freedom of information request: fa18/10/01186

Freedom of Information request: FA18/10/01186

1. 457/482 visa nomination outcomes by skilled occupation from 1 November 2016 to date (whatever latest month is available). This is effectively an update of FOI Request: FA 16/11/01346.

Subclass 457 and 482 nominations finalised between 1 November 2016 and 31 January 2019 by nominated occupation

Source: Department of Home Affairs, 2019 (RFI 22124.01)

Note 1: Figures are subject to variation. The data is sourced from our global Departmental systems. There can be delays in transmission of information.

Note 2: 'Other' is all other finalisation categories. It includes 'Withdrawn' and 'Otherwise Finalised'.

Nominated Occupation (ANZSCO) Approved Refused Other Total

111111 Chief Executive or Managing Director 731 47 62 840

111211 Corporate General Manager 1,345 86 79 1,510

121111 Aquaculture Farmer 34 <5 <5 37

121212 Flower Grower 5 0 <5 6

121213 Fruit or Nut Grower 33 11 9 53

121214 Grain, Oilseed or Pasture Grower (Aus) / Field Crop Grower (NZ) 10 <5 <5 12

121215 Grape Grower 8 0 0 8

121216 Mixed Crop Farmer 40 18 13 71

121217 Sugar Cane Grower <5 0 0 <5

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121221 Vegetable Grower (Aus) / Market Gardener (NZ) 28 9 <5 40

121299 Crop Farmers nec 17 9 <5 28

121311 Apiarist 32 9 7 48

121312 Beef Cattle Farmer 9 <5 0 10

121313 Dairy Cattle Farmer 149 16 8 173

121316 Horse Breeder 14 0 0 14

121317 Mixed Livestock Farmer 10 <5 0 11

121318 Pig Farmer 78 13 5 96

121321 Poultry Farmer 37 10 5 52

121322 Sheep Farmer <5 <5 <5 6

121399 Livestock Farmers nec <5 0 0 <5

121411 Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmer 27 5 5 37

131112 Sales and Marketing Manager 1,686 374 252 2,312

131113 Advertising Manager 82 19 13 114

131114 Public Relations Manager 15 <5 10 26

132111 Corporate Services Manager 381 62 57 500

132211 Finance Manager 615 54 28 697

132311 Human Resource Manager 305 26 11 342

132411 Policy and Planning Manager 50 <5 12 64

132511 Research and Development Manager 112 7 17 136

133111 Construction Project Manager 726 35 39 800

133112 Project Builder 5 <5 <5 8

133211 Engineering Manager 880 16 23 919

133311 Importer or Exporter 32 68 86 186

133312 Wholesaler 19 21 30 70

133411 Manufacturer 16 14 9 39

133511 Production Manager (Forestry) 7 0 <5 8

133512 Production Manager (Manufacturing) 212 18 45 275

133513 Production Manager (Mining) 77 0 7 84

133611 Supply and Distribution Manager 462 85 39 586

133612 Procurement Manager 64 13 21 98

134111 Child Care Centre Manager 100 20 8 128

134211 Medical Administrator (Aus) / Medical Superintendent (NZ) 8 5 9 22

134212 Nursing Clinical Director 9 0 0 9

134213 Primary Health Organisation Manager 19 <5 <5 25

134214 Welfare Centre Manager 5 <5 <5 7

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134299 Health and Welfare Services Managers nec 10 <5 <5 14

