BR0097

Student visa and

Temporary
Graduate visa
program report

at 31 December 2023
Table of Contents

About this report 1

Enquiries 1

Definition of terms 2

Background to the student visa program 3

Background to the subclass 485 visa 6

Executive summary 8

Section 1 Lodged 12

Section 2 Granted 26

Section 3 Grant rates 47

Section 4 Processing times 51

Section 5 On hand 58

Section 6 Visa holders in Australia 62

Section 7 Destinations 68

Section 8 Subclass 485 visa 73

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About this report
This report provides bi-annual data about the student visa and temporary graduate visa programs administered by the
Department of Home Affairs (the Department). The report has been produced to assist education providers,
representative bodies and policymakers.

Data is sourced from several Departmental visa processing and recording systems. Data can be dynamic and there can
be delays in transmission of information from the Department's global operations. Variations in figures between this
report and previous issues can occur. The current financial year should always be considered provisional.

For privacy reasons < 5 has been used where a number in a table is between 1 and 4. Further data about the
student visa program, including yearly student visa trends and comprehensive data on student visa grants by
sector and country from 2002-03 to the 2018-19 program year is available on the department's website at:
https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/research-and-statistics/statistics/visa-statistics/study
https://data.gov.au/dataset/ds-dga-324aa4f7-46bb-4d56-bc2d-772333a2317e/details

Further information about the student visa program is available at:

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/student-500

Further information about the Temporary Graduate visa program is available at:
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/temporary-graduate-485

Note 1: Data in years prior to 2017-18 was revised on 1 October 2019, due to better source data becoming
available. This may result in minor discrepancies with previously published statistics.

Enquiries
Any comment or enquiries concerning this report should be sent to [email protected]
quoting Report Id BR0097.

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Definition of terms
Applicant type: Under the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations), there are two types of
applicants. These are primary applicants and secondary applicants. These terms are
defined below.

If the table or graph heading includes the word 'primary', such as 'primary applications'
or 'primary visa holders', dependants (secondary applicants) are not included.
Citizenship country: The country of citizenship of the visa applicant or visa holder. Where a visa applicant or
visa holder has more than one citizenship country, either the citizenship of the travel
document or the citizenship nominated by the visa applicant is used.
Destination: Where a visa holder has moved from one type of visa to another. This most commonly
occurs where a temporary visa holder applies for a permanent visa. However, many
temporary visa holders go on to apply for a further temporary visa. The original visa is
determined by the last visa held prior to the destination visa being granted. Destination
visas include visas granted onshore and offshore.
Granted: Unless otherwise specified, the number of visas granted includes primary and review
grants.
In Australia: In this report, refers to the location of the client at the time the application was lodged.
An onshore applicant may already hold a visa of the same kind or may be applying for
another type of visa.
Last visa held: This refers to the last substantive visa held by a visa holder (that is, the last visa other
than a bridging visa) prior to a point in time. The last visa held may have expired or still
be in effect.
Lodged: Lodged is the count of paper applications receipted in a departmental office
or submitted electronically.
Outside Australia: In this report, refers to the location of the client at the time the application was lodged.
Primary applicant: The primary applicant is the person who must satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of
a visa under the Regulations. In this case, it would be the person proposing to study in
Australia.
Primary application: An application lodged by a primary applicant.
Primary grant: An outcome where a decision maker (which may include system generated decision
making) makes an assessment based on the initial visa application which results in a
visa being granted to an applicant.
Primary visa holder: A person who has had a primary application for a visa granted.
Secondary applicant: Secondary applicants must satisfy the secondary criteria for the grant of a visa under
the Regulations. In this case, a secondary applicant is generally a dependant of the
primary applicant.
Secondary application: A visa application lodged by a secondary applicant.
Secondary visa holder: A person who has had a secondary application for a visa granted.
Skilled Occupation List: The Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) is a list of skilled
occupations that deliver high value skills needed by the Australian economy and aligns
with the national workforce development strategy. It applies to international students
who wish to apply for the Graduate Work stream under the Temporary Graduate
(subclass 485) visa. To apply for this stream, students must nominate an occupation
on the MLTSSL and graduate with skills and qualifications that closely relate to this
occupation.
Snapshot date: The snapshot date is a point in time at which a count is undertaken. In this report, the
number of visa holders in Australia at a point in time is used.
Visa applicant: Used to refer to clients applying for a visa. Unless otherwise specified, the term covers
both primary and secondary applicants.
Visa holders in Australia: The number of visa holders lawfully in Australia. This is not a count of all valid visas, as
a number of visa holders may be outside Australia on the snapshot date.

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Background to the student visa program
International students must have a valid visa for the duration of their studies in Australia. Most international students
will need a student visa. However, visitor visas permit up to three months study and working holiday maker visas
permit up to four months study. Further information about these visa options is available at:
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-finder

There are seven sectors in which a student visa holder may study:

1) English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) sector is for international students
undertaking a stand-alone English language course that leads to a certificate level award or non-formal
award.

2) Schools sector is designed for international students applying to study in Australia in a primary, junior
secondary or senior secondary school course or an approved secondary school exchange program.

3) Vocational Education and Training sector is designed for international students applying to study in Australia
and whose main course of study is a certificate, vocational education and training diploma, vocational
education and training advanced diploma, vocational graduate certificate or vocational graduate diploma.

4) Higher Education sector is designed for international students applying to study in Australia and whose main
course of study is a bachelor degree, associate degree, higher education diploma, higher education
advanced diploma, graduate certificate, graduate diploma or Masters by coursework.

5) Postgraduate Research sector is designed for international students who want to study a Master’s degree by
research or a Doctoral degree in Australia.

6) Non-Award sector is designed for international students who want to study non award foundation studies or
other full time courses not leading to an Australian award.

7) Foreign Affairs or Defence sector is designed for international students who are sponsored by the
Department of Foreign Affairs or Department of Defence to study a full-time course of any type
in Australia.

To be eligible for a student visa, applicants must be accepted for full time study in a course listed on the
Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS). Applicants must also meet
financial, health insurance, English language proficiency and health and character requirements.

There is no limit on the number of student visas issued each year. If applicants meet requirements, they will be granted
a student visa. Student visas are issued for the entire period of study in Australia. Visas are granted in alignment with
the period for which the applicant has Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC).

There are two other visas related to the student visa program, the Student Guardian visa and the Temporary Graduate
(subclass 485) visa. The Student Guardian visa is for individuals who wish to accompany and care for minors studying in
Australia. The Temporary Graduate visa allows international students to live and work in Australia temporarily after they
have finished their studies.

Family members

Students can apply to have partners and dependant children under the age of eighteen accompany them to Australia.
These family members are known as secondary visa holders and are counted in student visa numbers. A parent or
guardian seeking to accompany an international student to Australia may be eligible for a Student Guardian visa.

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Background to the student visa program - continued
Ability to work
From 1 July 2023, Student visas include a visa condition that, once the course has commenced, allows most students to
work for up to 48 hours per fortnight while their course is in session and for unlimited hours during course breaks. The
limitation imposed by this visa condition reflects the purpose of a student visa; that it is to allow entry to Australia in order
to study, not to work. Secondary visa holders are subject to a visa condition that limits them to 48 hours work per
fortnight at any time.

Higher degree by research students on a Postgraduate Research Sector visa may work unlimited hours once their
Masters or PhD course has commenced. Dependants of students studying a Masters or PhD research course have no
limitation on their work hours.

Further information is available at: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/student-500#When

Simplified student visa framework (SSVF)

On 1 July 2016 the SSVF was implemented replacing both Streamlined Visa Processing arrangements and
the Assessment Level Framework. Key changes under the SSVF include:

 international students apply for a single Student visa (subclass 500) regardless of their chosen course of study
 student guardians apply for the new Student Guardian visa (subclass 590)
 a single immigration risk framework applies to all international students
 all student and student guardian visa applicants are required to lodge their visa application online
through ImmiAccount

Financial capacity requirement

Students and their families need to be aware of the costs involved in studying and living in Australia. In order to meet the
financial requirements for the grant of a student visa, applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have access to
sufficient funds to cover tuition fees, travel costs, educational costs for any accompanying school age children and living
costs for the full study period.

An updated financial capacity requirement came into effect from 1 October 2023. The update to the financial capacity
requirement reflects Consumer Price Index (CPI) increases since 2019 up to and including June 2023.

Genuine temporary entrant (GTE) requirement

The GTE requirement was introduced on 5 November 2011 to enhance the integrity of the student visa program.

The GTE requirement explicitly addresses whether the individual circumstances of an applicant indicate that their
intention is for a temporary stay in Australia.

Factors that the Department may consider as part of the GTE requirement are set out in a Ministerial Direction available
at http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/StudyinginAustralia/Documents/direction-no-69.pdf and include:

 circumstances in the applicant’s home country;

 the applicant’s potential circumstances in Australia;
 the applicant’s immigration history;
 the value of the course to the applicant’s future; and/or
 any other matter relevant to the applicant’s intention to stay temporarily.

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Background to the student visa program - continued
Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)

Overseas students must have health insurance for the duration of their stay in Australia. The OSHC assists international
students to meet the costs of medical and hospital care that they may need while in Australia.

Visa refusals
A decision to refuse a student visa application is made when a delegate of the Minister is not satisfied that the applicant
meets the legal criteria for grant of a visa. When refusing a visa application, the Department provides an applicant, or
their agent, with a written decision record that sets out the reason for the decision.

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Background to the subclass 485 visa
The Temporary Graduate visa (TGV) provides international students the opportunity to live, study and work in Australia
temporarily after the completion of their studies in Australia. Further information is available at
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/temporary-graduate-485

The TGV has the following streams:

 Graduate Work stream - for international students who have recently graduated with qualifications from an
Australian institution that are relevant to specific occupations Australia needs. Applicants must have a
qualification relevant to an occupation on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List and be assessed by
a relevant assessing authority as having skills suitable for their nominated occupation. Successful applicants
are granted a stay of up to 18 months.

 Post-Study Work stream - for international students who have recently graduated with a degree from an
Australian institution. This stream is only available to international students who applied for, and were granted,
their first student visa on or after 5 November 2011. Successful applicants are usually granted a stay of
between 2 to 4 years, depending on the qualification obtained.

 Second Post-Study Work stream - introduced in January 2021, for holders of TGV (first Post-Study Work
stream or Replacement stream) who graduated with a degree from an Australian institution located in a
regional area. Successful applicants are granted a stay of between 1 and 4 years. This is dependent on
location of the educational institution that led to the grant of the first TGV in the Post-Study Work stream and
the regional area resided during the first TGV in the Post-Study Work stream or Replacement stream.

 Replacement stream - for current and former TGV holders who lost time on their original visa due to COVID-
19 travel restrictions. The Replacement stream usually applies a stay between 18 months and 6 years.

Post-Study Work Extension

From 1 July 2023, Post-Study Work stream applicants with a select degree may be eligible for an extended 2 years on
their visa. This extension is only available to applicants eligible for the Post-Study Work, Second Post-Study Work and
Replacement streams.

Hong Kong and British National Overseas passport holders

Students who are Hong Kong (HK) Special Administrative Region (SAR) and/or British National (Overseas) (BNO)
passport holders, completing studies or qualifications in Australia, can apply for a TGV on the successful conclusion of
their studies or qualifications.

HK and BNO passport holders in the Graduate, Post-Study Work and Replacement streams may stay for 5 years. HK
and BNO passport holders in the Second Post-Study Work stream may stay up to an additional 2 years, dependent on
where they studied, lived and their degree.

Current and future TGV holders from HK may have a pathway to permanent residency.

Eligible visas
To be eligible for a TGV, graduates must have completed their studies in Australia while on an eligible student visa and
met the Australian Study Requirement (ASR) in the 6 months before they apply for this visa.

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Background to the subclass 485 visa - continued
Australian study requirement
The ASR is defined as study in Australia in a course registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and
Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) for a period of at least two academic years (92 weeks). The course should be
conducted in English and should be completed in no less than 16 calendar months.

From 25 November 2023, online study requirements returned to their pre-COVID state. Online study undertaken during
the COVID concession period (1 February 2020 to 25 November 2023 inclusive) continue to count towards the ASR.

Family members
Family members must meet health and character requirements and must provide evidence of their relationship to the
TGV applicant. Family members can apply to join the TGV holder in Australia after the TGV has been granted as a
subsequent entrant. Family members of applicants who hold a select degree and are applying for a 2 year extension
must first apply for and be granted a subsequent entrant Post-Study Work stream visa.

Ability to work and study

The TGV contains no requirement for graduates to work in specific areas or sectors linked to their qualification.
Graduates who work within a skilled occupation may be able to use this experience to eventually transition into Skill
stream visas. Dependants and secondary applicants are able to work and study on the TGV.
It is the responsibility of the TGV holder to seek their own employment if they are granted the visa. The
Australian Government is not responsible for arranging employment.

Upcoming priorities under the Migration Strategy

The Migration Strategy released on 11 December 2023 outlines the Government’s vision for getting migration working for
the nation and building a migration system that delivers for workers, businesses and all Australians. Under the Migration
Strategy, the Government is recalibrating student and graduate visa settings to support both the education sector and
Australia’s migration needs. Further is available at https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/what-we-do/migration-strategy

More specific details on implementation of the proposed TGV changes, outlined in the Migration Strategy, including in
relation to HKSAR and BNO passport holders and the Australian Indian - Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement
(AI-ECTA), will be communicated ahead of planned implementation of changes proposed in mid-2024.

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Executive Summary
Key Points
 In the 2023-24 program year to 31 December 2023, there continued to be strong demand for a student visa.

 High levels of demand for a student visa and an increase in the number of applicants attempting to obtain a
student visa using fraudulent documentation or information and inappropriate use of the program to enter and/or
stay in Australia contributed to an increased number of refusals and longer processing times for some cohorts.

 In the six month period from 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023:

o there were 282,302 student visa applications lodged - an increase of 14 per cent when compared with
the same period in 2022-23 (247,103 applications lodged).
o the Department granted 195,934 student visas - a decrease of 31 per cent when compared with the
same period in 2022-23 (283,940 visas granted).
o there were 76,639 Temporary Graduate visa (TGV) applications lodged - an increase of 45 per
cent when compared with the same period in 2022-23 (52,748 applications lodged).
o the Department granted 50,205 temporary graduate visas - a decrease of 52 per cent when compared
with the same period in 2022-23 (105,073 visas granted).

 In the three month period from 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023:

o the overall student visa grant rate was 81.9 per cent - compared with 87.6 per cent during the same
period in 2022-23.
o the median processing time for all primary student visas granted was 15 calendar days - compared with
42 calendar days during the same period in 2022-23.

 On 31 December 2023:
o there were 71,281 student visa applications on hand - a 76 per cent increase when compared
with 31 December 2022 (40,528 applications on hand).
o there were 547,075 student visa holders in Australia - a 20 per cent increase when compared
with 31 December 2022 (456,970 visa holders in Australia).
o there were 22,904 TGV applications on hand - a 30 per cent increase when compared
with 31 December 2022 (17,610 applications on hand).
o there were 179,830 TGV holders in Australia - a 24 per cent increase when compared
with 31 December 2022 (144,694 visa holders in Australia).

 From 1 July 2023, student visa holders can work no more than 48 hours a fortnight while their course of study is
in session.

 An updated financial capacity requirement came into effect from 1 October 2023. The change represents an
increase of approximately 17 percent on previous figures, and reflects Consumer Price Index (CPI) increases
since 2019 up to and including June 2023.

 From 1 July 2023, the Graduate Work stream of the TGV returned to pre-COVID settings. Applicants need to
undertake a skills assessment and nominate an occupation off the Medium Long Term Strategic Skills List
(MLTSSL). The maximum duration of stay for applicants has reverted to 18 months from 24 months.

