Subclass 600 Visas Lodged and Granted in 2020

Subclass 600 visas: Lodged, Granted and Refused from January 2020.

The numbers of subclass 600 visas granted in 2020, varied between 4,637 and 151,813 per month during the year.

The number of refusals varied between 660 and 30,650 per month.

Month Lodged Finalised Granted Withdrawn Refused
Jan 2020 153,109 183,678
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Subclass 300 Visas Lodged and Granted in 2020

Subclass 300 visas: Lodged, Granted and Refused from January 2020.

The numbers of subclass 300 visas granted in 2020, varied between 0 and 241 per month during the year.

The number of refusals varied between 9 and 73 per month.

Month Lodged Finalised Granted Withdrawn Refused
Jan 2020 194 301
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Flights from India to Australia to become harder.

The National Cabinet (The forum of the prime minister and all Australian state and territory premiers and chief ministers), has announced a temporary reduction to the number of incoming flights from India amid a rising number of COVID-19 cases in returning passengers. This is not yet in effect, … Read the rest

Overseas Arrivals to Australia in March 2021

There were 32,900 estimated overseas arrivals to Australia in March 2021.

  • 14,300 Australian citizens (43%).
  • 6,700 permanent residents (20%).
  • 5,100 New Zealand citizens (15%).
  • 6,900 temporary visa holders (21%).

Main nationalities of the non-Australian arrivals, in March 2021:

  1. 5,100 New Zealand
  2. 2,000 India
  3. 1,300 China
  4. 1,000 UK
  5. 750 USA
  6. 520
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COVID-19 Testing for international travellers to Australia.

All people travelling to Australia on flights departing on or after 22 January 2021 (local time at departure point) must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test result at the time of check-in.

They are also still required to undertake the 14 days mandatory quarantine on … Read the rest

Partner Visa Processing Times March 2021

These are the official times quoted by Australian Immigration, for the Partner Visas finalised in the month of March 2021.

Last updated: 19 April 2021 (for month ending March 2021)

Visa processing times are calculated from the date of application to the date of grant or refusal.

Source: immi.homeaffairs.gov.au

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Australian Visa Processing Times March 2021

These are the Australian Visa Processing Times, shown by the Department of Home affairs, for visas finalised in March 2021.

Last updated: 19 April 2021 (for month ending March 2021)

Source: immi.homeaffairs.gov.au

Where it says 75% or 90% of Visas Processed, it shows a time in days or months which … Read the rest

Subclass 482 Visa Processing Times March 2021

These are the official times quoted by Australian Immigration, for the subclass 482 Temporary Skill Shortage Visas finalised in the month of March 2021.

Last updated: 19 April 2021 (for month ending March 2021)

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Partner Visa Processing Numbers by Location

In 2020, there were 17,916 Subclass 100 visas finalised.

5,573 of these were processed overseas, with 12,343 processed in Australia.

The numbers processed in Australia were:

  • 12,157 in Brisbane
  • 181 in Melbourne
  • about 5 in Perth.

From those numbers, I am assuming that the subclass 100s that were finalised overseas, … Read the rest

Subclass 482 Visa Processing Times in 2020

Temporary Skill Shortage (482) visa processing times in 2020.

The subclass 482 Temporary Skill Shortage visa is a temporary visa that lets an employer sponsor a suitably skilled worker to fill a position that they are not able to find a suitably skilled Australian for.

Processing times can vary a … Read the rest