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 been:
- 16,650 India
- 10,122 China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)
- 5,424 United Kingdom
- 4,690 Philippines
- 4,688 Vietnam
- 4,643 Thailand
- 4,476 Pakistan
- 3,651 Afghanistan
- 2,248 Sri Lanka
- 1,991 United States of America
The 2019-20 figures are shown for the 10 months of that year ended in April.
| Citizenship Country | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
| Afghanistan | 834 | 944 | 792 | 475 | 606 |
| Albania | 14 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 10 |
| Algeria | 11 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
| Angola | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Argentina | 24 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 10 |
| Armenia | 6 | 11 | 8 | 7 | Under 5 |
| Austria | 9 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Azerbaijan | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 6 | Under 5 |
| Bahrain | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 474 | 431 | 309 | 262 | 187 |
| Barbados | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belarus | 20 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| Belgium | 32 | 21 | Under 5 | 12 | 7 |
| Belize | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 | 0 |
| Benin | 0 | 0 | Under 5 | 0 | Under 5 |
| Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| Bhutan | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Bolivia | 6 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50 | 76 | 47 | 29 | 16 |
| Botswana | 7 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| Brazil | 73 | 98 | 48 | 68 | 53 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 6 | 12 | 7 | Under 5 |
| Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| Burundi | 27 | 25 | 12 | 21 | 43 |
| Cabo Verde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| Cambodia | 240 | 241 | 297 | 192 | 138 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 9 | 6 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Canada | 361 | 227 | 141 | 169 | 186 |
| Chile | 40 | 29 | 33 | 19 | 21 |
| China, (excl SARs) | 2757 | 2481 | 1771 | 2120 | 993 |
| Colombia | 75 | 47 | 64 | 47 | 32 |
| Comoros | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Congo, Dem Republic | 30 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 24 |
| Congo, Republic | Under 5 | Under 5 | 5 | Under 5 | 7 |
| Costa Rica | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 | Under 5 | 5 |
| Cote d’Ivoire | 0 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| Croatia | 34 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 9 |
| Cuba | Under 5 | 10 | Under 5 | 11 | Under 5 |
| Cyprus | Under 5 | Under 5 | 6 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Czechia | 20 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 11 |
| Denmark | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| Djibouti | Under 5 | 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 |
| Dominican Republic | Under 5 | 7 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 7 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Egypt | 274 | 201 | 165 | 132 | 100 |
| El Salvador | 17 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 6 |
| Eritrea | 54 | 44 | 31 | 27 | 21 |
| Estonia | 7 | 6 | Under 5 | 6 | Under 5 |
| Ethiopia | 221 | 195 | 154 | 165 | 99 |
| Fiji | 283 | 230 | 149 | 122 | 66 |
| Finland | 15 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 13 |
| France | 139 | 125 | 59 | 69 | 70 |
| Gabon | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 | 0 |
| Gambia | Under 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 11 | Under 5 |
| Germany | 144 | 161 | 86 | 130 | 87 |
| Ghana | 80 | 73 | 45 | 61 | 28 |
| Greece | 57 | 58 | 28 | 23 | 12 |
| Grenada | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 | 0 |
| Guatemala | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Guinea | 17 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 7 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 0 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Haiti | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Honduras | 0 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 | Under 5 |
| Hong Kong | 219 | 186 | 184 | 190 | 253 |
| Hungary | 18 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 7 |
| Iceland | 5 | Under 5 | 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| India | 4841 | 4238 | 3213 | 2603 | 1755 |
| Indonesia | 459 | 368 | 224 | 183 | 162 |
| Iran | 216 | 182 | 184 | 237 | 170 |
| Iraq | 243 | 274 | 228 | 197 | 141 |
| Ireland | 126 | 105 | 76 | 78 | 52 |
| Israel | 63 | 40 | 43 | 38 | 11 |
| Italy | 115 | 116 | 40 | 67 | 28 |
| Jamaica | 6 | 0 | Under 5 | 9 | Under 5 |
| Japan | 176 | 157 | 74 | 100 | 53 |
| Jordan | 69 | 47 | 64 | 56 | 47 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 8 |
| Kenya | 74 | 56 | 57 | 36 | 32 |
| Kiribati | Under 5 | 0 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 |
| Korea, South | 169 | 137 | 73 | 107 | 79 |
| Kosovo | 9 | 18 | 6 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Kuwait | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 5 | 7 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Lao | 23 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
| Latvia | 9 | 0 | 5 | Under 5 | 6 |
| Lebanon | 352 | 398 | 486 | 314 | 272 |