134311 School Principal <5 0 0 <5

134411 Faculty Head 44 0 <5 46

134412 Regional Education Manager 0 0 <5 <5

134499 Education Managers nec 65 10 12 87

135111 Chief Information Officer 97 5 <5 104

135112 ICT Project Manager 1,229 37 19 1,285

135199 ICT Managers nec 305 16 6 327

139911 Arts Administrator or Manager 22 <5 <5 26

139912 Environmental Manager 34 <5 <5 38

139913 Laboratory Manager 27 <5 <5 31

139914 Quality Assurance Manager 205 29 13 247

139915 Sports Administrator 21 6 7 34

139999 Specialist Managers nec 374 26 15 415

141111 Cafe or Restaurant Manager 3,275 1,385 698 5,358

141211 Caravan Park and Camping Ground Manager <5 <5 <5 <5

141311 Hotel or Motel Manager 296 72 33 401

141411 Licensed Club Manager 19 <5 7 29

141911 Bed and Breakfast Operator 0 0 <5 <5

141999 Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nec 114 34 13 161

142111 Retail Manager (General) 5 6 6 17

142112 Antique Dealer 0 <5 <5 <5

142113 Betting Agency Manager <5 <5 <5 <5

142114 Hair or Beauty Salon Manager 154 133 54 341

142115 Post Office Manager 6 13 5 24

142116 Travel Agency Manager 25 16 33 74

149111 Amusement Centre Manager <5 0 <5 <5

149112 Fitness Centre Manager 41 26 24 91

149113 Sports Centre Manager 14 <5 0 16

149211 Call or Contact Centre Manager 17 8 8 33

149212 Customer Service Manager 334 451 174 959

149311 Conference and Event Organiser 300 61 52 413

149411 Fleet Manager 9 26 17 52

149413 Transport Company Manager 97 106 46 249

149913 Facilities Manager 72 73 36 181

149914 Financial Institution Branch Manager 7 0 <5 9

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149915 Equipment Hire Manager 10 7 7 24

