Visitor Visa Grant Numbers, before and during COVID-19.

Number of Tourist Visitor visa grants July to December 2019 and 2020.

There were forty three times as many Tourist Visitor visa grants in the last half of 2019 (before COVID), as there were in the last half of 2020 (during COVID).

• 2,825,297 Tourist Visitor visas were granted between July and December 2019.
• 64,454 Tourist Visitor visas were granted between July and December 2020.

India had the most Tourist Visitor visas granted between July and December 2020, compared to China  during July and December 2019.

Top 5 countries for Tourist Visitor visa grants, July to December 2020.

15,090 India.
13,051 China.
3,999 Philippines.
3,582 United Kingdom.
2,761 United States.

Top 5 countries for Tourist Visitor visa grants, July to December 2019.

422,174 China.
318,575 United Kingdom.
301,244 United States.
157,775 Malaysia.
142,477 India.

Source: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/research-and-stats/files/visitor-visa-december-2020.pdf

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