 From 25 November 2023, TGV applicants are required to be in Australia at time of lodgement (with the
exception of subsequent entrants and replacement stream). Applications are able to be granted onshore or
offshore.

 Study completed online can only count towards 25 per cent of the Australian Study Requirement (ASR);
however, online study undertaken, while holding a visa that allowed study during the COVID concession
period (1 February 2020 - 25 November 2023), will continue to count towards the ASR.

 The Australian Government is recalibrating student and temporary graduate visa settings to support both the
education sector and Australia’s migration needs, and create clearer pathways for students.

 On 11 December 2023, the Australian Government released the Migration Strategy. The Migration Strategy
draws on the key findings of the 2023 Review of the Migration System (the Parkinson Review) and reflects the
Government’s response to the Rapid Review into the Exploitation of Australias Visa System (the Nixon
Review).

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Key Points (continued)
 On 14 December 2023, a new Ministerial Direction was signed formalising the Australian Government’s
processing priorities for the student and student guardian visa programs. The new student visa processing
priorities apply to all visa applications lodged on or from 15 December 2023, as well as applications lodged prior
to this date that were yet to be finalised.

 Other student and TGV reforms to be implemented in 2024 include:

o replacing the Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) requirement with a new Genuine Student
(GS) requirement;
o raising the English language proficiency requirements for both a student visa and a TGV;
o aligning the duration of the TGV with the time required to identify those graduates with the skills
and capability to succeed on a permanent skilled visa;
o removing the extension of Post-Study Work rights;
o abolishing the TGV Replacement stream, a COVID-19 concession;
o renaming the main streams of the TGV to be more reflective of study requirements for applicants; and
o reducing the maximum eligible age for a TGV from 50 to 35 years (inclusive).

 This report should be read in conjunction with The Administration of the Immigration and Citizenship Programs

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 (Pakistan); and 49 per cent (Sri Lanka) - when compared
Executive Summary - continued with the same period in 2022-23.
1 Applications lodged
2 Visas granted
In the period from 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023, there
were 282,302 student visa applications lodged - an There is no cap on the number of student visas granted.
increase of 14 per cent when compared with the same
period in 2022-23 (247,103 applications lodged). In the 2023-24 program year to 31 December 2023, there
were 195,934 student visas granted - a decrease of 40
In the 2023-24 program year to 31 December 2023, there per cent when compared with the same period in 2022-23
were 83,021 student visa applications lodged by applicants (283,940 visas granted).
located in Australia - an increase of 22 per cent when
compared with the same period in 2022-23 (68,263 In the 2023-24 program year to 31 December 2023, there
applications lodged). were 56,802 visas granted to applicants located in
Australia - a decrease of 51 per cent when compared with
In the 2023-24 program year to 31 December 2023, there the same period in 2022-23 (117,009 visas granted).
were 199,281 student visa applications lodged by There were 139,132 visas granted to applicants located
applicants located outside Australia - an increase of outside Australia - a decrease of
11 per cent when compared with the same period 17 per cent when compared with the same period in
in 2022-23 (178,840 applications lodged). 2022-23 (166,931 visas granted).

In the 2023-24 program year to 31 December 2023, visa In the 2023-24 program year to 31 December 2023, the
applications lodged outside Australia for: the Higher number of visas granted to applicants located outside
Education Sector increased by 25 per cent (to 122,497); the Australia decreased by: 4 per cent (to 88,049) in the
English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students Higher Education Sector; 44 per cent (to 19,222) in the
(ELICOS) Sector decreased by 19 per cent (to 23,749); and ELICOS Sector; and 37 per cent (to 14,161) in the VET
the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Sector Sector - when compared with the same period in 2022-
decreased by 2 per cent (to 32,176) when compared with 23.
the same period in 2022-23.
In the 2023-24 program year to 31 December 2023, the
In the 2023-24 program year to 31 December 2023, the top top five source countries for visa grants were: China
five source countries for student visa lodgements were: (43,389); India (27,374); Nepal (10,234); Colombia
China (53,149); India (44,889); Philippines (17,792); Nepal (9,627); and Vietnam (9,399). Visa grants to citizens of
(16,779); and Colombia (14,026). Applications from citizens China and Vietnam increased by 1.5 per cent and 2.8 per
of these five countries accounted for 51.9 per cent of all cent respectively when compared with the same period in
lodgements during the reporting period. Lodgements 2022-23. Visa grants to citizens of the other three
increased by: 37 per cent (China); 2.1 per cent (India); 49.9 countries decreased by 47.6 per cent (India); 52.7 per
per cent (Philippines); and 5.1 per cent (Colombia) - when cent (Nepal); and 47.5 per cent (Colombia).
compared with the same period in 2022-23. Lodgements
from Nepal decreased by 8.8 per cent. In the 2023-24 program year to 31 December 2023, TGV
grants decreased by 52 per cent when compared with the
In the 2023-24 program year to 31 December 2023, there same period in 2022-23.
were 76,639 TGV applications lodged - an increase of 45
per cent when compared with the same period in 2022-23 In the 2023-24 program year to 31 December 2023, the
(52,748 applications lodged). top five source countries for visa grants were: India
(17,534); Nepal (8,087); China (7,466); Pakistan (2,576);
In the 2023-24 program year to 31 December 2023, and Sri Lanka (1,580). Visa grants decreased by: 57 per
lodgements in the Post-Study Work stream increased by 91 cent (India); 47 per cent (Nepal); 24 per cent (China); 39
per cent when compared with the same period in 2022-23; per cent (Pakistan); and 62 per cent (Sri Lanka) when
and applications lodged in the Graduate Work stream compared with the same period in 2022-23.
decreased by 49 per cent when compared with the same
period in 2022-23. 3 Grant rates
In the 2023-24 program year to 31 December 2023, the top The grant rates have been provided on a quarterly
five source countries for TGV lodgements were: India basis. This breakdown allows readers to identify and
(26,598); Nepal (13,907); China (11,040); Pakistan (3,772); monitor changes in grant rates by sector and nationality
and Sri Lanka (2,770). Applications from citizens of these across the reporting period.
five countries accounted for 75.7 per cent of all lodgements
during the reporting period. Lodgements increased by: 37 A grant rate is the percentage of grants compared to the
per cent (India); 91 per cent (Nepal); 109 per cent (China); number of decisions made.
23 per cent

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The grant rate for all student visa applications decided Of the total student visa holders in Australia on
during the 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023 quarter 31 December 2023, 106,135 were from India, 64,747 were
was 81.9 per cent (compared to 87.6 per cent during the from China, 60,630 were from Nepal, 32,610 were from
same period in 2022-23). Philippines and 24,700 were from Colombia. Students
from these five countries accounted for more than half
During the 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023 quarter, (52.8 per cent) of all student visa holders in Australia.
the grant rate for all applicants in Australia was 91.1 per
cent (compared to 99.6 per cent during the same period in On 31 December 2023, there were 179,830 TGV holders
2022-23); and the grant rate for all applicants outside in Australia - a 24 per cent increase when compared with
Australia was 79 per cent (compared to 76.5 per cent 31 December 2022 when there were 144,694 TGV
during the same period in 2022-23). holders in Australia.

During the 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023 quarter, 7 Destinations

the grant rate for applicants located outside Australia was:
81.1 per cent in the Higher Education Sector (compared to In the 2023-24 program year to 31 December 2023, there
81.5 per cent during the same period in 2022-23; 81.9 per were 90,375 former student visa holders granted another
cent in the ELICOS Sector (compared to 88.5 per cent substantive visa (other than a student visa in the same
during the same period in 2022-23); and 45.8 per cent in sector) - a decrease of 43.6 per cent when compared with
the VET Sector (compared to 45.6 per cent during the same the same period in 2022-23 (160,310 visas granted).
period in 2022-23).
In the 2023-24 program year to 31 December 2023, most
of the former student visa holders who were granted
another substantive visa moved on to a Temporary
Graduate (subclass 485) visa (22.4 per cent), a
Temporary Activity (subclass 408) visa (19.4 per cent), a
Visitor visa (14.5 per cent) or a Student visa in a new
sector (14 per cent).
4 Processing times
The time required to process student visa applications
depends on many factors including the supporting evidence
provided by the applicant.

In the 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023 quarter,

50 per cent of primary student visa applications lodged in
Australia were decided within 64 calendar days and 50 per
cent of primary visa applications lodged outside Australia
were decided within 11 calendar days.

5 Applications on hand
On 31 December 2023, there were 71,281 primary student
visa applications on hand - compared to 40,528 applications
on hand on 31 December 2022. Of the total primary student
visa applications on hand, 31,612 applications were lodged
by applicants located in Australia and 39,669 applications
were lodged by applicants located outside Australia.

On 31 December 2023, there were 22,904 primary TGV

applications on hand - up from 17,610 on 31 December
2022.

6 Visa holders in Australia

On 31 December 2023, there were 547,075 student visa
holders in Australia. This is an increase of 20 per cent when
compared with 31 December 2022 (456,970 student visa
holders in Australia).

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Oct-18

Oct-19

Oct-20

Oct-21

Oct-22

Oct-23
year on year 12 months rolling total

1.02 Number of student visa applications lodged in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by month - comparison with previous
four financial years
80000

70000

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Lodged Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total
2019-20 41,266 42,683 35,259 30,220 35,870 41,405 44,082 37,735 41,471 14,045 15,028 16,082 395,146

2020-21 19,636 29,668 23,201 17,649 20,241 22,770 21,078 26,777 38,247 15,120 13,625 14,621 262,633

2021-22 16,506 23,534 16,769 13,770 18,711 29,063 33,485 39,789 50,542 30,343 41,836 50,656 365,004

2022-23 40,914 41,498 35,792 31,631 43,420 53,848 55,521 57,296 57,268 39,436 58,550 75,130 590,304

2023-24 49,188 47,677 41,691 38,578 47,766 57,402 282,302

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1.03 Number of student visa applications lodged by month where the client was In Australia - year on year 12 months
rolling total

240000

200000

160000

120000

80000

40000

0
Mar-19

Mar-20

Mar-21

Mar-22

Mar-23
Jun-19

Jun-20

Jun-21

Jun-22

Jun-23
Dec-18

Sep-19

Dec-19

Sep-20

Dec-20

Sep-21

Dec-21

Sep-22

Dec-22

Sep-23

Dec-23
year on year 12 months rolling total

1.04 Number of student visa applications lodged in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by month where the client was In
Australia - comparison with previous four financial years

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Lodged Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total
2019-20 16,114 26,227 19,298 13,448 13,590 13,254 13,670 19,471 32,164 11,493 11,674 12,020 202,423
2020-21 15,195 23,822 16,652 11,295 10,858 12,121 11,868 17,781 29,524 9,583 9,110 9,096 176,905
2021-22 10,422 18,043 11,375 7,033 7,300 8,552 8,246 13,054 23,527 5,381 6,336 7,956 127,225
2022-23 10,118 15,912 11,465 8,345 10,204 12,219 13,004 20,559 25,886 9,550 12,763 16,604 166,629
2023-24 12,990 16,978 13,099 11,461 12,404 16,089 83,021

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1.05 Number of student visa applications lodged by month where the client was Outside Australia - year on year 12
months rolling total

450000

400000

350000

300000

250000

200000

150000

100000

50000

0
Mar-19

Mar-20

Mar-21

Mar-22

Mar-23
Jun-19

Jun-20

Jun-21

Jun-22

Jun-23
Dec-18

Sep-19

Dec-19

Sep-20

Dec-20

Sep-21

Dec-21

Sep-22

Dec-22

Sep-23

Dec-23
year on year 12 months rolling total

1.06 Number of student visa applications lodged in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by month where the client was Outside
Australia - comparison with previous four financial years

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Lodged Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total
2019-20 25,152 16,456 15,961 16,772 22,280 28,151 30,412 18,264 9,307 2,552 3,354 4,062 192,723
2020-21 4,441 5,846 6,549 6,354 9,383 10,649 9,210 8,996 8,723 5,537 4,515 5,525 85,728
2021-22 6,084 5,491 5,394 6,737 11,411 20,511 25,239 26,735 27,015 24,962 35,500 42,700 237,779
2022-23 30,796 25,586 24,327 23,286 33,216 41,629 42,517 36,737 31,382 29,886 45,787 58,526 423,675
2023-24 36,198 30,699 28,592 27,117 35,362 41,313 199,281

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1.07 Number of student visa applications lodged for Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector in 2023-24 to
31 December 2023 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

800

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Lodged Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

In Australia
2019-20 46 37 20 18 36 31 52 31 14 85 47 41 458
2020-21 147 197 41 39 45 112 188 51 70 28 31 40 989
2021-22 53 137 31 13 71 57 75 56 52 16 46 15 622
2022-23 50 45 12 8 20 32 35 31 33 9 47 12 334
2023-24 38 38 28 23 42 36 205

Outside Australia
2019-20 340 341 262 451 645 477 345 270 121 15 18 43 3,328
2020-21 22 37 34 88 171 48 55 38 53 32 34 38 650
2021-22 90 55 78 142 67 298 147 96 345 696 568 348 2,930
2022-23 408 280 276 367 559 402 317 227 184 402 386 323 4,131
2023-24 291 293 420 458 592 469 2,523

All
2019-20 386 378 282 469 681 508 397 301 135 100 65 84 3,786
2020-21 169 234 75 127 216 160 243 89 123 60 65 78 1,639
2021-22 143 192 109 155 138 355 222 152 397 712 614 363 3,552
2022-23 458 325 288 375 579 434 352 258 217 411 433 335 4,465
2023-24 329 331 448 481 634 505 2,728

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1.08 Number of student visa applications lodged for Higher Education Sector in 2023-24 to
31 December 2023 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

45000

40000

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Lodged Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

In Australia
2019-20 7,566 14,888 8,100 3,190 3,462 4,482 5,697 9,919 17,146 3,141 2,724 3,540 83,855
2020-21 7,088 13,701 7,112 2,718 2,866 4,356 6,020 10,147 15,446 3,022 2,319 2,803 77,598
2021-22 5,283 10,802 5,094 1,926 1,918 3,309 4,825 8,011 12,994 1,774 1,632 2,415 59,983
2022-23 4,698 8,490 3,908 2,134 2,389 3,787 5,760 10,278 12,064 2,015 2,396 3,944 61,863
2023-24 5,889 8,365 4,129 3,169 2,869 4,162 28,583

Outside Australia
2019-20 15,663 8,476 8,544 9,177 11,468 15,461 20,942 11,615 4,877 1,806 2,508 3,137 113,674
2020-21 3,473 4,644 5,018 4,625 7,000 8,130 7,281 7,340 6,633 4,048 3,296 4,113 65,601
2021-22 4,800 4,181 3,916 4,745 8,325 13,949 16,644 14,753 11,058 10,542 17,107 24,173 134,193
2022-23 17,303 12,710 11,946 12,743 18,177 24,744 29,357 23,954 15,445 16,878 27,512 40,134 250,903
2023-24 23,733 17,150 16,064 16,612 21,449 27,489 122,497

All
2019-20 23,229 23,364 16,644 12,367 14,930 19,943 26,639 21,534 22,023 4,947 5,232 6,677 197,529
2020-21 10,561 18,345 12,130 7,343 9,866 12,486 13,301 17,487 22,079 7,070 5,615 6,916 143,199
2021-22 10,083 14,983 9,010 6,671 10,243 17,258 21,469 22,764 24,052 12,316 18,739 26,588 194,176
2022-23 22,001 21,200 15,854 14,877 20,566 28,531 35,117 34,232 27,509 18,893 29,908 44,078 312,766
2023-24 29,622 25,515 20,193 19,781 24,318 31,651 151,080