149999 Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers nec 5 6 8 19

211112 Dancer or Choreographer 12 <5 <5 18

211199 Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers nec <5 0 <5 <5

211212 Music Director <5 0 <5 5

211213 Musician (Instrumental) 8 <5 <5 14

211214 Singer <5 0 0 <5

211299 Music Professionals nec <5 <5 0 <5

211311 Photographer 33 6 5 44

211412 Potter or Ceramic Artist 0 0 <5 <5

211413 Sculptor <5 <5 <5 <5

211499 Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals nec 54 <5 <5 60

212111 Artistic Director <5 <5 <5 6

212112 Media Producer (excluding Video) 23 0 6 29

212114 Television Presenter <5 0 0 <5

212212 Book or Script Editor 7 0 0 7

212311 Art Director (Film, Television or Stage) <5 0 <5 <5

212312 Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage) 6 <5 <5 9

212314 Film and Video Editor 30 8 <5 40

212315 Program Director (Television or Radio) 8 0 <5 9

212316 Stage Manager 18 <5 0 19

212317 Technical Director 16 0 <5 18

212318 Video Producer 58 10 <5 72

212399 Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors nec 0 0 <5 <5

212411 Copywriter 67 5 5 77

212412 Newspaper or Periodical Editor 44 6 <5 51

212413 Print Journalist 11 <5 0 14

212414 Radio Journalist 0 <5 0 <5

212415 Technical Writer 48 <5 0 50

212416 Television Journalist 6 0 0 6

212499 Journalists and Other Writers nec 96 7 14 117

221111 Accountant (General) 2,020 450 196 2,666

221112 Management Accountant 507 79 24 610

221113 Taxation Accountant 229 13 12 254

221211 Company Secretary 12 7 <5 23

221212 Corporate Treasurer 9 <5 <5 13

4

221213 External Auditor 439 <5 <5 444

221214 Internal Auditor 428 15 10 453

222111 Commodities Trader 15 <5 <5 18

222112 Finance Broker 54 14 8 76

222113 Insurance Broker 42 5 <5 49

222199 Financial Brokers nec 33 9 <5 43

222211 Financial Market Dealer 30 <5 <5 35

222212 Futures Trader <5 0 0 <5

222213 Stockbroking Dealer <5 0 <5 <5

222299 Financial Dealers nec 151 <5 <5 156

222311 Financial Investment Adviser 149 20 19 188

222312 Financial Investment Manager 60 <5 5 66

223111 Human Resource Adviser 78 17 41 136

223112 Recruitment Consultant 2,196 86 124 2,406

223113 Workplace Relations Adviser <5 0 <5 8

223211 ICT Trainer 55 5 <5 62

223311 Training and Development Professional 66 15 35 116

224111 Actuary 89 <5 <5 93

224112 Mathematician 22 <5 <5 24

224113 Statistician 108 <5 <5 112

224212 Gallery or Museum Curator <5 0 0 <5

224213 Health Information Manager 65 7 5 77

224214 Records Manager 26 11 6 43

224311 Economist 53 0 <5 54

224411 Intelligence Officer <5 0 0 <5

224412 Policy Analyst 11 0 <5 12

224511 Land Economist 37 <5 <5 39

224512 Valuer 16 0 0 16

224611 Librarian <5 <5 <5 6

224711 Management Consultant 2,508 62 48 2,618

224712 Organisation and Methods Analyst 448 14 16 478

224912 Liaison Officer 17 12 18 47

224913 Migration Agent (Aus) / Immigration Consultant (NZ) <5 0 <5 <5

224999 Information and Organisation Professionals nec 576 24 21 621

225111 Advertising Specialist 878 33 33 944

225112 Market Research Analyst 70 <5 32 105

5

225113 Marketing Specialist 2,548 409 303 3,260

225211 ICT Account Manager 491 17 16 524

225212 ICT Business Development Manager 484 27 29 540

225213 ICT Sales Representative 487 29 21 537

225311 Public Relations Professional 347 18 21 386

225411 Sales Representative (Industrial Products) 68 8 43 119

225412 Sales Representative (Medical and Pharmaceutical Products) 37 <5 14 54

225499 Technical Sales Representatives nec 511 112 59 682

231111 Aeroplane Pilot 48 <5 <5 53

231112 Air Traffic Controller 14 0 <5 15

231113 Flying Instructor 14 <5 0 15

231114 Helicopter Pilot 23 <5 <5 27

231199 Air Transport Professionals nec <5 <5 <5 7

231211 Master Fisher 0 <5 <5 <5

231212 Ship's Engineer 23 <5 9 36

231213 Ship's Master 21 <5 <5 25

231214 Ship's Officer 28 <5 8 37

231215 Marine Surveyor <5 <5 0 5

231299 Marine Transport Professionals nec 9 <5 7 17

232111 Architect 298 12 21 331

232112 Landscape Architect 54 <5 <5 58

232212 Surveyor 158 6 8 172

232214 Other Spatial Scientist 39 <5 0 41

232311 Fashion Designer 82 9 10 101

232312 Industrial Designer 108 8 <5 119

232313 Jewellery Designer 11 9 <5 22

232411 Graphic Designer 565 68 41 674

232412 Illustrator 50 <5 <5 56

232413 Multimedia Designer 37 6 23 66

232414 Web Designer 202 17 12 231

232511 Interior Designer 157 27 23 207

232611 Urban and Regional Planner 70 6 <5 77

233111 Chemical Engineer 66 <5 0 67

233112 Materials Engineer 29 <5 <5 35

233211 Civil Engineer 656 25 14 695

233212 Geotechnical Engineer 81 0 <5 83

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233213 Quantity Surveyor 265 11 11 287

