March 2012 quarterly visitor visa statistics now available
The Visitor Visa Program Quarterly Report for the period ending 31 March 2012 is now available at: www.immi.gov.au/media/statistics/visitor.htm.
For the nine visitor visa subclasses, the report provides information on applications, grants, arrivals and processing times. Highlights from the report include:
- Tourism Visitor visa application lodgements fell by 0.6 per cent in 2011-12 to 31 March compared to the same period in 2010-11 (down from 2 540 382 to 2 526 231). However, lodgements by Chinese citizens continued to grow (up 28.2 per cent to 260 450).
- There were 358 815 Business Visitor visa applications lodged in 2011-12 to 31 March. This was a three per cent increase compared to the same period in 2010-11 (348 371). It can be partially attributed to an increase in applications from the United States of America (up 8.6 per cent to 52 058).
- There were 115 016 Tourist (subclass 676) visas granted under the Approved Destination Status (ADS) scheme in 2011-12 to 31 March. This was a 29.4 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2010-11 (88 893).
- On 31 March 2012, there were 219 672 Visitor visa holders inAustralia.
The quarterly report for the period ending 30 June 2012 is expected to be published in late July 2012.
December 2011 quarterly visitor visa statistics now available
The Visitor Visa Program Quarterly Report for the period ending 31 December 2011 is now available at www.immi.gov.au/media/statistics/visitor.htm
For the nine Visitor visa subclasses, the report provides information on applications, grants, arrivals and processing times. Highlights from the report include:
- Tourism Visitor visa applications fell by 3.1 per cent in 2011-12 to 31 December compared to the same period in 2010-11 (down from 1 759 797 to 1 704 779). This largely reflects a decline in applications by Japanese and UK citizens. Lodgements by Chinese citizens continue to grow (up 27.8 per cent to 166 721 applications).
- 237 529 business Visitor visa applications were lodged in 2011-12 to 31 December. This is a 6.1 per cent increase over the same period in 2010-11 (223 879 applications).
- There were 64 900 subclass 676 visas granted under the Approved Destination Status (ADS) scheme in 2011-12 to 31 December 2011. This is a 29.8 per cent increase over the same period in 2010-11 (49 984 grants).
- On 31 December 2011, there were 367 413 Visitor visa holders inAustralia.
The quarterly report for the period ending 31 March 2012 is expected to be published in late April 2012.
Quarterly visitor visa statistics now available
The second Visitor Visa Program Quarterly Report for the period ending 30 September 2011 is now available at www.immi.gov.au/media/statistics/visitor.htm
For the nine Visitor visa subclasses, the report provides information on applications, grants, arrivals and processing times. Highlights from the report include:
- An 11.5 per cent increase in business Visitor visa applications in the September 2011 quarter (123 888) compared to the same quarter in 2010 (111 138) with the largest increase in Business (Short Stay) (subclass 456) visa lodgements, which increased 16.8 per cent. This is the highest number of subclass 456 lodgements for this quarter in the last five years.
- A decrease in Visitor visa grants by 4.3 per cent in the September 2011 quarter (854 279) compared with the same period in 2010 (892 962). This is largely due to weaker tourist demand from Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Malaysia and South Korea.
- There were 26 389 visas granted under the Approved Destination Status (ADS) scheme during the September 2011 quarter. This is the highest number of visas granted under the ADS scheme for this quarter in the last four years.
The quarterly report for the period ending 31 December 2011 is expected to be published in late February 2012.
Student Visa Program Quarterly Report
The 5th edition of the Student Visa Program Quarterly report was published on our website on January 27. Since the first edition was published in February 2011, the report has been well received by stakeholders in the international education sector.
The report provides general information about the student visa program and data on applications, grants, grant rates and processing times over a period of time. It also provides insight into emerging student visa trends. The December 2011 quarterly report shows that student visa applications and grants increased during the period July to December 2011, compared to the same period in the previous year.
A copy of the latest quarterly report, yearly student visa trends and comprehensive data on student visa grants by sector and country are available on the department’s website at: www.immi.gov.au/media/statistics/study/
Visitor Visa Program Quarterly Report
The inaugural Visitor Visa Program Quarterly Report is now available. The report provides information about the nine visa subclasses that are within the Visitor visa program. The aim is to increase the openness, accountability and accessibility to statistics in relation to the Visitor visa program, and will be of particular interest to the tourism industry.
The report provides information on applications, grants, arrivals and processing times.
The report highlights that Visitor visa grants increased by 2.8 per cent in 2010-11 compared to 2009–10. This can be partially attributed to a 31.8 per cent increase in Visitor visas granted to Chinese citizens.
The visa subclasses in the report are:
- Superyacht Crew (subclass 488)
- Business Visitor (short stay) (subclass 456)
- Sponsored Business Visitor (subclass 459)
- eVisitor (subclass 651)
- Tourist (subclass 676)
- Sponsored Family Visitor (subclass 679)
- ETA (Business Entrant—Long Validity) (subclass 956)
- ETA (Business Entrant—Short Validity) (subclass 977)
- ETA (Visitor)(subclass 976).
In response to your feedback, we plan to develop this report further.
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