Australian Visitor Visa Rejection Rate

90,000 Visitor Visas to Australia Rejected in a single year.

The above heading is from a 2016 news report.  90,000 sounds like a lot of Visa rejections, at first glance. But how bad is it really ?

That figure of 90,000 came from a calculation based on the Dec 2014 … Read the rest

Student Visa Grant Rates 2018

Australian Student Visa Grant Rates 2018.

Student Visa Application and Grant numbers.

For the first 6 months of the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2018, there were:

220,753 student visa applications lodged.
185,447 student visas granted.

The lowest Grant Rate was for the ‘Vocational Education and Training Sector’, applied … Read the rest

Australian Student visa (Subclass 500) Rejection Reasons

Rejection Reasons for Australian Student visa Subclass 500.

Not all Student Visa applications are accepted, and according to the AAT, the most common reason for a refusal appears to be that the Department of Home Affairs believes that the applicant did not genuinely intend to stay temporarily in Australia.

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Subclass 476 Visa Grant and Refusal Rate

Grant and Refusal Rate for the subclass 476 Skilled—Recognised Graduate visa.

This Subclass 476 visa allows recent engineering graduates to live, work or study in Australia for up to 18 months.
You must have completed a degree or higher qualification from a specified institution within the past 2 years, and … Read the rest

Partner Visa Refusals in 2017/18

Australian Partner Visa Refusals in 2017/18.

A Freedom of Information report from Australian Immigration, has shown the numbers of Partner Visa Refusals, distributed between applications lodged with and without a Migration agent, and finalised in 2017/18.

The figures below, taken from that report, show:

    • 13.23% of offshore partner visa applications
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Partner Visa Refusals in 2016/17

Australian Partner Visa Refusals in 2016/17.

A Freedom of Information report from Australian Immigration, has shown the numbers of Partner Visa Refusals, distributed between applications lodged with and without a Migration agent, and finalised in 2016/17.

The figures below, taken from that report, show:

    • 11.55% of offshore partner visa applications
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Visitor visa (subclass 600) Sponsored Family Stream

Australian Sponsored Family Stream Visitor visa.

Applications for the Sponsored Family Stream option of the subclass 600 Visitor Visas to Australia must have a sponsor.

    • Normally the sponsor must be a family member in Australia.
    • A sponsor can’t be a fiance, in-law, cousin or friend.
    • A sponsor can only sponsor
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Partner Visa Refusals

Partner Visa Refusals are NOT uncommon.

I came across an interesting figure for Partner Visa refusals, for 2015-16 and 2016-17, where it was stated that about 50% of Partner Visa applications, where the applicant did the application themselves, were refused during those years. 53.8% in 2015-16 and 47% in 2016-17.… Read the rest

Parent Visa Grant and Refusal rate 2014-2017

Parent Visa Grant and Refusal rate 2014/2015 to 2016/2017.

Parent Visa Grant and Refusal rate 2016/2017.

In 2016-17 there were 19,534 Parent Visas lodged.
In 2016-17, there were 571 Parent Visas refused.
2.92% of that years lodgments.

Parent Visa Grant and Refusal rate 2015/2016.

In 2015-16 there were 16,131 Parent … Read the rest

Partner Visa Grant and Refusal rate 2014-2017

Partner Visa Grant and Refusal rate 2014/2015 to 2016/2017.

Partner Visa Grant and Refusal rate 2016/2017.

In 2016-17 there were 56,333 Partner Visas lodged.
In 2016-17 there were 5,799 Partner Visas refused.
10.29% of that years lodgments.

Partner Visa Grant and Refusal rate 2015/2016.

In 2015-16 there were 52,177 Partner … Read the rest