233214 Structural Engineer 96 <5 <5 101

233215 Transport Engineer 131 <5 <5 134

233311 Electrical Engineer 469 17 11 497

233411 Electronics Engineer 146 5 14 165

233511 Industrial Engineer 101 <5 6 111

233512 Mechanical Engineer 779 49 30 858

233513 Production or Plant Engineer 123 12 14 149

233611 Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) 82 <5 <5 85

233612 Petroleum Engineer 144 <5 5 150

233911 Aeronautical Engineer 55 <5 0 58

233912 Agricultural Engineer 7 0 0 7

233913 Biomedical Engineer 41 6 <5 48

233914 Engineering Technologist 147 15 8 170

233915 Environmental Engineer 45 <5 <5 50

233916 Naval Architect (Aus) / Marine Designer (NZ) 18 0 <5 19

233999 Engineering Professionals nec 552 13 6 571

234111 Agricultural Consultant 37 5 <5 45

234112 Agricultural Scientist 77 <5 <5 85

234113 Forester (Aus) / Forest Scientist (NZ) <5 <5 0 <5

234211 Chemist 67 <5 <5 70

234212 Food Technologist 97 9 19 125

234213 Wine Maker 7 <5 <5 11

234311 Conservation Officer 0 0 <5 <5

234312 Environmental Consultant 94 7 <5 102

234313 Environmental Research Scientist 44 0 0 44

234399 Environmental Scientists nec 28 <5 0 29

234411 Geologist 148 <5 <5 152

234412 Geophysicist 56 <5 <5 60

234413 Hydrogeologist 16 0 <5 17

234511 Life Scientist (General) 105 <5 10 116

234513 Biochemist 11 0 0 11

234514 Biotechnologist 42 <5 0 45

234515 Botanist <5 0 0 <5

234516 Marine Biologist 12 0 <5 13

234517 Microbiologist 19 <5 <5 21

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234518 Zoologist <5 0 0 <5

234599 Life Scientists nec 147 <5 9 157

234611 Medical Laboratory Scientist 93 <5 <5 98

234711 Veterinarian 248 13 11 272

234911 Conservator <5 0 0 <5

234912 Metallurgist 15 0 0 15

234913 Meteorologist 8 0 0 8

234914 Physicist 32 <5 0 34

234915 Exercise Physiologist 0 <5 <5 <5

234999 Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec 19 <5 <5 22

241111 Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher 216 20 12 248

241213 Primary School Teacher 168 11 7 186

241311 Middle School Teacher (Aus) / Intermediate School Teacher (NZ) 6 0 0 6

241411 Secondary School Teacher 180 8 <5 190

241511 Special Needs Teacher 57 6 <5 64

241512 Teacher of the Hearing Impaired <5 0 0 <5

241599 Special Education Teachers nec 6 <5 0 8

242111 University Lecturer 3,239 12 45 3,296

242112 University Tutor 172 <5 17 192

242211 Vocational Education Teacher (Aus) / Polytechnic Teacher (NZ) 6 5 18 29

249111 Education Adviser 28 <5 <5 34

249211 Art Teacher (Private Tuition) <5 <5 <5 6

249212 Dance Teacher (Private Tuition) 18 5 10 33

249214 Music Teacher (Private Tuition) 10 <5 <5 16

249299 Private Tutors and Teachers nec 24 11 6 41

249311 Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages 24 <5 <5 28

251111 Dietitian 5 0 <5 6

251112 Nutritionist 9 <5 <5 12

251211 Medical Diagnostic Radiographer 81 <5 <5 86

251212 Medical Radiation Therapist <5 0 <5 <5

251214 Sonographer 31 <5 6 38

251311 Environmental Health Officer <5 <5 0 5

251312 Occupational Health and Safety Adviser 110 6 <5 117

251411 Optometrist 14 0 0 14

251412 Orthoptist <5 0 0 <5

251511 Hospital Pharmacist 5 0 0 5

8

251512 Industrial Pharmacist <5 <5 0 <5

251513 Retail Pharmacist 71 5 10 86

251911 Health Promotion Officer 8 <5 7 17

251912 Orthotist or Prosthetist 5 0 0 5

251999 Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals nec 53 0 <5 54

252111 Chiropractor 17 <5 <5 20

252112 Osteopath 10 6 0 16

252211 Acupuncturist 6 <5 <5 9

252213 Naturopath <5 0 <5 6

252214 Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner 6 <5 <5 10

252299 Complementary Health Therapists nec 5 0 <5 6

252311 Dental Specialist 7 0 0 7

252312 Dentist 130 8 13 151

252411 Occupational Therapist 63 <5 <5 66

252511 Physiotherapist 339 30 14 383

252611 Podiatrist 26 <5 5 34

252711 Audiologist 84 <5 <5 92

252712 Speech Pathologist (Aus) / Speech Language Therapist (NZ) 14 <5 0 16

253111 General Practitioner 3,369 110 89 3,568

253112 Resident Medical Officer 3,304 68 52 3,424

253211 Anaesthetist 63 <5 <5 68

253311 Specialist Physician (General Medicine) 57 7 <5 65

253312 Cardiologist 16 <5 <5 18

253313 Clinical Haematologist <5 0 <5 <5

253314 Medical Oncologist 17 0 <5 18

253315 Endocrinologist <5 0 <5 <5

253316 Gastroenterologist 17 0 0 17

253317 Intensive Care Specialist 72 <5 0 73

253318 Neurologist 11 0 0 11

253321 Paediatrician 60 <5 <5 63

253322 Renal Medicine Specialist <5 0 0 <5

253323 Rheumatologist <5 0 0 <5

253324 Thoracic Medicine Specialist <5 0 0 <5

253399 Specialist Physicians nec 29 <5 0 30

253411 Psychiatrist 164 7 <5 175

253511 Surgeon (General) 34 0 0 34

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253512 Cardiothoracic Surgeon 13 0 0 13