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1.09 Number of student visa applications lodged for Independent ELICOS Sector in 2023-24 to
31 December 2023 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

8000

7000

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Lodged Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

In Australia
2019-20 854 981 995 976 997 872 784 891 1,126 748 714 652 10,590
2020-21 554 584 544 445 334 338 255 287 321 162 147 121 4,092
2021-22 79 102 89 72 56 60 47 89 165 113 148 242 1,262
2022-23 256 390 454 498 650 859 778 1,005 1,180 1,004 1,214 1,338 9,626
2023-24 703 797 858 882 1,074 1,397 5,711

Outside Australia
2019-20 3,572 3,002 2,555 2,722 2,868 3,027 3,042 3,063 1,656 79 44 65 25,695
2020-21 78 82 119 186 260 351 209 214 182 190 145 176 2,192
2021-22 166 188 220 306 684 1,662 2,522 4,390 5,863 4,806 4,850 5,525 31,182
2022-23 5,063 4,797 4,673 4,380 5,008 5,380 4,773 5,242 6,073 4,749 5,200 6,006 61,344
2023-24 4,440 4,615 4,234 3,423 3,518 3,519 23,749

All
2019-20 4,426 3,983 3,550 3,698 3,865 3,899 3,826 3,954 2,782 827 758 717 36,285
2020-21 632 666 663 631 594 689 464 501 503 352 292 297 6,284
2021-22 245 290 309 378 740 1,722 2,569 4,479 6,028 4,919 4,998 5,767 32,444
2022-23 5,319 5,187 5,127 4,878 5,658 6,239 5,551 6,247 7,253 5,753 6,414 7,344 70,970
2023-24 5,143 5,412 5,092 4,305 4,592 4,916 29,460

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1 Lodged
1.10 Number of student visa applications lodged for Non-Award Sector in 2023-24 to
31 December 2023 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

4500

4000

3500

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Lodged Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

In Australia
2019-20 64 24 21 16 20 34 41 29 34 6 34 48 371
2020-21 62 22 9 7 8 12 16 17 21 6 <5 5 187
2021-22 8 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 5 7 5 9 12 60
2022-23 22 10 6 8 35 46 37 18 21 11 31 25 270
2023-24 33 15 14 10 30 34 136

Outside Australia
2019-20 1,139 293 173 567 2,636 4,325 2,333 281 81 10 15 57 11,910
2020-21 30 17 11 17 20 17 9 5 10 5 16 45 202
2021-22 12 <5 5 9 63 389 348 135 118 607 3,281 3,339 8,308
2022-23 842 180 154 354 2,509 3,315 1,265 175 204 1,050 3,997 2,808 16,853
2023-24 599 163 158 539 3,251 3,142 7,852

All
2019-20 1,203 317 194 583 2,656 4,359 2,374 310 115 16 49 105 12,281
2020-21 92 39 20 24 28 29 25 22 31 11 18 50 389
2021-22 20 6 9 11 64 390 350 140 125 612 3,290 3,351 8,368
2022-23 864 190 160 362 2,544 3,361 1,302 193 225 1,061 4,028 2,833 17,123
2023-24 632 178 172 549 3,281 3,176 7,988

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1 Lodged
1.11 Number of student visa applications lodged for Postgraduate Research Sector in 2023-24 to
31 December 2023 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

1600

1400

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Lodged Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

In Australia
2019-20 375 512 452 405 372 413 443 510 652 302 305 287 5,028
2020-21 331 498 420 360 317 371 476 643 741 363 308 315 5,143
2021-22 450 653 524 388 309 383 474 586 585 305 368 319 5,344
2022-23 352 507 443 361 285 347 403 590 597 314 369 331 4,899
2023-24 413 478 557 453 283 317 2,501

Outside Australia
2019-20 819 618 512 477 773 983 868 664 425 170 231 222 6,762
2020-21 267 351 339 306 499 552 506 355 389 297 286 321 4,468
2021-22 323 384 303 344 563 806 755 718 695 604 786 819 7,100
2022-23 786 807 614 622 910 1,106 978 784 734 647 725 821 9,534
2023-24 802 842 571 633 824 1,009 4,681

All
2019-20 1,194 1,130 964 882 1,145 1,396 1,311 1,174 1,077 472 536 509 11,790
2020-21 598 849 759 666 816 923 982 998 1,130 660 594 636 9,611
2021-22 773 1,037 827 732 872 1,189 1,229 1,304 1,280 909 1,154 1,138 12,444
2022-23 1,138 1,314 1,057 983 1,195 1,453 1,381 1,374 1,331 961 1,094 1,152 14,433
2023-24 1,215 1,320 1,128 1,086 1,107 1,326 7,182

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1 Lodged
1.12 Number of student visa applications lodged for Schools Sector in 2023-24 to
31 December 2023 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

1800

1600

1400

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Lodged Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

In Australia
2019-20 125 126 141 191 212 174 128 230 228 73 52 86 1,766
2020-21 69 39 64 92 140 213 125 133 188 24 19 22 1,128
2021-22 29 26 42 66 121 164 98 122 159 27 29 50 933
2022-23 59 100 111 104 150 148 124 176 213 84 78 125 1,472
2023-24 92 129 151 193 174 125 864

Outside Australia
2019-20 562 497 511 753 1,145 1,142 435 270 343 165 184 130 6,137
2020-21 91 76 139 189 273 145 90 96 91 88 75 61 1,414
2021-22 59 44 70 142 229 352 252 263 560 580 1,040 942 4,533
2022-23 427 534 603 955 1,127 883 372 359 769 995 1,390 1,201 9,615
2023-24 540 724 668 1,070 1,547 1,254 5,803

All
2019-20 687 623 652 944 1,357 1,316 563 500 571 238 236 216 7,903
2020-21 160 115 203 281 413 358 215 229 279 112 94 83 2,542
2021-22 88 70 112 208 350 516 350 385 719 607 1,069 992 5,466
2022-23 486 634 714 1,059 1,277 1,031 496 535 982 1,079 1,468 1,326 11,087
2023-24 632 853 819 1,263 1,721 1,379 6,667

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1 Lodged
1.13 Number of student visa applications lodged for Vocational Education and Training Sector in 2023-24 to
31 December 2023 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

20000

16000

12000

8000

4000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Lodged Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

In Australia
2019-20 7,084 9,659 9,569 8,652 8,491 7,248 6,525 7,861 12,964 7,138 7,798 7,366 100,355
2020-21 6,944 8,781 8,462 7,634 7,148 6,719 4,788 6,503 12,737 5,978 6,284 5,790 87,768
2021-22 4,520 6,319 5,591 4,566 4,824 4,578 2,725 4,185 9,565 3,141 4,104 4,903 59,021
2022-23 4,681 6,370 6,531 5,232 6,675 7,000 5,867 8,461 11,778 6,113 8,628 10,829 88,165
2023-24 5,822 7,156 7,362 6,731 7,932 10,018 45,021

Outside Australia
2019-20 3,057 3,229 3,404 2,625 2,745 2,736 2,447 2,101 1,804 307 354 408 25,217
2020-21 480 639 889 943 1,160 1,406 1,060 948 1,365 877 663 771 11,201
2021-22 634 637 802 1,049 1,480 3,055 4,571 6,380 8,376 7,127 7,868 7,554 49,533
2022-23 5,967 6,278 6,061 3,865 4,926 5,799 5,455 5,996 7,973 5,165 6,577 7,233 71,295
2023-24 5,793 6,912 6,477 4,382 4,181 4,431 32,176

All
2019-20 10,141 12,888 12,973 11,277 11,236 9,984 8,972 9,962 14,768 7,445 8,152 7,774 125,572
2020-21 7,424 9,420 9,351 8,577 8,308 8,125 5,848 7,451 14,102 6,855 6,947 6,561 98,969
2021-22 5,154 6,956 6,393 5,615 6,304 7,633 7,296 10,565 17,941 10,268 11,972 12,457 108,554
2022-23 10,648 12,648 12,592 9,097 11,601 12,799 11,322 14,457 19,751 11,278 15,205 18,062 159,460
2023-24 11,615 14,068 13,839 11,113 12,113 14,449 77,197

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1 Lodged
1.14 Number of student visa applications lodged in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by citizenship country - comparison
with same period in previous year

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

India

Philippines

Nepal

Colombia

Vietnam

Pakistan

Brazil

Bhutan

Indonesia

Thailand

Sri Lanka

Bangladesh

Kenya

Mongolia
0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000

2022-23 to 31/12/22 2023-24 to 31/12/2

31/12/23

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 38,803 53,149 37.0% 18.8%
India 43,946 44,889 2.1% 15.9%
Philippines 11,867 17,792 49.9% 6.3%
Nepal 18,405 16,779 -8.8% 5.9%
Colombia 13,346 14,026 5.1% 5.0%
Vietnam 7,836 13,588 73.4% 4.8%
Pakistan 8,669 12,723 46.8% 4.5%
Brazil 10,379 8,589 -17.2% 3.0%
Bhutan 8,519 8,398 -1.4% 3.0%
Indonesia 6,173 6,680 8.2% 2.4%
Thailand 10,277 6,398 -37.7% 2.3%
Sri Lanka 4,615 5,798 25.6% 2.1%
Bangladesh 3,717 5,461 46.9% 1.9%
Kenya 2,416 5,001 107.0% 1.8%
Mongolia 2,738 4,754 73.6% 1.7%
Other countries 55,397 58,277 5.2% 20.6%
Total 247,103 282,302 14.2% 100.0%

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1 Lodged
1.15 Number of student visa applications lodged in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the client was In Australia by
citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

India

Colombia

Nepal

Philippines

Vietnam

Thailand

Brazil

Indonesia

Mongolia

Pakistan

Korea, South

Malaysia

Taiwan

Sri Lanka
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000

2022-23 to 31/12/22 2023-24 to 31/12/2

31/12/23

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 9,825 13,348 35.9% 16.1%
India 15,107 12,892 -14.7% 15.5%
Colombia 2,488 5,775 132.1% 7.0%
Nepal 5,450 5,654 3.7% 6.8%
Philippines 2,604 4,618 77.3% 5.6%
Vietnam 2,279 4,290 88.2% 5.2%
Thailand 3,674 3,990 8.6% 4.8%
Brazil 4,357 3,694 -15.2% 4.4%
Indonesia 2,310 2,560 10.8% 3.1%
Mongolia 1,022 2,538 148.3% 3.1%
Pakistan 1,682 1,989 18.3% 2.4%
Korea, South 1,645 1,765 7.3% 2.1%
Malaysia 1,668 1,574 -5.6% 1.9%
Taiwan 1,443 1,539 6.7% 1.9%
Sri Lanka 1,321 1,452 9.9% 1.7%
Other countries 11,388 15,343 34.7% 18.5%
In Australia Total 68,263 83,021 21.6% 100.0%

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1 Lodged
1.16 Number of student visa applications lodged in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the client was Outside Australia
by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

India

Philippines

Nepal

Pakistan

Vietnam

Colombia

Bhutan

Brazil

Bangladesh

Kenya

Sri Lanka

Indonesia

Japan

United States of America

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000

2022-23 to 31/12/22 2023-24 to 31/12/2

31/12/23

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 28,978 39,801 37.3% 20.0%
India 28,839 31,997 11.0% 16.1%
Philippines 9,263 13,174 42.2% 6.6%
Nepal 12,955 11,125 -14.1% 5.6%
Pakistan 6,987 10,734 53.6% 5.4%
Vietnam 5,557 9,298 67.3% 4.7%
Colombia 10,858 8,251 -24.0% 4.1%
Bhutan 7,992 7,379 -7.7% 3.7%
Brazil 6,022 4,895 -18.7% 2.5%
Bangladesh 2,745 4,630 68.7% 2.3%
Kenya 2,121 4,544 114.2% 2.3%
Sri Lanka 3,294 4,346 31.9% 2.2%
Indonesia 3,863 4,120 6.7% 2.1%
Japan 3,040 3,008 -1.1% 1.5%
United States of America 2,331 2,784 19.4% 1.4%
Other countries 43,995 39,195 -10.9% 19.7%
Outside Australia Total 178,840 199,281 11.4% 100.0%

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2 Granted
2.01 Number of student visa applications granted by month - year on year 12 months rolling total

600000

500000

400000

300000

200000

100000

0
Sep-19

Dec-19

Sep-20

Dec-20

Sep-21

Dec-21

Sep-22

Dec-22

Sep-23

Dec-23
Jun-19

Jun-20

Jun-21

Jun-22

Jun-23
Mar-20

Mar-21

Mar-22

Mar-23
year on year 12 months rolling total

2.02 Number of student visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by month - comparison with
previous four financial years

100000

80000

60000

40000

20000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Granted Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

2019-20 40,436 34,518 30,360 32,811 32,293 30,555 38,413 30,771 23,102 14,199 16,206 16,488 340,152

2020-21 18,842 21,961 18,262 22,487 21,433 18,561 19,135 18,663 21,380 17,469 17,510 17,047 232,750

2021-22 17,614 14,339 11,972 10,859 15,178 23,692 28,829 28,854 25,040 20,542 31,358 35,460 263,737

2022-23 39,621 37,831 23,942 26,316 59,675 96,555 50,768 47,521 46,595 36,723 55,571 56,177 577,295

2023-24 42,625 35,622 25,011 28,158 35,875 28,643 195,934

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2 Granted
2.03 Number of student visa applications granted by month where the client was In Australia - year on year 12 months
rolling total

240000

200000

160000

120000

80000

40000

0
Sep-19

Sep-20

Sep-21

Sep-22

Sep-23
Jun-19

Jun-20

Jun-21

Jun-22

Jun-23
Dec-18

Mar-19

Dec-19

Mar-20

Dec-20

Mar-21

Dec-21

Mar-22

Dec-22

Mar-23

Dec-23
year on year 12 months rolling total

2.04 Number of student visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by month where the client was In
Australia- comparison with previous four financial years
70000

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Granted Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total
2019-20 15,210 19,444 17,934 18,746 12,930 9,267 10,140 12,250 15,186 13,751 15,718 14,710 175,286
2020-21 12,750 12,904 12,307 17,374 14,146 11,111 10,862 11,134 13,454 12,348 12,870 12,244 153,504
2021-22 12,383 10,302 7,265 6,084 7,275 9,571 8,996 9,890 9,894 7,670 9,678 9,030 108,038
2022-23 7,690 6,301 2,982 3,332 29,887 66,817 12,752 13,673 21,420 14,565 20,149 7,748 207,316
2023-24 8,144 13,765 10,258 9,059 9,576 6,000 56,802

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2.05 Number of student visa applications granted by month where the client was Outside Australia - year on year 12
months rolling total

400000

350000

300000

250000

200000

150000

100000

50000

0
Sep-19

Sep-20

Sep-21

Sep-22

Sep-23
Jun-19

Jun-20

Jun-21

Jun-22

Jun-23
Dec-18

Mar-19

Dec-19

Mar-20

Dec-20

Mar-21

Dec-21

Mar-22

Dec-22

Mar-23

Dec-23
year on year 12 months rolling total

2.06 Number of student visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by month where the client was Outside
Australia- comparison with previous four financial years
50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Granted Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total
2019-20 25,226 15,074 12,426 14,065 19,363 21,288 28,273 18,521 7,916 448 488 1,778 164,866
2020-21 6,092 9,057 5,955 5,113 7,287 7,450 8,273 7,529 7,926 5,121 4,640 4,803 79,246
2021-22 5,231 4,037 4,707 4,775 7,903 14,121 19,833 18,964 15,146 12,872 21,680 26,430 155,699
2022-23 31,931 31,530 20,960 22,984 29,788 29,738 38,016 33,848 25,175 22,158 35,422 48,429 369,979
2023-24 34,481 21,857 14,753 19,099 26,299 22,643 139,132

