How many Visa Applications are lodged by Registered Migration Agents?
From the latest half-yearly report on the “provision of immigration assistance in Australia” report, it shows that most of the Business Skills, Employer Sponsored and Temporary Skill Shortage visa applications were lodged by a Registered Migration Agent (RMA) during those 6 months. Presumably due to the complexity of most of those applications.
The following shows the numbers of different Visa groups that were lodged by a Registered Migration Agent in the last six months of 2020 (1 July – 31 December 2020).
| Visa class | RMA used | Total applications | % lodged by an RMA |
| Family | 15,185 | 33,093 | 46% |
| Employer Sponsored | 12,545 | 16,319 | 77% |
| General Skilled | 11,030 | 21,414 | 52% |
| Business Skills | 5,206 | 6,508 | 80% |
| Student | 45,615 | 137,642 | 33% |
| Visitor | 12,429 | 130,986 | 10% |
| Bridging | 6,043 | 26,840 | 23% |
| Temporary Protection | 781 | 1,358 | 58% |
| Permanent Protection | 1,056 | 6,277 | 17% |
| Returning Resident | 4,881 | 37,028 | 13% |
| Temporary Resident | 32,021 | 73,521 | 44% |
| Temporary Skill Shortage | 19,098 | 23,987 | 80% |
| TOTAL (in ICSE) | 165,890 | 514,973 | 32% |
Source: Migration Agent Activity Report, 1 July – 31 December 2020.
The Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA)
https://www.mara.gov.au/notices-and-reports/reports/migration-agent-activity-reports
Comparison % lodged by an RMA 2019-20.
These figures relate to the last six months of each year (July to December).
| Visa class | 2019 | 2020 |
| Family | 46% | 46% |
| Employer Sponsored | 87% | 77% |
| General Skilled | 50% | 52% |
| Business Skills | 74% | 80% |
| Student | 23% | 33% |
| Visitor | 2% | 10% |
| Bridging | 24% | 23% |
| Temporary Protection | 30% | 58% |
| Permanent Protection | 16% | 17% |
| Returning Resident | 7% | 13% |
| Temporary Resident | 30% | 44% |
| Temporary Skill Shortage | 80% | 80% |
| TOTAL (in ICSE) | 9% | 32% |
The total of 9% RMA submitted in July 2019 to December 2019, was 222,598 of the total 2,376,012 total applications.
The total of 32% RMA submitted in July 2020 to December 2020, was 165,890 applications of the 514,973 total applications.
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