each 1,000 refused)

Refusals

6.9% Tourist Stream Visa, with 69 in each 1,000 refused.
18.7% Sponsored Tourist Stream Visa, with 187 in each 1,000 refused.

Source: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/research-and-stats/files/visitor-visa-report-dec16.pdf

During the Oct to Dec 2015 quarter, the visitor visa grant rates were:.

Grants

92.0% Tourist Stream Visa (80 in each 1,000 refused)
67.4% Sponsored Tourist Stream Visa (326 in each 1,000 refused)

Refusals

8.0% Tourist Stream Visa, with 80 in each 1,000 refused.
32.6% Sponsored Tourist Stream Visa, with 326 in each 1,000 refused.

Source: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/research-and-stats/files/visitor-visa-report-dec15.pdf

During the Oct to Dec 2014 quarter, the visitor visa grant rates were:

100% ETA Tourist Stream Visa (None refused)
99.2% eVisitor Tourist Stream Visa (8 in each 1,000 refused)
93.4% Tourist Stream Visa (66 in each 1,000 refused)
75.2% Sponsored Tourist Stream Visa (248 in each 1,000 refused)

100% ETA Business Visa (None refused)
97.7% eVisitor Business Visa (23 in each 1,000 refused)
96.2% Business Visitor Visa (38 in each 1,000 refused)

Grants

93.4% Tourist Stream Visa (66 in each 1,000 refused)
75.2% Sponsored Tourist Stream Visa (248 in each 1,000 refused)

Refusals

6.6% Tourist Stream Visa, with 66 in each 1,000 refused.
24.8% Sponsored Tourist Stream Visa, with 248 in each 1,000 refused.

Source: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/research-and-stats/files/visitor-visa-report-dec14.pdf

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