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2.07 Number of visa applications granted for Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by client
location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

1000

800

600

400

200

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Granted Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

In Australia
2019-20 24 32 47 27 17 10 20 20 18 60 59 40 374
2020-21 24 65 47 57 63 31 78 26 82 43 16 8 540
2021-22 43 49 52 54 32 10 10 60 44 19 31 16 420
2022-23 23 15 <5 <5 31 159 38 35 42 26 38 17 428
2023-24 <5 32 34 30 20 31 151

Outside Australia
2019-20 384 294 268 332 560 588 411 298 112 <5 <5 <5 3,256
2020-21 24 29 15 53 102 140 67 24 37 47 33 31 602
2021-22 59 12 26 156 53 236 182 128 126 417 748 393 2,536
2022-23 469 330 247 300 274 668 394 203 212 293 387 355 4,132
2023-24 296 311 347 365 535 485 2,339

All
2019-20 408 326 315 359 577 598 431 318 130 62 63 43 3,630
2020-21 48 94 62 110 165 171 145 50 119 90 49 39 1,142
2021-22 102 61 78 210 85 246 192 188 170 436 779 409 2,956
2022-23 492 345 249 302 305 827 432 238 254 319 425 372 4,560
2023-24 300 343 381 395 555 516 2,490

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2 Granted
2.08 Number of visa applications granted for Higher Education Sector in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by client location
and month - comparison with previous four financial years

40000

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Granted Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

In Australia
2019-20 5,013 9,176 9,494 8,874 4,273 2,783 3,514 5,592 8,833 7,072 6,165 5,272 76,061
2020-21 4,470 5,257 5,331 8,267 6,675 4,691 3,969 4,368 6,302 6,726 7,160 6,372 69,588
2021-22 5,149 4,133 3,495 2,663 2,645 4,620 3,987 4,349 4,220 3,882 5,223 4,602 48,968
2022-23 4,129 3,404 1,752 1,616 11,798 21,898 5,797 7,785 11,408 4,166 4,994 2,458 81,205
2023-24 3,084 4,916 4,226 4,477 3,932 3,582 24,217

Outside Australia
2019-20 15,949 8,452 6,469 7,343 11,094 11,288 18,197 13,075 4,598 328 325 1,635 98,753
2020-21 5,183 7,493 4,596 3,902 5,900 6,190 6,843 6,244 6,537 4,199 3,519 3,836 64,442
2021-22 4,191 3,256 3,786 3,698 6,273 10,692 14,530 12,775 8,644 6,655 11,349 15,780 101,629
2022-23 20,294 15,596 9,584 12,432 16,223 17,894 26,022 24,068 13,169 11,332 19,603 32,722 218,939
2023-24 23,332 13,060 8,952 11,799 16,018 14,888 88,049

All
2019-20 20,962 17,628 15,963 16,217 15,367 14,071 21,711 18,667 13,431 7,400 6,490 6,907 174,814
2020-21 9,653 12,750 9,927 12,169 12,575 10,881 10,812 10,612 12,839 10,925 10,679 10,208 134,030
2021-22 9,340 7,389 7,281 6,361 8,918 15,312 18,517 17,124 12,864 10,537 16,572 20,382 150,597
2022-23 24,423 19,000 11,336 14,048 28,021 39,792 31,819 31,853 24,577 15,498 24,597 35,180 300,144
2023-24 26,416 17,976 13,178 16,276 19,950 18,470 112,266

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2.09 Number of visa applications granted for Independent ELICOS Sector in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by client
location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Granted Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

In Australia
2019-20 937 1,052 718 883 901 768 630 664 570 646 936 1,012 9,717
2020-21 687 618 560 496 356 255 323 320 332 254 215 155 4,571
2021-22 209 155 90 76 92 65 62 73 88 73 59 113 1,155
2022-23 99 90 88 164 1,082 1,973 683 719 1,042 847 1,669 705 9,161
2023-24 393 613 612 561 761 503 3,443

Outside Australia
2019-20 3,346 2,978 2,525 2,789 2,307 2,395 3,201 2,432 1,864 6 <5 <5 23,851
2020-21 139 130 190 206 118 83 80 57 33 37 76 58 1,207
2021-22 164 38 113 72 170 536 1,327 2,447 2,301 1,913 3,300 2,975 15,356
2022-23 5,774 8,982 5,290 5,455 5,505 3,061 4,760 5,014 5,653 4,928 5,341 5,703 65,466
2023-24 4,891 3,627 2,484 3,285 3,167 1,768 19,222

All
2019-20 4,283 4,030 3,243 3,672 3,208 3,163 3,831 3,096 2,434 652 940 1,016 33,568
2020-21 826 748 750 702 474 338 403 377 365 291 291 213 5,778
2021-22 373 193 203 148 262 601 1,389 2,520 2,389 1,986 3,359 3,088 16,511
2022-23 5,873 9,072 5,378 5,619 6,587 5,034 5,443 5,733 6,695 5,775 7,010 6,408 74,627
2023-24 5,284 4,240 3,096 3,846 3,928 2,271 22,665

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2 Granted
2.10 Number of visa applications granted for Non-Award Sector in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by client location and
month - comparison with previous four financial years

4000

3500

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Granted Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

In Australia
2019-20 31 53 17 26 14 20 31 25 25 16 34 33 325
2020-21 24 46 16 21 13 11 12 5 10 10 14 10 192
2021-22 13 14 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 5 8 54
2022-23 6 5 <5 <5 63 57 40 11 18 18 39 22 285
2023-24 14 12 14 <5 30 21 95

Outside Australia
2019-20 1,551 306 152 465 2,395 3,887 2,884 430 86 0 7 <5 12,167
2020-21 59 31 32 11 18 12 15 7 11 <5 13 35 248
2021-22 15 7 9 7 42 307 391 141 63 342 2,504 3,377 7,205
2022-23 1,583 311 81 247 2,380 3,091 1,574 297 168 841 3,434 3,140 17,147
2023-24 894 193 101 414 2,860 2,200 6,662

All
2019-20 1,582 359 169 491 2,409 3,907 2,915 455 111 16 41 37 12,492
2020-21 83 77 48 32 31 23 27 12 21 14 27 45 440
2021-22 28 21 11 9 44 309 392 143 65 343 2,509 3,385 7,259
2022-23 1,589 316 85 249 2,443 3,148 1,614 308 186 859 3,473 3,162 17,432
2023-24 908 205 115 418 2,890 2,221 6,757

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2.11 Number of visa applications granted for Postgraduate Research Sector in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by client
location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

3200

2800

2400

2000

1600

1200

800

400

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Granted Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

In Australia
2019-20 422 473 421 494 343 272 234 352 366 427 579 376 4,759
2020-21 323 392 398 373 352 219 366 308 384 446 411 339 4,311
2021-22 454 515 343 281 250 257 258 306 369 108 202 243 3,586
2022-23 165 185 103 129 963 2,319 501 561 1,089 346 637 221 7,219
2023-24 364 463 215 314 464 350 2,170

Outside Australia
2019-20 752 577 513 477 566 530 908 752 358 21 65 33 5,552
2020-21 202 485 411 318 382 417 469 477 589 351 379 300 4,780
2021-22 290 289 290 210 391 536 704 661 539 348 401 561 5,220
2022-23 588 902 666 524 755 706 876 859 1,424 594 935 750 9,579
2023-24 560 804 538 543 1,077 837 4,359

All
2019-20 1,174 1,050 934 971 909 802 1,142 1,104 724 448 644 409 10,311
2020-21 525 877 809 691 734 636 835 785 973 797 790 639 9,091
2021-22 744 804 633 491 641 793 962 967 908 456 603 804 8,806
2022-23 753 1,087 769 653 1,718 3,025 1,377 1,420 2,513 940 1,572 971 16,798
2023-24 924 1,267 753 857 1,541 1,187 6,529

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2 Granted
2.12 Number of visa applications granted for Schools Sector in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by client location and month
- comparison with previous four financial years

1600

1400

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Granted Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

In Australia
2019-20 133 124 115 150 125 117 159 146 135 133 135 130 1,602
2020-21 105 106 73 76 69 77 102 85 125 120 112 75 1,125
2021-22 103 57 34 24 26 22 53 45 109 103 93 75 744
2022-23 46 19 18 18 68 363 233 121 189 153 203 73 1,504
2023-24 105 109 117 95 60 179 665

Outside Australia
2019-20 911 375 374 595 842 1,041 928 213 170 38 29 54 5,570
2020-21 205 204 112 80 182 111 145 81 143 88 101 78 1,530
2021-22 74 47 49 84 168 284 351 183 302 286 549 930 3,307
2022-23 725 538 600 547 1,063 782 777 398 498 635 1,340 1,284 9,187
2023-24 576 591 459 628 841 1,245 4,340

All
2019-20 1,044 499 489 745 967 1,158 1,087 359 305 171 164 184 7,172
2020-21 310 310 185 156 251 188 247 166 268 208 213 153 2,655
2021-22 177 104 83 108 194 306 404 228 411 389 642 1,005 4,051
2022-23 771 557 618 565 1,131 1,145 1,010 519 687 788 1,543 1,357 10,691
2023-24 681 700 576 723 901 1,424 5,005

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2 Granted
2.13 Number of visa applications granted for Vocational Education and Training Sector in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by
client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

45000

40000

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Granted Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

In Australia
2019-20 8,650 8,534 7,122 8,292 7,257 5,297 5,552 5,451 5,239 5,397 7,810 7,847 82,448
2020-21 7,117 6,420 5,882 8,084 6,618 5,827 6,012 6,022 6,219 4,749 4,942 5,285 73,177
2021-22 6,412 5,379 3,249 2,984 4,228 4,595 4,625 5,055 5,062 3,484 4,065 3,973 53,111
2022-23 3,222 2,583 1,015 1,401 15,882 40,048 5,460 4,441 7,632 9,009 12,569 4,252 107,514
2023-24 4,180 7,620 5,040 3,578 4,309 1,334 26,061

Outside Australia
2019-20 2,333 2,092 2,125 2,064 1,599 1,559 1,744 1,321 728 53 54 45 15,717
2020-21 280 685 599 543 585 497 654 639 576 395 519 465 6,437
2021-22 438 388 434 548 806 1,530 2,348 2,629 3,171 2,911 2,829 2,414 20,446
2022-23 2,498 4,871 4,492 3,479 3,588 3,536 3,613 3,009 4,051 3,535 4,382 4,475 45,529
2023-24 3,932 3,271 1,872 2,065 1,801 1,220 14,161

All
2019-20 10,983 10,626 9,247 10,356 8,856 6,856 7,296 6,772 5,967 5,450 7,864 7,892 98,165
2020-21 7,397 7,105 6,481 8,627 7,203 6,324 6,666 6,661 6,795 5,144 5,461 5,750 79,614
2021-22 6,850 5,767 3,683 3,532 5,034 6,125 6,973 7,684 8,233 6,395 6,894 6,387 73,557
2022-23 5,720 7,454 5,507 4,880 19,470 43,584 9,073 7,450 11,683 12,544 16,951 8,727 153,043
2023-24 8,112 10,891 6,912 5,643 6,110 2,554 40,222

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2 Granted
2.14 Number of student visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by citizenship country - comparison
with same period in previous year

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

India

Nepal

Colombia

Vietnam

Philippines

Brazil

Bhutan

Bangladesh

Indonesia

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Pakistan

Kenya

Mongolia
0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000

2022-23 to 31/12/22 2023-24 to 31/12/23

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as
31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 42,753 43,389 1.5% 22.1%
India 52,249 27,374 -47.6% 14.0%
Nepal 21,615 10,234 -52.7% 5.2%
Colombia 18,335 9,627 -47.5% 4.9%
Vietnam 9,147 9,399 2.8% 4.8%
Philippines 12,362 8,870 -28.2% 4.5%
Brazil 12,752 6,662 -47.8% 3.4%
Bhutan 6,499 6,585 1.3% 3.4%
Bangladesh 4,199 4,677 11.4% 2.4%
Indonesia 8,054 4,632 -42.5% 2.4%
Sri Lanka 6,335 4,619 -27.1% 2.4%
Thailand 12,075 4,333 -64.1% 2.2%
Pakistan 9,172 4,106 -55.2% 2.1%
Kenya 2,404 3,349 39.3% 1.7%
Mongolia 3,026 3,305 9.2% 1.7%
Other countries 62,963 44,773 -28.9% 22.9%
Total 283,940 195,934 -31.0% 100.0%

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2 Granted
2.15 Number of student visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the client was In Australia by
citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

India

Nepal

Colombia

Thailand

Philippines

Vietnam

Brazil

Mongolia

Indonesia

Pakistan

Korea, South

Malaysia

Taiwan

Sri Lanka
0 4000 8000 12000 16000 20000 24000 28000

2022-23 to 31/12/22 2023-24 to 31/12/23

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as
31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 15,008 11,105 -26.0% 19.6%
India 27,926 9,181 -67.1% 16.2%
Nepal 12,195 3,892 -68.1% 6.9%
Colombia 4,279 3,077 -28.1% 5.4%
Thailand 5,263 2,798 -46.8% 4.9%
Philippines 4,184 2,754 -34.2% 4.8%
Vietnam 3,958 2,393 -39.5% 4.2%
Brazil 5,986 2,329 -61.1% 4.1%
Mongolia 1,607 1,745 8.6% 3.1%
Indonesia 3,802 1,510 -60.3% 2.7%
Pakistan 3,815 1,461 -61.7% 2.6%
Korea, South 2,861 1,128 -60.6% 2.0%
Malaysia 3,237 1,009 -68.8% 1.8%
Taiwan 2,219 984 -55.7% 1.7%
Sri Lanka 2,898 981 -66.1% 1.7%
Other countries 17,771 10,455 -41.2% 18.4%
In Australia Total 117,009 56,802 -51.5% 100.0%

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2 Granted
2.16 Number of student visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the client was Outside Australia
by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

India

Vietnam

Colombia

Nepal

Philippines

Bhutan

Brazil

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka

Indonesia

Kenya

Pakistan

Japan

United States of America

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000

2022-23 to 31/12/22 2023-24 to 31/12/23

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as
31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 27,745 32,284 16.4% 23.2%
India 24,323 18,193 -25.2% 13.1%
Vietnam 5,189 7,006 35.0% 5.0%
Colombia 14,056 6,550 -53.4% 4.7%
Nepal 9,420 6,342 -32.7% 4.6%
Philippines 8,178 6,116 -25.2% 4.4%
Bhutan 5,524 5,978 8.2% 4.3%
Brazil 6,766 4,333 -36.0% 3.1%
Bangladesh 2,367 4,038 70.6% 2.9%
Sri Lanka 3,437 3,638 5.8% 2.6%
Indonesia 4,252 3,122 -26.6% 2.2%
Kenya 1,740 3,016 73.3% 2.2%
Pakistan 5,357 2,645 -50.6% 1.9%
Japan 3,120 2,636 -15.5% 1.9%
United States of America 2,349 2,417 2.9% 1.7%
Other countries 43,108 30,818 -28.5% 22.2%
Outside Australia Total 166,931 139,132 -16.7% 100.0%

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2 Granted
2.17 Number of Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the
client was In Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total