253513 Neurosurgeon 7 0 0 7

253514 Orthopaedic Surgeon 36 0 0 36

253515 Otorhinolaryngologist 14 0 0 14

253516 Paediatric Surgeon 6 0 0 6

253517 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon 13 0 <5 14

253518 Urologist 10 0 0 10

253521 Vascular Surgeon 12 0 0 12

253911 Dermatologist 9 <5 <5 12

253912 Emergency Medicine Specialist 149 6 <5 159

253913 Obstetrician and Gynaecologist 53 0 <5 54

253914 Ophthalmologist 13 <5 0 14

253915 Pathologist <5 0 0 <5

253917 Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist 72 <5 0 73

253918 Radiation Oncologist 10 0 0 10

253999 Medical Practitioners nec 714 36 24 774

254111 Midwife 110 <5 <5 114

254211 Nurse Educator <5 0 0 <5

254212 Nurse Researcher 6 0 0 6

254311 Nurse Manager 28 0 0 28

254411 Nurse Practitioner 11 <5 <5 14

254412 Registered Nurse (Aged Care) 667 37 18 722

254413 Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) 11 0 0 11

254414 Registered Nurse (Community Health) 31 <5 <5 34

254415 Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) 426 12 13 451

254416 Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) <5 0 0 <5

254417 Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) 18 0 0 18

254418 Registered Nurse (Medical) 543 18 12 573

254421 Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) 97 10 8 115

254422 Registered Nurse (Mental Health) 259 7 <5 268

254423 Registered Nurse (Perioperative) 300 5 <5 307

254424 Registered Nurse (Surgical) 333 9 13 355

254425 Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) 52 <5 <5 54

254499 Registered Nurses nec 222 15 6 243

261111 ICT Business Analyst 3,947 118 88 4,153

261112 Systems Analyst 1,016 38 23 1,077

10

261211 Multimedia Specialist 128 20 17 165

261212 Web Developer 128 15 50 193

261311 Analyst Programmer 1,939 59 27 2,025

261312 Developer Programmer 4,717 183 93 4,993

261313 Software Engineer 3,667 109 63 3,839

261314 Software Tester 903 16 18 937

261399 Software and Applications Programmers nec 169 28 <5 201

262111 Database Administrator 176 16 10 202

262112 ICT Security Specialist 308 12 11 331

262113 Systems Administrator 342 13 6 361

263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer 615 36 19 670

263112 Network Administrator 111 10 7 128

263113 Network Analyst 58 <5 <5 62

263211 ICT Quality Assurance Engineer 73 <5 <5 78

263212 ICT Support Engineer 833 32 16 881

263213 ICT Systems Test Engineer 1,139 71 19 1,229

263299 ICT Support and Test Engineers nec 33 0 5 38

263311 Telecommunications Engineer 41 7 <5 52

263312 Telecommunications Network Engineer 115 <5 <5 123

271214 Intellectual Property Lawyer <5 0 <5 <5

271299 Judicial and Other Legal Professionals nec 187 <5 <5 193

271311 Solicitor 188 <5 <5 192

272111 Careers Counsellor 12 8 <5 22

272112 Drug and Alcohol Counsellor 7 0 0 7

