Australian Citizenship Statistics 2019-20

Australian Citizenship by Conferral 2019-20.

204,817 grants of Australian Citizenship by Conferral were issued in the 2019-20 year.

This is the largest annual number of grants ever.

Citizenship Queue Numbers.

These were the numbers of applicants waiting for the outcome of their citizenship application, during the last 3 years.

244,765 … Read the rest

Australian Unions want Working Holiday visas scrapped.

The Australian Workers’ Unions, the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association and the Transport Workers’ Union are calling for the
working holiday visa (WHV) programs to be scrapped.

They want these jobs to be filled by Australians.

However, not all ‘unions’ think the same, the National Farmers’ Federation has dismissed … Read the rest

Partner Visa Application and Grant Numbers 2018-19

Australian 2018-19 Migration Program Report.

According to the 2018-19 Migration Program Report, a number equal to about 46% to 50% of each years opening balance of the first stage partner visa application are granted, and about 5% are refused.

The above is one way of looking at the visa outcome … Read the rest

Subclass 300 Visa Refusals 2018-19 and 2019-20.

Prospective Marriage Visa (subclass 300) Refusals in the years 2018-19 and 2019-20.

There are many reasons for a visa application to be refused, and they can be discussed in other posts. This post is to show the numbers of refusals over the 24 months from July 2018 to June 2020.… Read the rest

Subclass 309 Visa Refusals 2018-19 and 2019-20.

Offshore Partner Visa (subclass 309) Refusals in the years 2018-19 and 2019-20.

There are many reasons for a visa application to be refused, and they can be discussed in other posts. This post is to show the numbers of refusals over the 24 months from July 2018 to June 2020.… Read the rest

Subclass 820 Visa Refusals 2018-19 and 2019-20.

Onshore Partner Visa (subclass 820) Refusals in the years 2018-19 and 2019-20.

There are many reasons for a visa application to be refused, and they can be discussed in other posts. This post is to show the numbers of refusals over the 24 months from July 2018 to June 2020.… Read the rest

Subclass 100 Visa Refusals 2018-19 and 2019-20.

Offshore Partner Visa (subclass 100) Refusals in the years 2018-19 and 2019-20.

There are many reasons for a visa application to be refused, and they can be discussed in other posts. This post is to show the numbers of refusals over the 24 months from July 2018 to June 2020.… Read the rest

Subclass 801 Visa Refusals 2018-19 and 2019-20.

Onshore Partner Visa (subclass 801) Refusals in the years 2018-19 and 2019-20.

There are many reasons for a visa application to be refused, and they can be discussed in other posts. This post is to show the numbers of refusals over the 24 months from July 2018 to June 2020.… Read the rest

Subclass 300 visas granted, but unable to travel?

PMV Granted just before COVID-19 shutdown?.

What happens when a PMV (subclass 300 visa)  expires, but the holder was unable to travel to Australia due to COVID-19?

An important rule for the Prospective Marriage visa (PMV) is that the holder must travel to Australia at some point before the visa … Read the rest