Indonesia 65 35 -46.2% 23.2%

Myanmar 26 28 7.7% 18.5%
Papua New Guinea 15 12 -20.0% 7.9%
Fiji 13 12 -7.7% 7.9%
Mongolia 15 11 -26.7% 7.3%
Cambodia <5 8 700.0% 5.3%
Solomon Islands <5 7 75.0% 4.6%
Timor-Leste <5 5 66.7% 3.3%
Samoa 10 <5 -60.0% 2.6%
Nepal <5 <5 0.0% 2.6%
Lao Peoples Dem Republic 18 <5 -83.3% 2.0%
Tonga 14 <5 -78.6% 2.0%
Kiribati 10 <5 -70.0% 2.0%
Vietnam <5 <5 50.0% 2.0%
Nauru 0 <5 0.0% 2.0%
Other countries 32 10 -68.8% 6.6%

Sub-total In Australia 232 151 -34.9% 100.0%

2.18 Number of Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the
client was Outside Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total

Indonesia 514 469 -8.8% 20.1%

Bangladesh 155 137 -11.6% 5.9%
Fiji 127 125 -1.6% 5.3%
Vietnam 97 124 27.8% 5.3%
Papua New Guinea 191 121 -36.6% 5.2%
Philippines 77 112 45.5% 4.8%
Malaysia 82 96 17.1% 4.1%
Myanmar 39 92 135.9% 3.9%
Cambodia 89 85 -4.5% 3.6%
Mongolia 57 81 42.1% 3.5%
Lao Peoples Dem Republic 61 80 31.1% 3.4%
Sri Lanka 138 66 -52.2% 2.8%
Timor-Leste 66 58 -12.1% 2.5%
Pakistan 39 57 46.2% 2.4%
Nepal 35 56 60.0% 2.4%
Other countries 521 580 11.3% 24.8%

Sub-total Outside Australia 2,288 2,339 2.2% 100.0%

Total 2,520 2,490 -1.2%

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2 Granted
2.19 Number of Higher Education Sector visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the client was
In Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 10,330 8,891 -13.9% 36.7%

India 10,069 3,345 -66.8% 13.8%
Nepal 6,318 2,527 -60.0% 10.4%
Vietnam 2,049 1,053 -48.6% 4.3%
Sri Lanka 1,603 589 -63.3% 2.4%
Indonesia 1,026 544 -47.0% 2.2%
Philippines 845 511 -39.5% 2.1%
Pakistan 1,664 458 -72.5% 1.9%
Malaysia 829 452 -45.5% 1.9%
Mongolia 565 423 -25.1% 1.7%
Bhutan 522 401 -23.2% 1.7%
Bangladesh 1,023 393 -61.6% 1.6%
Korea, South 585 382 -34.7% 1.6%
Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 552 358 -35.1% 1.5%
Taiwan 476 349 -26.7% 1.4%
Other countries 6,141 3,541 -42.3% 14.6%

Sub-total In Australia 44,597 24,217 -45.7% 100.0%

2.20 Number of Higher Education Sector visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the client was
Outside Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 23,825 29,442 23.6% 33.4%

India 22,983 16,889 -26.5% 19.2%
Nepal 8,278 5,846 -29.4% 6.6%
Bhutan 5,053 5,756 13.9% 6.5%
Vietnam 3,607 4,340 20.3% 4.9%
Bangladesh 1,708 3,545 107.6% 4.0%
Sri Lanka 2,873 3,137 9.2% 3.6%
Kenya 1,539 2,380 54.6% 2.7%
Pakistan 3,783 2,131 -43.7% 2.4%
Indonesia 2,184 1,921 -12.0% 2.2%
Philippines 2,340 1,410 -39.7% 1.6%
Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 1,962 1,228 -37.4% 1.4%
Malaysia 1,398 1,062 -24.0% 1.2%
Singapore 1,018 883 -13.3% 1.0%
Saudi Arabia 408 879 115.4% 1.0%
Other countries 9,064 7,200 -20.6% 8.2%

Sub-total Outside Australia 92,023 88,049 -4.3% 100.0%

Total 136,620 112,266 -17.8%

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2 Granted
2.21 Number of Independent ELICOS Sector visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the client
was In Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total

Colombia 323 880 172.4% 25.6%

Brazil 802 494 -38.4% 14.3%
Mongolia 82 402 390.2% 11.7%
Thailand 427 280 -34.4% 8.1%
Chile 189 161 -14.8% 4.7%
Japan 144 125 -13.2% 3.6%
Vietnam 68 122 79.4% 3.5%
Argentina 193 121 -37.3% 3.5%
Saudi Arabia 95 89 -6.3% 2.6%
Korea, South 130 64 -50.8% 1.9%
Taiwan 90 63 -30.0% 1.8%
Turkiye 57 62 8.8% 1.8%
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 96 61 -36.5% 1.8%
Peru 20 61 205.0% 1.8%
Ecuador 16 52 225.0% 1.5%
Other countries 764 406 -46.9% 11.8%

Sub-total In Australia 3,496 3,443 -1.5% 100.0%

2.22 Number of Independent ELICOS Sector visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the client
was Outside Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total

Colombia 13,118 6,101 -53.5% 31.7%

Brazil 5,590 3,438 -38.5% 17.9%
Spain 1,511 1,133 -25.0% 5.9%
Japan 1,352 1,133 -16.2% 5.9%
Turkiye 1,269 1,071 -15.6% 5.6%
Ecuador 570 870 52.6% 4.5%
Chile 1,730 868 -49.8% 4.5%
Thailand 4,726 836 -82.3% 4.3%
Mongolia 309 777 151.5% 4.0%
Mexico 481 404 -16.0% 2.1%
Argentina 698 357 -48.9% 1.9%
Peru 585 357 -39.0% 1.9%
France 235 312 32.8% 1.6%
Korea, South 241 253 5.0% 1.3%
Switzerland 169 171 1.2% 0.9%
Other countries 1,483 1,141 -23.1% 5.9%

Sub-total Outside Australia 34,067 19,222 -43.6% 100.0%

Total 37,563 22,665 -39.7%

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2 Granted
2.23 Number of Non-Award Sector visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the client was In
Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total

Germany, Fed Republic of 15 20 33.3% 21.1%

Norway 18 11 -38.9% 11.6%
United States of America 11 10 -9.1% 10.5%
Japan 11 7 -36.4% 7.4%
United Kingdom 5 5 0.0% 5.3%
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 10 <5 -60.0% 4.2%
Saudi Arabia <5 <5 0.0% 4.2%
Korea, South 7 <5 -57.1% 3.2%
Netherlands, Kingdom of The <5 <5 0.0% 3.2%
France 6 <5 -66.7% 2.1%
Canada <5 <5 -50.0% 2.1%
Spain <5 <5 -50.0% 2.1%
India <5 <5 0.0% 2.1%
Italy <5 <5 0.0% 2.1%
Finland <5 <5 100.0% 2.1%
Other countries 34 16 -52.9% 16.8%

Sub-total In Australia 137 95 -30.7% 100.0%

2.24 Number of Non-Award Sector visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the client was Outside
Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total

United States of America 1,712 1,850 8.1% 27.8%

Japan 843 535 -36.5% 8.0%
Germany, Fed Republic of 740 503 -32.0% 7.6%
Norway 527 443 -15.9% 6.6%
Malaysia 245 342 39.6% 5.1%
Canada 428 332 -22.4% 5.0%
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 191 309 61.8% 4.6%
France 343 268 -21.9% 4.0%
United Kingdom 275 211 -23.3% 3.2%
Denmark 215 193 -10.2% 2.9%
Mexico 125 155 24.0% 2.3%
Sweden 199 143 -28.1% 2.1%
Italy 158 132 -16.5% 2.0%
Singapore 170 119 -30.0% 1.8%
Netherlands, Kingdom of The 179 112 -37.4% 1.7%
Other countries 1,343 1,015 -24.4% 15.2%

Sub-total Outside Australia 7,693 6,662 -13.4% 100.0%

Total 7,830 6,757 -13.7%

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2 Granted
2.25 Number of Postgraduate Research Sector visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the client
was In Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 718 617 -14.1% 28.4%

Saudi Arabia 398 316 -20.6% 14.6%
India 308 152 -50.6% 7.0%
Bangladesh 268 111 -58.6% 5.1%
Pakistan 136 93 -31.6% 4.3%
Sri Lanka 172 81 -52.9% 3.7%
Vietnam 282 78 -72.3% 3.6%
Indonesia 132 64 -51.5% 2.9%
Nepal 158 55 -65.2% 2.5%
Iran 109 51 -53.2% 2.4%
United States of America 64 41 -35.9% 1.9%
Malaysia 86 39 -54.7% 1.8%
Ghana 30 39 30.0% 1.8%
Brazil 65 31 -52.3% 1.4%
Ethiopia 27 25 -7.4% 1.2%
Other countries 911 377 -58.6% 17.4%

Sub-total In Australia 3,864 2,170 -43.8% 100.0%

2.26 Number of Postgraduate Research Sector visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the client
was Outside Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 445 781 75.5% 17.9%

India 292 425 45.5% 9.7%
Iran 193 413 114.0% 9.5%
Sri Lanka 335 328 -2.1% 7.5%
Bangladesh 308 303 -1.6% 7.0%
Indonesia 327 263 -19.6% 6.0%
Pakistan 217 256 18.0% 5.9%
Saudi Arabia 359 253 -29.5% 5.8%
Vietnam 144 118 -18.1% 2.7%
Ethiopia 118 104 -11.9% 2.4%
Nigeria 102 93 -8.8% 2.1%
Nepal 106 82 -22.6% 1.9%
Ghana 87 69 -20.7% 1.6%
Bhutan 33 50 51.5% 1.1%
Germany, Fed Republic of 63 49 -22.2% 1.1%
Other countries 1,012 772 -23.7% 17.7%

Sub-total Outside Australia 4,141 4,359 5.3% 100.0%

Total 8,005 6,529 -18.4%

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2 Granted
2.27 Number of Schools Sector visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the client was In
Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 180 182 1.1% 27.4%

Vietnam 100 152 52.0% 22.9%
India 23 43 87.0% 6.5%
Korea, South 50 42 -16.0% 6.3%
Taiwan 14 31 121.4% 4.7%
Japan 14 30 114.3% 4.5%
Cambodia 10 22 120.0% 3.3%
Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 26 18 -30.8% 2.7%
Germany, Fed Republic of 13 11 -15.4% 1.7%
Papua New Guinea 22 10 -54.5% 1.5%
Brazil <5 10 400.0% 1.5%
Philippines <5 10 400.0% 1.5%
United States of America 10 9 -10.0% 1.4%
Malaysia 8 9 12.5% 1.4%
Sri Lanka <5 9 125.0% 1.4%
Other countries 54 77 42.6% 11.6%

Sub-total In Australia 532 665 25.0% 100.0%

2.28 Number of Schools Sector visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the client was Outside
Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total

Vietnam 911 1,204 32.2% 27.7%

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 1,091 941 -13.7% 21.7%
Japan 406 481 18.5% 11.1%
Brazil 77 318 313.0% 7.3%
Germany, Fed Republic of 300 263 -12.3% 6.1%
Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 252 182 -27.8% 4.2%
Korea, South 187 181 -3.2% 4.2%
Cambodia 160 101 -36.9% 2.3%
Italy 113 92 -18.6% 2.1%
Taiwan 59 74 25.4% 1.7%
France 86 41 -52.3% 0.9%
Sri Lanka 14 39 178.6% 0.9%
Thailand 44 35 -20.5% 0.8%
India 46 32 -30.4% 0.7%
United States of America 30 30 0.0% 0.7%
Other countries 479 326 -31.9% 7.5%

Sub-total Outside Australia 4,255 4,340 2.0% 100.0%

Total 4,787 5,005 4.6%

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2 Granted
2.29 Number of Vocational Education and Training Sector visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023
where the client was In Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total

India 17,395 5,627 -67.7% 21.6%

Thailand 4,495 2,299 -48.9% 8.8%
Philippines 3,286 2,213 -32.7% 8.5%
Colombia 3,397 2,000 -41.1% 7.7%
Brazil 4,680 1,627 -65.2% 6.2%
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 3,674 1,350 -63.3% 5.2%
Nepal 5,549 1,269 -77.1% 4.9%
Vietnam 1,456 984 -32.4% 3.8%
Pakistan 2,006 902 -55.0% 3.5%
Mongolia 935 901 -3.6% 3.5%
Indonesia 2,539 847 -66.6% 3.3%
Korea, South 2,054 620 -69.8% 2.4%
Taiwan 1,605 531 -66.9% 2.0%
Malaysia 2,294 503 -78.1% 1.9%
Turkiye 356 443 24.4% 1.7%
Other countries 8,430 3,945 -53.2% 15.1%

Sub-total In Australia 64,151 26,061 -59.4% 100.0%

2.30 Number of Vocational Education and Training Sector visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023
where the client was Outside Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total

Philippines 5,671 4,538 -20.0% 32.0%

Vietnam 362 1,175 224.6% 8.3%
Fiji 867 1,018 17.4% 7.2%
India 862 730 -15.3% 5.2%
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 2,048 657 -67.9% 4.6%
Kenya 182 598 228.6% 4.2%
Brazil 844 466 -44.8% 3.3%
Indonesia 1,044 366 -64.9% 2.6%
Mexico 372 354 -4.8% 2.5%
Nepal 999 346 -65.4% 2.4%
Colombia 700 309 -55.9% 2.2%
Spain 336 303 -9.8% 2.1%
Thailand 1,396 241 -82.7% 1.7%
Mongolia 339 219 -35.4% 1.5%
Pakistan 1,298 194 -85.1% 1.4%
Other countries 5,144 2,647 -48.5% 18.7%

Sub-total Outside Australia 22,464 14,161 -37.0% 100.0%

Total 86,615 40,222 -53.6%

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3 Grant rates
For this section, grant rates have been shown.

A grant rate is defined as:

Number of grants
x 100
Number of decisions

where the number of decisions equals the number of grants plus the number of refusals.