272114 Rehabilitation Counsellor 7 <5 <5 9

272115 Student Counsellor 16 10 7 33

272199 Counsellors nec 9 5 <5 15

272211 Minister of Religion 263 <5 8 272

272311 Clinical Psychologist 16 <5 <5 18

272313 Organisational Psychologist 8 <5 0 9

272314 Psychotherapist 14 <5 0 16

272399 Psychologists nec 13 0 <5 14

272412 Interpreter 6 <5 <5 9

272413 Translator <5 <5 8 14

272499 Social Professionals nec 11 <5 <5 15

272511 Social Worker 302 9 <5 313

11

272611 Community Arts Worker <5 0 0 <5

272612 Recreation Officer (Aus) / Recreation Coordinator (NZ) 9 <5 0 11

272613 Welfare Worker 32 0 <5 34

311111 Agricultural Technician 89 23 8 120

311211 Anaesthetic Technician 18 0 <5 19

311212 Cardiac Technician 20 0 0 20

311213 Medical Laboratory Technician 11 <5 0 13

311214 Operating Theatre Technician <5 0 <5 6

311215 Pharmacy Technician 35 6 5 46

311216 Pathology Collector (Aus)/Phlebotomist (NZ) 0 0 <5 <5

311299 Medical Technicians nec 40 5 <5 46

311312 Meat Inspector 23 0 <5 27

311313 Quarantine Officer 0 0 <5 <5

311399 Primary Products Inspectors nec 81 33 21 135

311411 Chemistry Technician 24 0 <5 27

311412 Earth Science Technician 36 0 <5 37

311413 Life Science Technician 32 <5 <5 38

311499 Science Technicians nec 16 <5 <5 19

312111 Architectural Draftsperson 259 20 15 294

312112 Building Associate 295 58 37 390

312113 Building Inspector 23 <5 <5 27

312114 Construction Estimator 33 6 14 53

312115 Plumbing Inspector 0 0 <5 <5

312116 Surveying or Spatial Science Technician 8 <5 5 15

312199 Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians nec 68 6 9 83

312211 Civil Engineering Draftsperson 178 15 9 202

312212 Civil Engineering Technician 111 <5 15 130

312311 Electrical Engineering Draftsperson 84 8 5 97

312312 Electrical Engineering Technician 531 24 24 579

312411 Electronic Engineering Draftsperson 8 <5 <5 10

312412 Electronic Engineering Technician 37 7 9 53

312511 Mechanical Engineering Draftsperson 24 <5 8 36

312512 Mechanical Engineering Technician 1,014 38 33 1,085

312611 Safety Inspector 23 8 11 42

312911 Maintenance Planner 25 <5 9 35

312912 Metallurgical or Materials Technician 135 6 5 146

312913 Mine Deputy <5 0 0 <5

312999 Building and Engineering Technicians nec 69 6 7 82

12

313111 Hardware Technician 36 12 5 53

313112 ICT Customer Support Officer 289 43 35 367

313113 Web Administrator 59 36 17 112

313199 ICT Support Technicians nec 101 35 39 175

313211 Radiocommunications Technician 61 12 <5 74

313212 Telecommunications Field Engineer 100 5 <5 109

313213 Telecommunications Network Planner 7 <5 0 8

313214 Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist 168 18 11 197

321111 Automotive Electrician 121 20 8 149

321211 Motor Mechanic (General) 1,790 200 120 2,110

321212 Diesel Motor Mechanic 804 54 34 892

