Australian Visitor Visa Statistics 2015-2016

Australian Visitor Visas Lodged, Granted and Not Granted (including refused) in 2015-2016.

An average of 3% of all Australian Visitor Visas were refused, or not granted, during the 12 months ended 30 June 2016, but this varied a lot by type of visa in the Visitor Class.

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Out of 4.9 million Visitor Visa Applications in the 2015-16 year, 148,036 were not granted.

It also varied a lot based on the country of origin, with Lebanon and Pakistan being very noticeable with low grant rates.

Visitor Visas in the 2015-2016 year.

Visitor Visas in the 2015-2016 year
*Visitor Visa streams*	*Lodged*	*Granted*	*Not Granted*
ETA Tourist	2,304,842	2,304,842	–
Tourist Visa	1,528,160	1,408,964	119,196
eVisitor Tourist	659,972	654,032	5,940
Business Visitor	226,122	214,816	11,306
ETA Business	163,048	163,048	–
eVisitor Business	54,465	53,594	871
Sponsored Tourist	35,388	24,665	10,723
All Visitor Visas	4,971,997	4,823,961	148,036

Australian Visitor Visa Low Grant Rates 2015-2016.

Pakistan has seemed to improve over the year, with 67.7% being granted in the June quarter of 2016, compared to only 46.9% in June 2015

Lebanon however, has declined to 25.2% from 29.8% a year ago.

Country	Apr-Jun 2015	Jul-Sep 2015	Oct-Dec 2015	Jan-Mar 2016	Apr-Jun 2016
Pakistan	46.9%	40.3%	49.9%	64.5%	67.7%
Lebanon	29.8%	27.1%	20.3%	22.7%	25.2%

Source: https://www.border.gov.au/about/reports-publications/research-statistics/statistics/visit-australia

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