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3 Grant rates
3.01 Grant rate of student visa applications decided in the three month period between 1 October 2023 and
31 December 2023 by client location and sector - comparison with previous four periods

Sector 01/10/22 to 01/01/23 to 01/04/23 to 01/07/23 to 01/10/23 to

31/12/22 31/03/23 30/06/23 30/09/23 31/12/23

In Australia
Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector 91.9% 89.1% 97.6% 97.2% 97.6%
Higher Education Sector 99.8% 99.3% 98.6% 98.2% 97.0%
Independent ELICOS Sector 99.8% 99.1% 95.3% 85.7% 92.3%
Non-Award Sector 99.2% 97.2% 98.8% 95.2% 91.7%
Postgraduate Research Sector 99.6% 98.9% 98.6% 99.7% 99.5%
Schools Sector 98.2% 98.7% 97.1% 97.9% 96.3%
Vocational Education and Training Sector 99.5% 96.6% 96.1% 85.5% 83.3%
All In Australia 99.6% 98.3% 96.8% 90.6% 91.1%

Outside Australia
Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector 99.2% 99.8% 98.8% 99.5% 98.7%
Higher Education Sector 81.5% 85.2% 82.1% 76.8% 81.1%
Independent ELICOS Sector 88.5% 92.0% 87.9% 84.8% 81.9%
Non-Award Sector 99.7% 98.9% 99.4% 97.9% 99.6%
Postgraduate Research Sector 95.1% 98.4% 94.3% 94.3% 97.5%
Schools Sector 92.8% 90.1% 95.1% 94.3% 93.7%
Vocational Education and Training Sector 45.6% 54.8% 60.6% 58.1% 45.8%
All Outside Australia 76.5% 81.9% 81.2% 76.0% 79.0%

All 87.6% 86.7% 85.1% 80.0% 81.9%

3.02 Grant rate of student visa applications decided in the three month period between 1 October 2023 and
31 December 2023 by sector and client location

Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector

Higher Education Sector

Independent ELICOS Sector

Non-Award Sector

Postgraduate Research Sector

Schools Sector

Vocational Education and Training Sector

0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0

Grant rate (%)
In Australia Outside Australia

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3 Grant rates
3.03 Grant rate of student visa applications decided in the three month period between 1 October 2023 and
31 December 2023 by client location and citizenship country - comparison with previous four periods
Citizenship Country 01/10/22 to 01/01/23 to 01/04/23 to 01/07/23 to 01/10/23 to
31/12/22 31/03/23 30/06/23 30/09/23 31/12/23

In Australia
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 99.6% 99.1% 96.9% 97.6% 97.3%
India 99.4% 96.9% 95.1% 82.0% 82.1%
Nepal 99.8% 98.7% 97.6% 90.9% 92.1%
Thailand 99.8% 99.3% 97.5% 94.0% 95.1%
Colombia 99.7% 98.7% 99.1% 96.4% 94.1%
Vietnam 99.8% 98.7% 95.8% 86.8% 86.0%
Philippines 99.6% 98.8% 97.5% 87.8% 87.3%
Brazil 99.8% 98.8% 98.5% 94.2% 93.5%
Mongolia 99.4% 99.4% 96.2% 83.5% 86.1%
Pakistan 99.3% 95.5% 96.5% 84.3% 86.0%
Indonesia 99.9% 98.6% 97.5% 89.0% 80.7%
Sri Lanka 99.7% 98.4% 97.2% 92.8% 90.7%
Korea, South 99.4% 98.3% 96.1% 91.9% 92.8%
Saudi Arabia 99.4% 96.6% 97.5% 99.4% 98.2%
Taiwan 99.4% 99.0% 94.7% 93.9% 93.7%
Other countries 99.4% 97.7% 96.9% 92.7% 93.7%

All In Australia 99.6% 98.3% 96.8% 90.6% 91.1%

Outside Australia
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 89.3% 93.8% 93.2% 93.9% 92.5%
India 56.1% 76.0% 68.9% 61.2% 57.8%
Vietnam 91.7% 87.3% 91.4% 84.9% 80.2%
Bhutan 72.0% 86.3% 81.0% 80.5% 79.4%
Colombia 96.2% 96.4% 90.3% 85.2% 77.6%
Nepal 52.8% 66.0% 56.9% 49.1% 57.5%
Brazil 98.5% 98.1% 98.0% 97.0% 96.7%
Philippines 71.9% 76.5% 83.1% 71.1% 50.0%
United States of America 99.2% 98.7% 99.3% 98.5% 99.5%
Bangladesh 85.9% 79.3% 85.8% 87.3% 88.1%
Sri Lanka 84.4% 91.8% 90.5% 89.6% 84.2%
Indonesia 91.7% 89.9% 92.9% 88.0% 89.1%
Japan 98.9% 98.6% 99.2% 99.1% 99.5%
Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 95.5% 96.6% 97.5% 95.2% 97.0%
Malaysia 84.4% 90.6% 91.1% 83.7% 93.5%
Other countries 79.3% 74.8% 80.5% 73.6% 81.0%

All Outside Australia 76.5% 81.9% 81.2% 76.0% 79.0%

All 87.6% 86.7% 85.1% 80.0% 81.9%

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3 Grant rates
3.04 Grant rate of student visa applications decided in the three month period between 1 October 2023 and
31 December 2023 by citizenship country and client location - top 15 citizenship countries

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

India
Nepal
Vietnam
Philippines
Colombia
Bhutan
Brazil
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Kenya
Indonesia
Thailand
United States of America
Mongolia
0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0
Grant rate (%)

In Australia Outside Australia

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4 Processing times
This section contains information on 25, 50 and 75 percentile processing times for primary applications.

In general terms:

25 percentile means that 25 per cent of applications granted during the period were processed within
the number of days shown in the tables. Conversely, 75 per cent took longer than the number of days
shown. This measure gives an indication of how long it is taking to process the more straight-forward
student applications.

50 percentile more commonly known as the median, it means that 50 per cent of applications granted
during the period were processed within the number of days shown in the tables. Conversely, 50 per
cent took longer than the number of days shown. This measure gives an indication of how long it is
taking to process the typical student applications.

75 percentile means that 75 per cent of applications granted during the period were processed within
the number of days shown in the tables. Conversely, 25 per cent took longer than the number of days
shown. This measure gives an indication of how long it is taking to process the more complex student
applications.

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4 Processing times
4.01 Granted processing times (in calendar days) for student PRIMARY visa applications granted in the three month
period between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2023 by client location and sector - comparison with previous four
periods
Sector 01/10/22 to 01/01/23 to 01/04/23 to 01/07/23 to 01/10/23 to
31/12/22 31/03/23 30/06/23 30/09/23 31/12/23
(days) (days) (days) (days) (days)

In Australia
Foreign Affairs or Defence 25th percentile 1
110 2
20 2
27 5
53 66
Sector
50th percentile (Median) 143 4
45 5
50 6
62 71
75th percentile 244 187 59 122 82

Higher Education Sector 25th percentile 67 0 7 0 34

50th percentile (Median) 119 9 21 27 65
75th percentile 266 14 49 51 73
Independent ELICOS 25th percentile <5 0 0 0 0
Sector
50th percentile (Median) 40 <5 1
10 3
39 17
75th percentile 110 12 21 56 67

Non-Award Sector 25th percentile 0 0 0 0 0

50th percentile (Median) 20 8 0 30 0
75th percentile 118 13 21 48 40
Postgraduate Research 25th percentile 8
83 7 <5 0 14
Sector
50th percentile (Median) 165 3
30 14 <5 47
75th percentile 276 240 81 18 93

Schools Sector 25th percentile 82 48 50 55 61

50th percentile (Median) 173 94 60 74 76
75th percentile 308 164 106 123 88
Vocational Education and 25th percentile 4
45 6 1
14 4
44 30
Training Sector
50th percentile (Median) 124 1
13 2
29 5
56 65
75th percentile 246 39 50 60 74
All In Australia 25th percentile 50 0 10 <5 26
50th percentile (Median) 120 10 26 49 64
75th percentile 253 17 50 58 73

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4 Processing times
4.01 Granted processing times (in calendar days) for student PRIMARY visa applications granted in the three month
period between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2023 by client location and sector - comparison with previous four
periods - continued
Sector 01/10/22 to 01/01/23 to 01/04/23 to 01/07/23 to 01/10/23 to
31/12/22 31/03/23 30/06/23 30/09/23 31/12/23
(days) (days) (days) (days) (days)

Outside Australia
Foreign Affairs or Defence 25th percentile <5 <5 <5 <5 <5
Sector
50th percentile (Median) 12 6 5 <5 7
75th percentile 22 15 13 10 15

Higher Education Sector 25th percentile 8 7 5 <5 <5

50th percentile (Median) 14 14 11 11 11
75th percentile 27 21 18 22 20
Independent ELICOS 25th percentile 1
11 1
10 9 <5 5
Sector
50th percentile (Median) 23 2
26 2
20 1
11 16
75th percentile 46 46 33 18 30

Non-Award Sector 25th percentile 0 0 0 0 0

50th percentile (Median) 0 <5 0 10 0
75th percentile 6 19 8 17 6
Postgraduate Research 25th percentile 1
10 1
15 9 5 9
Sector
50th percentile (Median) 18 3
35 2
20 1
14 27
75th percentile 34 109 68 53 130

Schools Sector 25th percentile 14 19 9 14 13

50th percentile (Median) 20 31 18 22 18
75th percentile 35 63 31 41 26
Vocational Education and 25th percentile 1
14 1
12 1
12 9 12
Training Sector
50th percentile (Median) 30 2
21 2
21 1
15 25
75th percentile 63 35 30 24 60
All Outside Australia 25th percentile 8 8 5 <5 <5
50th percentile (Median) 16 16 12 12 11
75th percentile 32 26 22 22 22

All 25th percentile 13 6 6 <5 <5

50th percentile (Median) 42 13 14 15 15
75th percentile 137 25 28 38 41

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4 Processing times
4.02 25, 50 and 75 percentile processing time (in calendar days) for student PRIMARY visa applications granted in the three
month period between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2023 by sector and client location

Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector

Higher Education Sector

Independent ELICOS Sector

Non-Award Sector

Postgraduate Research Sector

Schools Sector

Vocational Education and Training Sector

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
25 Percentile processing time (days)

In Australia Outside Australia

Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector

Higher Education Sector

Independent ELICOS Sector

Non-Award Sector

Postgraduate Research Sector

Schools Sector

Vocational Education and Training Sector

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
50 percentile (median) processing time (days)

In Australia Outside Australia

Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector

Higher Education Sector

Independent ELICOS Sector

Non-Award Sector

Postgraduate Research Sector

Schools Sector

Vocational Education and Training Sector

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

75 Percentile processing time (days)

In Australia Outside Australia

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4 Processing times
4.03 Granted processing times (in calendar days) for student PRIMARY visa applications granted in the three month
period between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2023 by client location and citizenship country - comparison with
previous four periods

Citizenship country 01/10/22 to 01/01/23 to 01/04/23 to 01/07/23 to 01/10/23 to

31/12/22 31/03/23 30/06/23 30/09/23 31/12/23
(days) (days) (days) (days) (days)

In Australia
India 25th percentile 81 10 21 50 59
50th percentile (Median) 149 15 44 57 69
75th percentile 290 54 52 61 81
China, Peoples Republic 25th percentile 36 0 0 0 21
of (excl SARs)
50th percentile (Median) 95 9 12 0 62
75th percentile 182 13 25 45 71
Nepal 25th percentile 96 9 20 47 58
50th percentile (Median) 184 14 36 56 69
75th percentile 347 45 50 61 80
Thailand 25th percentile 20 0 0 0 0
50th percentile (Median) 67 8 12 36 36
75th percentile 155 12 25 54 65
Colombia 25th percentile 30 0 20 49 0
50th percentile (Median) 106 11 35 55 54
75th percentile 222 39 51 59 69
Brazil 25th percentile 21 0 18 37 23
50th percentile (Median) 65 11 36 53 52
75th percentile 153 24 52 58 68
Philippines 25th percentile 30 8 15 46 56
50th percentile (Median) 97 13 33 55 67
75th percentile 232 39 52 59 77
Vietnam 25th percentile 48 0 5 <5 43
50th percentile (Median) 118 10 16 43 67
75th percentile 243 14 36 57 76
Indonesia 25th percentile 33 0 0 0 39
50th percentile (Median) 101 8 12 29 68
75th percentile 211 13 26 56 77
Pakistan 25th percentile 100 11 26 53 62
50th percentile (Median) 209 18 49 58 70
75th percentile 348 79 52 61 80
Other countries 25th percentile 46 0 6 0 0
50th percentile (Median) 117 10 19 40 52
75th percentile 230 16 49 57 71
All In Australia 25th percentile 50 0 10 <5 26
50th percentile (Median) 120 10 26 49 64
75th percentile 253 17 50 58 73

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4 Processing times
4.03 Granted processing times (in calendar days) for student PRIMARY visa applications granted in the three month
period between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2023 by client location and citizenship country - comparison with
previous four periods - continued

Citizenship country 01/10/22 to 01/01/23 to 01/04/23 to 01/07/23 to 01/10/23 to

31/12/22 31/03/23 30/06/23 30/09/23 31/12/23
(days) (days) (days) (days) (days)

Outside Australia
China, Peoples Republic 25th percentile 6 <5 <5 0 0
of (excl SARs)
50th percentile (Median) 11 10 6 <5 6
75th percentile 19 18 11 9 22
India 25th percentile 8 8 6 8 7
50th percentile (Median) 15 13 12 12 16
75th percentile 31 22 18 16 21
Colombia 25th percentile 16 16 13 9 13
50th percentile (Median) 30 33 26 15 30
75th percentile 69 59 35 22 33
Philippines 25th percentile 19 13 13 10 32
50th percentile (Median) 46 19 20 14 70
75th percentile 106 33 29 21 87
Nepal 25th percentile 17 14 8 17 9
50th percentile (Median) 40 18 15 23 14
75th percentile 71 21 20 27 21
Vietnam 25th percentile 10 12 15 13 10
50th percentile (Median) 14 16 20 18 13
75th percentile 20 21 26 24 17
Brazil 25th percentile 16 14 8 <5 0
50th percentile (Median) 26 41 23 8 13
75th percentile 37 50 41 19 23
Pakistan 25th percentile 10 16 9 21 60
50th percentile (Median) 20 21 17 29 99
75th percentile 53 24 37 35 158
Bhutan 25th percentile 12 7 9 14 7
50th percentile (Median) 28 12 12 25 10
75th percentile 42 18 18 31 14
Thailand 25th percentile 13 10 8 6 7
50th percentile (Median) 22 17 14 9 10
75th percentile 44 25 24 13 13
Other countries 25th percentile <5 7 <5 5 <5
50th percentile (Median) 12 18 12 13 10
75th percentile 24 33 22 26 20
All Outside Australia 25th percentile 8 8 5 <5 <5
50th percentile (Median) 16 16 12 12 11
75th percentile 32 26 22 22 22

All 25th percentile 13 6 6 <5 <5

50th percentile (Median) 42 13 14 15 15
75th percentile 137 25 28 38 41

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4 Processing times
4.04 25, 50 and 75 percentile processing time (in calendar days) for student PRIMARY visa applications granted in the three
month period between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2023 by citizenship country and client location - top 10 citizenship
countries

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

India
Vietnam
Colombia
Nepal
Brazil
Philippines
United States of America
Thailand
Indonesia
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
25 percentile processing time (days)

In Australia Outside Australia

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

India
Vietnam
Colombia
Nepal
Brazil
Philippines
United States of America
Thailand
Indonesia
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
50 percentile (median) processing time (days)

In Australia Outside Australia

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

India
Vietnam
Colombia
Nepal
Brazil
Philippines
United States of America
Thailand
Indonesia
0 20 40 60 80 100
75 percentile processing time (days)

In Australia Outside Australia

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5 On hand

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5 On hand
5.01 Number of student PRIMARY visa applications on hand at 31 December 2023 by client location and
sector- comparison with previous four periods

Sector On hand at On hand at On hand at On hand at On hand at

31/12/22 31/03/23 30/06/23 30/09/23 31/12/23

In Australia
Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector 67 28 28 41 45
Higher Education Sector 2,965 5,452 2,580 7,717 5,242
Independent ELICOS Sector 261 596 753 1,136 2,223
Non-Award Sector 17 22 9 23 28
Postgraduate Research Sector 1,033 577 420 651 583
Schools Sector 575 509 335 359 495
Vocational Education and Training Sector 5,217 12,108 11,094 11,907 22,996
Sub-total In Australia 10,135 19,292 15,219 21,834 31,612

Outside Australia
Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector 106 63 86 107 149
Higher Education Sector 15,074 8,919 14,958 12,151 23,606
Independent ELICOS Sector 5,446 4,798 2,732 2,851 3,258
Non-Award Sector 627 178 544 218 1,615
Postgraduate Research Sector 2,076 1,361 1,129 1,152 1,005
Schools Sector 1,212 790 875 1,019 1,959
Vocational Education and Training Sector 5,852 5,068 3,637 6,837 8,077
Sub-total Outside Australia 30,393 21,177 23,961 24,335 39,669

Total 40,528 40,469 39,180 46,169 71,281

5.02 Number of student PRIMARY visa applications on hand at 31 December 2023 by client location and visa subclass

Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector

Higher Education Sector

Independent ELICOS Sector

Non-Award Sector

Postgraduate Research Sector

Schools Sector

Vocational Education and Training Sector

0K 4K 8K 12K 16K 20K 24K

Number on hand

In Australia Outside Australia

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5 On hand
5.03 Number of student PRIMARY visa applications on hand at 31 December 2023 by client location and citizenship
country - comparison with previous four periods