321213 Motorcycle Mechanic 52 14 <5 69

321214 Small Engine Mechanic 73 <5 <5 77

322112 Electroplater 5 0 <5 7

322113 Farrier 5 <5 0 6

322114 Metal Casting Trades Worker <5 0 <5 <5

322115 Metal Polisher 14 0 <5 16

322211 Sheetmetal Trades Worker 121 22 10 153

322311 Metal Fabricator 463 63 39 565

322312 Pressure Welder <5 0 <5 5

322313 Welder (First Class) (Aus) / Welder (NZ) 617 77 80 774

323111 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics) 27 <5 <5 29

323112 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical) 98 <5 <5 104

323113 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures) 5 <5 0 6

323211 Fitter (General) 269 28 26 323

323212 Fitter and Turner 23 5 0 28

323213 Fitter-Welder 26 8 <5 38

323214 Metal Machinist (First Class) 153 16 10 179

323215 Textile, Clothing and Footwear Mechanic <5 0 0 <5

323299 Metal Fitters and Machinists nec 5 <5 0 7

323313 Locksmith 7 0 <5 9

323314 Precision Instrument Maker and Repairer 6 0 0 6

323316 Watch and Clock Maker and Repairer 10 <5 <5 13

323412 Toolmaker 7 <5 <5 9

324111 Panelbeater 464 29 19 512

324211 Vehicle Body Builder 5 0 <5 6

324212 Vehicle Trimmer <5 <5 <5 7

324311 Vehicle Painter 115 8 33 156

331111 Bricklayer 395 100 68 563

331112 Stonemason 83 25 27 135

13

331211 Carpenter and Joiner 145 33 19 197

331212 Carpenter 1,411 171 117 1,699

331213 Joiner 66 17 6 89

332111 Floor Finisher 21 8 16 45

332211 Painting Trades Worker 546 174 66 786

333111 Glazier 153 18 12 183

333211 Fibrous Plasterer 69 16 23 108

333212 Solid Plasterer 167 55 13 235

333311 Roof Tiler 63 11 7 81

333411 Wall and Floor Tiler 461 133 71 665

334111 Plumber (General) 204 33 24 261

334112 Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber 16 14 <5 32

334113 Drainer (Aus) / Drainlayer (NZ) 328 36 28 392

334114 Gasfitter 13 <5 <5 20

334115 Roof Plumber 63 5 5 73

341111 Electrician (General) 361 41 26 428

341112 Electrician (Special Class) 7 <5 <5 11

341113 Lift Mechanic 65 <5 <5 71

342111 Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic 166 45 11 222

342211 Electrical Linesworker (Aus) / Electrical Line Mechanic (NZ) 5 <5 0 7

342212 Technical Cable Jointer 35 0 0 35

342311 Business Machine Mechanic 16 <5 <5 23

342312 Communications Operator 0 <5 <5 <5

342313 Electronic Equipment Trades Worker 136 28 16 180

342314 Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) 66 10 <5 79

342315 Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) 92 5 6 103

342411 Cabler (Data and Telecommunications) 54 <5 6 62

342412 Telecommunications Cable Jointer 13 <5 14 30

342413 Telecommunications Linesworker (Aus) / Telecommunications Line Mechanic (NZ) 75 15 16 106

342414 Telecommunications Technician 28 18 38 84

351111 Baker 285 78 36 399

351112 Pastrycook 425 121 63 609

351211 Butcher or Smallgoods Maker 77 17 24 118

