01-NOV-2018 The Department of Home Affairs has released its 2017-18 Annual Report.
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Viktor Ovcharenko
Interesting highlights include:
Permanent visa outcomes
12% decrease overall in the number of permanent migration program numbers in the last financial year
10.5% drop in skilled stream visas granted since July 2016
17% drop in family stream visas granted since July 2016
Temporary visas granted
An increase of 5.5% in visitor visas granted
10% increase in student visa granted
30.5% drop in temporary work skilled (SC 457) visas granted
Citizenship
A 52% drop in the number of Australian citizenship conferrals
Compliance
99% of temporary entrants maintained their lawful immigration status
Visa cancellation number relatively stable at 57,440
Non-humanitarian visa refusals increased by 26%
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