Citizenship Country On hand at On hand at On hand at On hand at On hand at

31/12/22 31/03/23 30/06/23 30/09/23 31/12/23

In Australia
India 2,613 5,131 3,638 4,280 5,085
Colombia 328 1,612 1,157 956 3,210
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 1,699 1,590 1,382 3,903 3,067
Nepal 897 1,877 1,237 1,827 2,340
Philippines 365 1,062 976 1,357 2,207
Vietnam 354 510 617 1,273 1,928
Brazil 305 1,143 795 632 1,749
Thailand 206 766 718 895 1,585
Indonesia 218 300 328 730 1,017
Pakistan 441 979 720 784 868
Korea, South 224 303 336 347 784
Mongolia 118 440 610 527 745
Malaysia 281 337 327 421 669
Taiwan 154 178 214 322 640
Sri Lanka 231 394 196 459 483
Other countries 1,701 2,670 1,968 3,121 5,235

Sub-total In Australia 10,135 19,292 15,219 21,834 31,612

Outside Australia
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 5,390 2,373 3,348 4,674 7,789
Pakistan 1,947 1,223 1,963 3,851 7,113
India 4,596 3,513 3,955 3,478 5,053
Philippines 2,146 1,773 1,460 3,424 4,101
Vietnam 726 518 842 1,042 1,555
Colombia 2,727 2,040 1,212 1,356 1,350
Sri Lanka 812 212 741 302 893
Nepal 1,378 1,574 2,124 671 856
Kenya 612 1,017 1,741 1,342 792
Indonesia 366 198 290 292 769
Bangladesh 455 240 812 278 745
Brazil 1,060 1,315 384 383 727
Malaysia 520 145 238 95 492
United States of America 130 49 111 49 448
Japan 213 85 89 93 433
Other countries 7,315 4,902 4,651 3,005 6,553

Sub-total Outside Australia 30,393 21,177 23,961 24,335 39,669

Total 40,528 40,469 39,180 46,169 71,281

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5 On hand
5.04 Number of student PRIMARY visa applications on hand at 31 December 2023 by citizenship country and client
location - top 15 citizenship countries

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

India
Pakistan
Philippines
Colombia
Vietnam
Nepal
Brazil
Thailand
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
Malaysia
Korea, South
Kenya
Mongolia
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000
Number on hand

In Australia Outside Australia

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6 Visa holders in
Australia

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6 Visa holders in Australia
6.01 Number of student visa holders at the end of each month in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by month - comparison with
previous three financial years
700000

600000

500000

400000

300000

200000

100000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

Fin'l
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Year
2020-21 538,853 498,251 476,383 470,434 465,018 449,932 444,559 441,522 377,785 374,574 376,012 374,056

2021-22 367,723 336,854 317,915 308,812 301,909 315,949 335,799 378,548 336,844 341,781 355,821 357,919

2022-23 407,217 413,267 419,325 424,793 429,894 456,970 473,514 585,847 582,758 595,076 610,065 568,753

2023-24 654,870 660,765 664,178 672,782 612,099 547,075

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6 Visa holders in Australia
6.02 Number of student PRIMARY visa holders in Australia at the end of each month in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 -
comparison with previous three financial years

600000

500000

400000

300000

200000

100000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

Fin'l
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Year
2020-21 466,903 430,682 412,030 405,897 399,898 385,828 380,319 377,140 323,126 320,663 321,708 319,567
2021-22 313,557 286,434 271,089 263,504 257,347 268,529 286,435 326,768 292,228 297,499 310,183 311,552
2022-23 359,555 364,910 371,976 377,632 380,313 395,478 408,527 515,294 513,958 524,178 534,384 491,056
2023-24 574,085 578,368 581,616 589,490 528,414 464,941

6.03 Number of student SECONDARY visa holders in Australia at the end of each month in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 -
comparison with previous three financial years

100000

80000

60000

40000

20000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

Fin'l
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Year
2020-21 71,950 67,569 64,353 64,537 65,120 64,104 64,240 64,382 54,659 53,911 54,304 54,489
2021-22 54,166 50,420 46,826 45,308 44,562 47,420 49,364 51,780 44,616 44,282 45,638 46,367
2022-23 47,662 48,357 47,349 47,161 49,581 61,492 64,987 70,553 68,800 70,898 75,681 77,697
2023-24 80,785 82,397 82,562 83,292 83,685 82,134

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6 Visa holders in Australia
6.04 Number of student visa holders in Australia as at 31 December 2023 by sector / visa subclass - comparison with the
same date in the previous year

560 Student

Foreign Affairs or Defence

Sector

Higher Education Sector

Independent ELICOS
Sector

Non-Award Sector

Postgraduate Research
Sector

Schools Sector

Vocational Education and

Training Sector

0 40000 80000 120000 160000 200000 240000 280000 320000

as at 31/12/22 as at 31/12/23
% Change from 31/12/23 as %
Sector / Visa Subclass 31/12/22 31/12/23
31/12/22 of Total
560 Student 11 11 0.0% 0.0%
Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector 1,979 2,458 24.2% 0.4%
Higher Education Sector 234,380 301,825 28.8% 55.2%
Independent ELICOS Sector 35,370 38,525 8.9% 7.0%
Non-Award Sector 3,263 3,469 6.3% 0.6%
Postgraduate Research Sector 22,816 23,451 2.8% 4.3%
Schools Sector 7,104 7,777 9.5% 1.4%
Vocational Education and Training Sector 152,047 169,559 11.5% 31.0%
Total 456,970 547,075 19.7% 100.0%
Note: Subclass 560 - was omitted from the Migration Regulations 1994 with effect from 1 July 2001.

Subclass 561 (Student - Category B) - since 1 September 1994, has not been specified under the Migration
Regulations 1994.

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6 Visa holders in Australia
6.05 Number of student visa holders in Australia as at 31 December 2023 by citizenship country - comparison with the
same date in the previous year

India
China, Peoples Republic of (excl
SARs)
Nepal

Philippines

Colombia

Vietnam

Bhutan

Pakistan

Thailand

Sri Lanka

Brazil

Indonesia

Bangladesh

Malaysia

Mongolia

0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000

as at 31/12/22 as at 31/12/23

% Change from 31/12/23 as %

Citizenship Country 31/12/22 31/12/23
31/12/22 of Total
India 82,281 106,135 29.0% 19.4%
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 73,826 64,747 -12.3% 11.8%
Nepal 55,998 60,630 8.3% 11.1%
Philippines 17,783 32,610 83.4% 6.0%
Colombia 20,683 24,700 19.4% 4.5%
Vietnam 15,458 23,072 49.3% 4.2%
Bhutan 6,961 20,711 197.5% 3.8%
Pakistan 14,782 20,029 35.5% 3.7%
Thailand 18,616 18,824 1.1% 3.4%
Sri Lanka 11,103 15,956 43.7% 2.9%
Brazil 16,471 15,722 -4.5% 2.9%
Indonesia 12,500 14,357 14.9% 2.6%
Bangladesh 7,161 12,422 73.5% 2.3%
Malaysia 10,070 9,354 -7.1% 1.7%
Mongolia 4,911 9,086 85.0% 1.7%
Other Countries 88,366 98,720 11.7% 18.0%

Total 456,970 547,075 19.7% 100.0%

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6 Visa holders in Australia
6.06 Number of student visa holders in Australia as at 31 December 2023 by sector / visa subclass and applicant type

560 Student

Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector

Higher Education Sector

Independent ELICOS Sector

Non-Award Sector

Postgraduate Research Sector

Schools Sector

Vocational Education and Training

Sector

0 40000 80000 120000 160000 200000 240000 280000 320000

Primary Secondary

As at 31/12/22 As at 31/12/23
Sector / Visa Subclass % %
Primary Secondary Total Primary Primary Secondary Total Primary
560 Student 8 <5 11 72.7% 8 <5 11 72.7%

Foreign Affairs or Defence 1,052 927 1,979 53.2% 1,247 1,211 2,458 50.7%
Sector
Higher Education Sector 206,226 28,154 234,380 88.0% 257,438 44,387 301,825 85.3%

Independent ELICOS Sector 32,777 2,593 35,370 92.7% 34,353 4,172 38,525 89.2%

Non-Award Sector 3,227 36 3,263 98.9% 3,450 19 3,469 99.5%

Postgraduate Research Sector 15,203 7,613 22,816 66.6% 15,506 7,945 23,451 66.1%

Schools Sector 7,102 <5 7,104 100.0% 7,771 6 7,777 99.9%

Vocational Education and 129,883 2

22,164 152,047 85.4% 145,168 24,391 169,559 85.6%
Training Sector
Total 395,478 61,492 456,970 86.5% 464,941 82,134 547,075 85.0%

Note: Subclass 560 - was omitted from the Migration Regulations 1994 with effect from 1 July 2001.

Subclass 561 (Student - Category B) - since 1 September 1994, has not been specified under the Migration
Regulations 1994.

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7 Destinations

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7 Destinations
7.01 Number of visas granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by visa category where the last visa held was a student visa
- comparison with same period in previous year

Temporary Resident (Other Employment)

Student

Visitor

Skilled

Family

Temporary Resident (Skilled Employment)

Working Holiday Maker

Onshore Protection

Crew and Transit

Travel Authority

Other Temporary

Resident Return/ADV

Special Eligibility

Special Category

Other Permanent

Other visa categories

0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000

2022-23 to 31/12/22 2023-24 to 31/12/23

Visa Category 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total
Temporary Resident (Other Employment) 104,351 38,093 -63.5% 42.1%
Visitor 15,632 21,237 35.9% 23.5%
Student 23,014 12,643 -45.1% 14.0%
Skilled 6,754 8,420 24.7% 9.3%
Family 4,210 5,140 22.1% 5.7%
Temporary Resident (Skilled Employment) 3,515 2,408 -31.5% 2.7%
Working Holiday Maker 1,853 1,212 -34.6% 1.3%
Onshore Protection 356 611 71.6% 0.7%
Travel Authority 216 264 22.2% 0.3%
Crew and Transit 259 236 -8.9% 0.3%
Other Temporary 98 52 -46.9% 0.1%
Special Eligibility 9 24 166.7% 0.0%
Resident Return/ADV 19 14 -26.3% 0.0%
Special Category 5 12 140.0% 0.0%
Other Permanent <5 8 700.0% 0.0%
Other visa categories 18 <5 -94.4% 0.0%

Total 160,310 90,375 -43.6% 100.0%

Note1: Only includes destinations data where the student has moved to a different subclass, or for students
who have moved to another student visa and the education sector is different.

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7 Destinations
7.02 Number of visas granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by visa subclass where the last visa held was a student
visa - comparison with same period in previous year

485 Temporary Graduate

408 Temporary Activity

600 Visitor

500 Student

601 Electronic Travel Authority

820 Partner

491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional)

482 Temporary Skill Shortage

190 Skilled - Nominated

651 eVisitor

189 Skilled - Independent

186 Employer Nomination Scheme

417 Working Holiday

866 Protection

462 Work and Holiday

Other visa subclasses

0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000

2022-23 to 31/12/22 2023-24 to 31/12/2

31/12/23

Visa Subclass 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total
485 Temporary Graduate 85,929 20,240 -76.4% 22.4%
408 Temporary Activity 17,494 17,543 0.3% 19.4%
600 Visitor 8,419 13,110 55.7% 14.5%
500 Student 23,014 12,643 -45.1% 14.0%
601 Electronic Travel Authority 5,284 6,169 16.7% 6.8%
820 Partner 3,940 4,825 22.5% 5.3%
491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) 1,833 2,729 48.9% 3.0%
482 Temporary Skill Shortage 3,469 2,408 -30.6% 2.7%
190 Skilled - Nominated 2,263 2,198 -2.9% 2.4%
651 eVisitor 1,929 1,958 1.5% 2.2%
189 Skilled - Independent 834 1,880 125.4% 2.1%
186 Employer Nomination Scheme 629 815 29.6% 0.9%
417 Working Holiday 1,365 792 -42.0% 0.9%
866 Protection 356 611 71.6% 0.7%
462 Work and Holiday 488 420 -13.9% 0.5%
Other visa subclasses 3,064 2,034 -33.6% 2.3%

Total 160,310 90,375 -43.6% 100.0%

Note1: Only includes destinations data where the student has moved to a different subclass, or for students
who have moved to another student visa and the education sector is different.

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7 Destinations
7.03 Number of student visas granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the client was in Australia and the last visa
held was a student visa in a different sector - comparison with same period in previous year

ELICOS to VET

Higher Education to VET

VET to Higher Education

ELICOS to Higher Education

Higher Education to Postgrad Research

Non-Award to Higher Education

Postgrad Research to Higher Education

Schools to Higher Education

VET to Postgrad Research

VET to ELICOS

Schools to VET

ELICOS to Postgrad Research

Higher Education to ELICOS

ELICOS to Schools

Postgrad Research to VET

Other destinations

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000

2022-23 to 31/12/22 2023-24 to 31/12/23

Sector From / Sector To 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total
ELICOS to VET 5,892 5,520 -6.3% 47.5%
Higher Education to VET 8,332 3,877 -53.5% 33.4%
VET to Higher Education 4,099 1,112 -72.9% 9.6%
ELICOS to Higher Education 262 394 50.4% 3.4%
Higher Education to Postgrad Research 584 299 -48.8% 2.6%
Non-Award to Higher Education 42 71 69.0% 0.6%
Postgrad Research to Higher Education 125 61 -51.2% 0.5%
Schools to Higher Education 930 45 -95.2% 0.4%
VET to Postgrad Research 83 41 -50.6% 0.4%
VET to ELICOS 139 33 -76.3% 0.3%
Schools to VET 252 31 -87.7% 0.3%
ELICOS to Postgrad Research 22 29 31.8% 0.2%
Higher Education to ELICOS 123 29 -76.4% 0.2%
ELICOS to Schools <5 13 225.0% 0.1%
Postgrad Research to VET 79 10 -87.3% 0.1%
Other destinations 90 56 -37.8% 0.5%
Total 21,058 11,621 -44.8% 100.0%

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7 Destinations
7.04 Number of student visa granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 where the client was in Australia by last visa
category held

28000

24000

20000

Working Holiday Maker

Temporary Resident
16000 (Skilled Employment)
Temporary Resident
(Other Employment)
Other visa categories
12000
Visitor

Student

8000

4000

0
ELICOS Schools VET Higher Ed Post Grad Non Award Foreign Affairs
& Defence
Foreign
Last Visa Category Held ELICOS Schools VET Higher Post Non Total
Affairs &
Ed Grad. Award
Defence
Student 1,769 228 15,252 20,257 1,707 62 142 39,417
Visitor 1,508 405 8,708 2,611 163 29 6 13,430
Working Holiday Maker 117 0 1,077 383 30 <5 0 1,609
Temporary Resident (Other 37 <5 734 626 190 <5 0 1,590
Employment)
Other visa categories 9 18 224 248 71 0 <5 573
Temporary Resident (Skilled <5 12 66 92 9 <5 0 183
Employment)
Total 3,443 665 26,061 24,217 2,170 95 151 56,802

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8 Subclass 485 visa

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8 Subclass 485 visa - Lodged
8.01 Number of subclass 485 visa applications lodged by month - year on year 12 months rolling total

140000

120000

100000

80000

60000

40000

20000

0
Sep-19

Dec-19

Sep-20

Dec-20

Sep-21

Dec-21

Sep-22

Dec-22

Sep-23

Dec-23
Jun-19

Jun-20

Jun-21

Jun-22

Jun-23
Mar-20

Mar-21

Mar-22

Mar-23
year on year 12 months rolling total

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8 Subclass 485 visa - Lodged
8.02 Number of subclass 485 visa applications lodged in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by visa stream and month -
comparison with previous four financial years

