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Migration and Mobilities Update Conference 2017

Bruce Needham, Director Programme Delivery for Family Visas and Citizenship West 6 September 2017

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Key Points for Today

• Department Overview 2016-17
• Temporary Migration
• Permanent Migration
• Visa Reform

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Our operations in 2016–17

2.0m

client interactions including callcentre enquiriesmanaged

137,750

Australiancitizen acquisitions international passengersand crew arriving and departing Australia importedair cargo consignments importedsea cargoreports

43.73m

international air and sea travellers processed

3.2m

seacargo reports processed

22% 34% 13%

41.9m

air cargoconsignments processed planning ceiling, delivered as part

• f the permanent

MigrationProgramme in2016–17 visas granted underthe regular permanentRefugee and Humanitarian Assistance Programme in 2016–17

190,000 13,436

41,300

Temporary Graduatevisas

460,900

AllotherTemporary visas

5.3m

Visitorvisas

87,500

TemporarySkilledvisas

211,000

WorkingHolidayMaker visas

1.9m

Special Categoryvisas

8.4m

temporary visas granted, including: Over four years from 2016–17 to 2020–21, the volumes of goods andpeoplecrossingour borderisexpectedto continueto increaseby:

60.8m

international mailitems inspected

68%

skilledstream

32%

familystream

343,000

Student visas

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Temporary Visas

• Visitor Visas
• Student Visas
• Temporary Graduate Visa
• Working Holiday Maker
• Temporary Skilled Visa

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

International Education Visas

• 343,000 student visas granted in 2016-17
• 310,900 visa recipients aged under 30
• Visa validity varies between 5 months and 5 years
• Temporary Graduate Visa reformed in 2013-14
• 41,300 visas granted in 2016-17
• Visa validity varies between 18 months and 4 years

http://www.border.gov.au/about/reports-publications/research- statistics/statistics/study-in-australia

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Working Holiday Maker

• Only available to people aged 18 to 30
• 1 year visa validity with 2nd year conditional
• 2nd year conversion rate is around 25%
• Decline in numbers since 2012-13
• http://www.border.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/sta

tistics/working-holiday-report-dec16.pdf

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Permanent Visas

• Skilled Migration
• Family Migration
• Humanitarian Migration
• Child Visas
• Citizenship
• http://www.border.gov.au/about/reports-publications/research-

statistics/statistics/live-in-australia

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Child Visas

For biological, adopted or step-children & orphan relatives of eligible sponsors:

• Applicants can be either in Australia or offshore
• 3000+ child visas granted each year outside of the managed migration

programme

• 400 Orphan Relative visa places within the managed migration

programme

• Booklet 2: Child Migration:

http://www.border.gov.au/Forms/Documents/1128.pdf

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Citizenship

• 2016/17 Programme year
• 137,750 grants of citizenship including child dependents
• 19, 200 Descent grants for children
• 52 adoption grants
• http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Citi/Lear/Facts-and-statistics

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Visa Reform

• Consultations to modernise Australia’s visa system
• Public consultations end 15 September 2017
• Opportunity for Australia to remain competitive and safe
• http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/visa-reform

Department of Immigration and Border Protection

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