subclass 491 Grants and Refusals 2020

Numbers of subclass 491 Grants and Refusals in 2020.

The numbers of Visa applications granted and refused for visa subclass 491 between January 2020 and September 2020.

491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Applied Offshore

  • 25 granted in Jan 2020 (No refusals)
  • 154 granted in Feb 2020 (5 were refused)
  • 189
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Statistics: Visa Applications Granted in 2019-20

Skilled Visa Applications Granted in 2019-20.

These are the numbers of Visa applications granted in the Skilled visa category during 2019-20.
The numbers include both primary and secondary applicants.

There were 105,665 grants in these Skilled Visa categories during July 2019 to June 2020:

  • 521 subclass 124 Distinguished Talent
  • 916
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Parent Visa Applications onhand Sept 2020

Parent Visa Applications in Pipeline at 30 September 2020.

These are the numbers of applicants waiting for visa processing for the specified Parent visa subclass, as at 30th September 2020.

  • 39,601 subclass 103 Parent
  • 41 subclass 113 Aged Parent
  • 53,444 subclass 143 Contributory Parent (Migrant)
  • 2,884 subclass 173 Contributory Parent
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Travel Exemption Australia Statistics

How Many Travel Ban Exemptions are Granted or Refused?.

Working out the chances of getting a travel ban exemption is not easy, but it looks like it might be about 1 in 5, or worse, from the information that I have seen.

UPDATE: See Bottom of Page for recent accurate … Read the rest

Biometrics Collections Resuming Oct 2020

Biometrics collections resuming from 19 Oct.

From 19 October 2020, biometrics collection services at existing Australian Visa Application Centres (AVACs) and Australian Biometrics Collection Centres (ABCCs), will gradually resume.

These services will however be dependent on COVID-19 restrictions in each country.

Biometrics collection centres might also offer enquiry and assisted … Read the rest

309 Visa Grant Numbers by Citizenship

Subclass 309 Visas granted over the past 5 years by Citizenship Country.

The following chart shows the numbers of subclass 309 visas granted over the last 5 years, based on the Applicants Nationalities.

The Ten Nationalities with the largest number of subclass 309 grants in the last 5 years have … Read the rest

309 Visa Processing Time, Ankara, Turkey

Ankara, Turkey Median Processing Times for 309 visa.

In the 10 months from July 2019 to April 2020, the processing times for the subclass 309 visa, applied from Ankara, were:

  • 25% took under 112 days
  • 25% took between 112 and 171 days
  • 25% took between 171 and 304 days
  • 15%
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Exemptions to COVID Quarantine in Australia

Is anyone allowed an Exemption to Mandatory Quarantine in Australia?.

The rules for Quarantine are simple, this is stated at: www.health.gov.au

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, all travellers arriving in Australia by air or sea MUST go into government approved mandatory quarantine for 14 days from arrival, with limited Read the rest