24000

20000

16000

12000

8000

4000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Lodged Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

Graduate Work
2019-20 754 1,542 811 617 739 664 642 904 2,000 437 626 716 10,452
2020-21 748 1,517 971 683 863 870 621 932 2,676 846 1,111 1,093 12,931
2021-22 1,044 2,065 1,432 1,111 1,720 1,796 1,027 1,653 3,944 1,391 1,912 1,963 21,058
2022-23 2,443 3,565 2,902 2,107 2,616 2,943 2,149 3,180 5,365 2,080 3,157 6,909 39,416
2023-24 893 1,579 1,544 1,409 1,614 1,707 8,746

Graduate Work Replacement

2019-20 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2020-21 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2021-22 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2022-23 79 102 386 19 5 9 <5 <5 <5 <5 6 7 627
2023-24 <5 8 9 7 7 5 37

Post-Study Work
2019-20 4,818 13,498 6,303 1,946 2,357 4,924 6,674 7,638 14,048 1,843 1,288 1,385 66,722
2020-21 4,699 13,684 7,275 2,257 2,154 4,998 5,778 6,364 18,556 2,976 1,743 1,736 72,220
2021-22 4,821 14,177 7,524 2,468 2,358 5,842 6,715 8,067 16,084 2,936 2,401 2,408 75,801
2022-23 4,184 8,315 4,903 2,264 2,261 4,191 5,337 6,318 9,813 2,152 2,253 2,436 54,427
2023-24 11,459 13,191 9,566 7,486 5,573 18,704 65,979

Post-Study Work Replacement

2019-20 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2020-21 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2021-22 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2022-23 742 1,279 4,678 186 156 141 116 120 113 84 82 124 7,821
2023-24 127 209 167 117 101 102 823

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8.02 Number of subclass 485 visa applications lodged in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by visa stream and month -
comparison with previous four financial years

24000

20000

16000

12000

8000

4000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Lodged Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

Post-Study Work Second Visa

2019-20 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2020-21 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 125 357 474 447 399 210 2,012
2021-22 132 149 295 320 266 245 252 271 439 446 313 288 3,416
2022-23 382 634 659 362 148 87 95 113 123 84 72 96 2,855
2023-24 1
111 2
266 126 2
202 1
191 158 1,05
1,054

All
2019-20 5,572 15,040 7,114 2,563 3,096 5,588 7,316 8,542 16,048 2,280 1,914 2,101 77,174
2020-21 5,447 15,201 8,246 2,940 3,017 5,868 6,524 7,653 21,706 4,269 3,253 3,039 87,163
2021-22 5,997 16,391 9,251 3,899 4,344 7,883 7,994 9,991 20,467 4,773 4,626 4,659 100,275
2022-23 7,830 13,895 13,528 4,938 5,186 7,371 7,701 9,734 15,417 4,404 5,570 9,572 105,146
2023-24 12,591 15,253 11,412 9,221 7,486 20,676 76,639

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8 Subclass 485 visa - Lodged
8.03 Number of subclass 485 visa applications lodged in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by citizenship country -
comparison with same period in previous year

India

Nepal

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Vietnam

Bangladesh

Indonesia

Philippines

Malaysia

Bhutan

Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC)

Brazil

Colombia

Korea, South
0 4000 8000 12000 16000 20000 24000 28000

2022-23 to 31/12/22 2023-24 to 31/12/23

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as
31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total
India 19,386 26,598 37.2% 34.7%
Nepal 7,258 13,907 91.6% 18.1%
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 5,280 11,040 109.1% 14.4%
Pakistan 3,080 3,772 22.5% 4.9%
Sri Lanka 1,863 2,770 48.7% 3.6%
Vietnam 1,297 1,930 48.8% 2.5%
Bangladesh 848 1,547 82.4% 2.0%
Indonesia 1,051 1,460 38.9% 1.9%
Philippines 1,552 1,422 -8.4% 1.9%
Malaysia 895 1,212 35.4% 1.6%
Bhutan 1,200 1,020 -15.0% 1.3%
Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 465 841 80.9% 1.1%
Brazil 1,076 770 -28.4% 1.0%
Colombia 910 672 -26.2% 0.9%
Korea, South 614 655 6.7% 0.9%
Other countries 5,973 7,023 17.6% 9.2%
Total 52,748 76,639 45.3% 100.0%

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8 Subclass 485 visa - Granted
8.04 Number of subclass 485 visa applications granted by month - year on year 12 months rolling total

180000

160000

140000

120000

100000

80000

60000

40000

20000

0
Sep-19

Dec-19

Sep-20

Dec-20

Sep-21

Dec-21

Sep-22

Dec-22

Sep-23

Dec-23
Jun-19

Jun-20

Jun-21

Jun-22

Jun-23
Mar-20

Mar-21

Mar-22

Mar-23
year on year 12 months rolling total

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8 Subclass 485 visa - Granted
8.05 Number of subclass 485 visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by visa stream and month -
comparison with previous four financial years
40000

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Granted Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

Graduate Work
2019-20 1,028 930 572 1,078 993 560 637 652 583 677 712 560 8,982
2020-21 632 918 820 637 575 430 495 1,342 614 257 422 370 7,512
2021-22 438 362 368 125 1,145 810 425 434 685 1,395 1,207 1,662 9,056
2022-23 769 1,132 877 1,623 6,885 16,728 4,540 3,878 5,943 2,798 3,784 4,365 53,322
2023-24 2,219 2,282 621 9
939 6
662 741 7,464

Graduate Work Replacement

2019-20 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2020-21 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2021-22 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2022-23 7 9 15 137 137 224 39 7 17 7 <5 <5 604
2023-24 7 <5 8 1
15 5 7 46

Post-Study Work
2019-20 2,856 2,170 5,397 6,894 4,628 4,536 3,498 3,937 5,729 7,209 4,305 2,862 54,021
2020-21 6,532 5,829 4,778 5,262 3,401 2,177 1,682 3,669 3,630 2,027 3,938 2,686 45,611
2021-22 2,978 10,539 3,017 2,945 7,046 4,712 3,349 2,587 4,002 4,377 4,758 3,981 54,291
2022-23 8,891 20,218 2,035 10,952 11,087 15,194 9,754 9,406 9,349 6,907 4,304 3,307 111,404
2023-24 1,662 9,675 6,115 10,055 10,317 3,089 40,913

Post-Study Work Replacement

2019-20 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2020-21 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2021-22 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2022-23 18 153 120 958 2,220 2,614 545 283 290 64 201 38 7,504
2023-24 65 39 152 199 298 154 907

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8.05 Number of subclass 485 visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by visa stream and month -
comparison with previous four financial years
40000

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

FY Granted Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

Post-Study Work Second Visa

2019-20 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2020-21 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 13 24 68 8 113
2021-22 8 n/a <5 n/a <5 <5 180 21 20 81 74 48 439
2022-23 23 22 15 29 194 1,787 495 1,400 958 287 821 152 6,183
2023-24 1
106 1
149 202 1
121 1
192 105 875

All
2019-20 3,884 3,104 5,969 7,972 5,625 5,101 4,135 4,589 6,312 7,886 5,017 3,422 63,016
2020-21 7,164 6,747 5,598 5,899 3,976 2,607 2,177 5,011 4,257 2,308 4,428 3,064 53,236
2021-22 3,424 10,901 3,387 3,070 8,194 5,524 3,954 3,042 4,707 5,853 6,039 5,691 63,786
2022-23 9,708 21,534 3,062 13,699 20,523 36,547 15,373 14,974 16,557 10,063 9,114 7,863 179,017
2023-24 4,059 12,149 7,098 11,329 11,474 4,096 50,205

Note 1: All grants table may include a small number of legacy Skilled Graduate grants.

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8 Subclass 485 visa - Granted
8.06 Number of subclass 485 visa applications granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by citizenship country -
comparison with same period in previous year

India

Nepal

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Vietnam

Philippines

Indonesia

Bangladesh

Malaysia

Colombia

Brazil

Bhutan

Taiwan

Korea, South
0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 45000

2022-23 to 31/12/22 2023-24 to 31/12/23

Citizenship Country 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as
31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total
India 40,323 17,534 -56.5% 34.9%
Nepal 15,254 8,087 -47.0% 16.1%
China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 9,871 7,466 -24.4% 14.9%
Pakistan 4,193 2,576 -38.6% 5.1%
Sri Lanka 4,145 1,580 -61.9% 3.1%
Vietnam 2,622 1,252 -52.3% 2.5%
Philippines 3,333 1,176 -64.7% 2.3%
Indonesia 2,117 1,098 -48.1% 2.2%
Bangladesh 1,378 966 -29.9% 1.9%
Malaysia 2,118 877 -58.6% 1.7%
Colombia 1,625 654 -59.8% 1.3%
Brazil 2,210 585 -73.5% 1.2%
Bhutan 2,156 568 -73.7% 1.1%
Taiwan 899 439 -51.2% 0.9%
Korea, South 1,309 408 -68.8% 0.8%
Other countries 11,520 4,939 -57.1% 9.8%
Total 105,073 50,205 -52.2% 100.0%

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8 Subclass 485 visa - On hand
8.07 Number of subclass 485 PRIMARY visa applications on hand at 31 December 2023 by visa stream - comparison with
previous four periods

Visa Stream On hand at On hand at On hand at On hand at On hand at

31/12/22 31/03/23 30/06/23 30/09/23 31/12/23
Graduate Work 4,594 3,206 3,345 3,071 4,815
Graduate Work Replacement 40 10 14 9 8
Post-Study Work 9,795 7,269 1,303 14,280 17,786
Post-Study Work Replacement 554 153 143 315 116
Post-Study Work Second Visa 2,626 794 99 133 179
Skilled Graduate <5 <5 0 0 0

Total 17,610 11,433 4,904 17,808 22,904

8.08 Number of subclass 485 PRIMARY visa applications on hand at 31 December 2023 by visa stream

Graduate Work

Graduate Work Replacement

Post-Study Work

Post-Study Work Replacement

Post-Study Work Second Visa

Skilled Graduate

0K 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K 12K 14K 16K 18K

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8 Subclass 485 visa - Visa holders in Australia
8.09 Number of subclass 485 visa holders at the end of each month in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by month -
comparison with previous three financial years

200000

160000

120000

80000

40000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

Fin'l
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Year
2020-21 104,682 107,129 107,865 107,705 106,044 104,629 102,728 102,765 100,325 94,998 91,011 88,694

2021-22 88,907 96,850 95,042 91,607 94,052 95,259 94,319 96,937 97,089 94,610 96,363 98,633

2022-23 102,358 117,409 115,029 112,056 125,671 144,694 153,663 167,404 183,175 188,872 194,883 199,772

2023-24 196,755 194,210 193,277 193,202 193,452 179,830

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8 Subclass 485 visa - Visa holders in Australia
8.10 Number of subclass 485 PRIMARY visa holders in Australia at the end of each month in 2023-24 to
31 December 2023 - comparison with previous three financial years
160000

140000

120000

100000

80000

60000

40000

20000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

Fin'l
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Year
2020-21 80,476 82,231 82,747 82,532 81,525 80,702 79,511 79,530 77,754 73,733 70,708 69,129
2021-22 69,393 77,341 75,846 73,104 74,176 73,674 72,759 74,476 74,311 71,768 73,008 74,365
2022-23 78,094 90,332 88,736 88,460 98,286 110,272 114,893 124,671 135,199 138,280 142,364 145,282
2023-24 142,266 139,045 138,534 138,956 139,016 126,615

8.11 Number of subclass 485 SECONDARY visa holders in Australia at the end of each month in 2023-24 to
31 December 2023 - comparison with previous three financial years
60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

Fin'l
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Year
2020-21 24,206 24,898 25,118 25,173 24,519 23,927 23,217 23,235 22,571 21,265 20,303 19,565
2021-22 19,514 19,509 19,196 18,503 19,876 21,585 21,560 22,461 22,778 22,842 23,355 24,268
2022-23 24,264 27,077 26,293 23,596 27,385 34,422 38,770 42,733 47,976 50,592 52,519 54,490
2023-24 54,489 55,165 54,743 54,246 54,436 53,215

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8 Subclass 485 visa - Destinations
8.12 Number of visas granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by visa category where the last visa held was a subclass
485 visa - comparison with same period in previous year

Skilled

Temporary Resident (Other Employment)

Visitor

Family

Temporary Resident (Skilled Employment)

Student

Onshore Protection

Working Holiday Maker

Crew and Transit

Special Eligibility

Travel Authority

Resident Return/ADV

Other Permanent

Temporary Protection

Offshore Humanitarian

Other visa categories

0 4000 8000 12000 16000 20000

2022-23 to 31/12/22 2023-24 to 31/12/23

Visa Category 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total
Skilled 12,829 19,457 51.7% 69.9%
Temporary Resident (Other Employment) 19,118 3,989 -79.1% 14.3%
Visitor 1,267 1,612 27.2% 5.8%
Family 1,142 1,422 24.5% 5.1%
Temporary Resident (Skilled Employment) 3,132 811 -74.1% 2.9%
Student 8,602 436 -94.9% 1.6%
Onshore Protection 36 64 77.8% 0.2%
Working Holiday Maker 54 24 -55.6% 0.1%
Crew and Transit 18 15 -16.7% 0.1%
Special Eligibility 0 10 0.0% 0.0%
Travel Authority <5 7 75.0% 0.0%
Resident Return/ADV <5 <5 50.0% 0.0%
Other Permanent 0 <5 0.0% 0.0%
Temporary Protection <5 <5 0.0% 0.0%
Offshore Humanitarian <5 0 -100.0% 0.0%
Other visa categories 13 0 -100.0% 0.0%
Total 46,220 27,853 -39.7% 100.0%

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8 Subclass 485 visa - Destinations
8.13 Number of visas granted in 2023-24 to 31 December 2023 by visa subclass where the last visa held was a subclass
485 visa - comparison with same period in previous year

190 Skilled - Nominated

189 Skilled - Independent

491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional)

408 Temporary Activity

820 Partner

600 Visitor

186 Employer Nomination Scheme

482 Temporary Skill Shortage

500 Student

601 Electronic Travel Authority

858 Global Talent

494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)

191 Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional)

187 Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme

866 Protection

Other visa subclasses

0 4000 8000 12000 16000 20000

2022-23 to 31/12/2
31/12/22 2023-24 to 31/12/2
31/12/23

Visa Subclass 2022-23 to 2023-24 to % Change 2023-24 as

31/12/22 31/12/23 from 2022-23 % of Total
190 Skilled - Nominated 6,591 6,810 3.3% 24.4%
189 Skilled - Independent 2,426 6,354 161.9% 22.8%
491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) 2,690 4,663 73.3% 16.7%
408 Temporary Activity 18,067 3,950 -78.1% 14.2%
820 Partner 1,107 1,395 26.0% 5.0%
600 Visitor 839 1,176 40.2% 4.2%
186 Employer Nomination Scheme 563 898 59.5% 3.2%
482 Temporary Skill Shortage 3,115 811 -74.0% 2.9%
500 Student 8,602 436 -94.9% 1.6%
601 Electronic Travel Authority 367 382 4.1% 1.4%
858 Global Talent 171 228 33.3% 0.8%
494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)
(Provisiona 92 202 119.6% 0.7%
191 Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) 100 172 72.0% 0.6%
187 Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme 128 78 -39.1% 0.3%
866 Protection 36 64 77.8% 0.2%
Other visa subclasses 1,326 234 -82.4% 0.8%

Total 46,220 27,853 -39.7% 100.0%

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