| Lesotho | 0 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberia | 26 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 15 |
| Libya | Under 5 | 6 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 8 | 7 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Luxembourg | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Macau | Under 5 | 7 | Under 5 | 6 | Under 5 |
| Madagascar | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Malawi | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Malaysia | 288 | 209 | 150 | 149 | 118 |
| Maldives | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Mali | 0 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| Malta | 6 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 7 | Under 5 |
| Marshall Islands | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritania | 0 | 0 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritius | 32 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 37 |
| Mexico | 48 | 34 | 27 | 37 | 31 |
| Micronesia | 0 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moldova | Under 5 | 11 | 8 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Mongolia | Under 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | Under 5 |
| Montenegro | 6 | 5 | Under 5 | 6 | Under 5 |
| Morocco | 35 | 31 | 27 | 40 | 24 |
| Mozambique | 0 | Under 5 | 0 | Under 5 | 0 |
| Myanmar | 57 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 47 |
| Namibia | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Nauru | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 | 0 |
| Nepal | 437 | 491 | 356 | 307 | 173 |
| Netherlands | 73 | 79 | 36 | 57 | 34 |
| New Caledonia | 0 | 0 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | Under 5 | Under 5 | 12 | Under 5 | 8 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Niger | 0 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigeria | 77 | 67 | 31 | 26 | 70 |
| North Macedonia | 116 | 147 | 120 | 91 | 35 |
| Norway | 17 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Oman | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 | Under 5 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 762 | 861 | 1073 | 923 | 857 |
| Palestinian | 26 | 28 | 31 | 22 | 19 |
| Panama | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 36 | 23 | 17 | 5 |
| Paraguay | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 | Under 5 |
| Peru | 27 | 27 | 34 | 22 | 22 |
| Philippines | 1671 | 1431 | 820 | 453 | 315 |
| Poland | 65 | 61 | 33 | 42 | 24 |
| Portugal | 25 | 23 | 14 | 8 | Under 5 |
| Refugee | Under 5 | 0 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Republic of South Sudan | 112 | 72 | 69 | 50 | 40 |
| Romania | 41 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 6 |
| Russian Federation | 125 | 148 | 119 | 133 | 65 |
| Rwanda | 18 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Samoa | 25 | 9 | 13 | 15 | Under 5 |
| Saudi Arabia | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 | Under 5 |
| Senegal | 6 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Serbia | 86 | 93 | 77 | 62 | 27 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| Seychelles | 5 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| Sierra Leone | 19 | 37 | 27 | 6 | 16 |
| Singapore | 86 | 87 | 92 | 101 | 61 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | Under 5 |
| Slovenia | Under 5 | 0 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Under 5 |
| Somalia | 93 | 70 | 44 | 45 | 28 |
| South Africa | 167 | 186 | 158 | 69 | 111 |
| Spain | 50 | 46 | 26 | 28 | 10 |
| Sri Lanka | 564 | 514 | 477 | 459 | 234 |
| St Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 | 0 |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 0 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sudan | 70 | 57 | 65 | 42 | 40 |
| Sweden | 53 | 55 | 40 | 38 | 35 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 38 | 30 | 37 | 6 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 87 | 112 | 92 | 76 | 76 |
| Taiwan | 70 | 61 | 58 | 68 | 52 |
| Tajikistan | 0 | Under 5 | 0 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Thailand | 1104 | 1130 | 984 | 906 | 519 |
| Timor-Leste | Under 5 | 6 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 |
| Togo | 0 | Under 5 | 0 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Tonga | 49 | 62 | 40 | 37 | 17 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 9 |
| Turkey | 171 | 133 | 132 | 239 | 152 |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| Tuvalu | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uganda | 24 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 9 |
| Ukraine | 77 | 58 | 62 | 49 | 25 |
| UN Convention Refugee | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 1703 | 1328 | 890 | 944 | 559 |
| United States of America | 524 | 264 | 297 | 453 | 453 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Under 5 |
| Uzbekistan | 19 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 6 |
| Vanuatu | Under 5 | Under 5 | Under 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 5 |
| Vietnam | 990 | 1046 | 1002 | 922 | 728 |
| Yemen | 14 | 9 | Under 5 | 12 | 6 |
| Yugoslavia | Under 5 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zambia | 5 | 13 | 5 | Under 5 | 5 |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 59 | 47 | 33 | 63 |
| Not Specified | 23 | 54 | 14 | 16 | 20 |
| Grand Total | 24145 | 22029 | 17446 | 15991 | 11358 |
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