351311 Chef 4,326 802 496 5,624

351411 Cook 4,555 1,296 788 6,639

361111 Dog Handler or Trainer 8 9 <5 18

361112 Horse Trainer 188 6 26 220

361114 Zookeeper <5 0 0 <5

361115 Kennel Hand 0 0 <5 <5

361199 Animal Attendants and Trainers nec 25 17 5 47

14

361311 Veterinary Nurse 83 18 <5 104

362111 Florist 16 <5 <5 21

362211 Gardener (General) 43 29 12 84

362212 Arborist 120 17 11 148

362213 Landscape Gardener 122 35 18 175

362311 Greenkeeper 24 <5 <5 31

362411 Nurseryperson 27 5 9 41

391111 Hairdresser 806 214 117 1,137

392111 Print Finisher 17 <5 <5 22

392112 Screen Printer <5 0 0 <5

392211 Graphic Pre-press Trades Worker 15 12 13 40

392311 Printing Machinist 36 7 <5 46

392312 Small Offset Printer <5 <5 <5 <5

393111 Canvas Goods Fabricator 0 0 <5 <5

393112 Leather Goods Maker 0 0 <5 <5

393114 Shoemaker <5 0 0 <5

393212 Clothing Patternmaker <5 0 5 6

393213 Dressmaker or Tailor 10 6 5 21

393299 Clothing Trades Workers nec 0 0 <5 <5

393311 Upholsterer 21 12 <5 35

394111 Cabinetmaker 176 43 15 234

394211 Furniture Finisher <5 0 0 <5

394212 Picture Framer <5 0 0 <5

394213 Wood Machinist 22 5 <5 28

394299 Wood Machinists and Other Wood Trades Workers nec <5 <5 <5 5

399111 Boat Builder and Repairer 17 <5 <5 22

399112 Shipwright <5 0 <5 5

399211 Chemical Plant Operator 11 0 <5 13

399212 Gas or Petroleum Operator 24 0 <5 26

399213 Power Generation Plant Operator <5 0 0 <5

399411 Jeweller 19 8 <5 29

399511 Broadcast Transmitter Operator <5 0 <5 <5

399512 Camera Operator (Film, Television or Video) 7 <5 <5 10

399513 Light Technician <5 0 <5 <5

399514 Make Up Artist 5 8 0 13

399515 Musical Instrument Maker or Repairer 0 0 <5 <5

399516 Sound Technician 22 5 <5 28

399599 Performing Arts Technicians nec 19 <5 0 20

399611 Signwriter 21 6 <5 31

399911 Diver <5 0 <5 7

15

399912 Interior Decorator <5 <5 <5 8

399913 Optical Dispenser (Aus) / Dispensing Optician (NZ) 11 <5 5 19

399914 Optical Mechanic 0 <5 0 <5

399916 Plastics Technician 7 0 0 7

399918 Fire Protection Equipment Technician 7 <5 6 14

399999 Technicians and Trades Workers nec 93 14 44 151

411111 Ambulance Officer 33 0 0 33

411112 Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic (Aus) / Ambulance Paramedic (NZ) <5 0 0 <5

411211 Dental Hygienist 0 0 <5 <5

411213 Dental Technician 129 22 12 163

411214 Dental Therapist 0 <5 <5 <5

411311 Diversional Therapist <5 <5 0 6

411411 Enrolled Nurse 44 <5 <5 48

411611 Massage Therapist 215 200 78 493

411711 Community Worker 51 10 5 66

411712 Disabilities Services Officer 100 5 6 111

411713 Family Support Worker 6 <5 0 8

411714 Parole or Probation Officer 5 0 0 5

411715 Residential Care Officer 106 16 21 143

411716 Youth Worker 131 6 <5 138

421111 Child Care Worker <5 0 <5 <5

422112 Integration Aide 0 0 <5 <5

422116 Teachers' Aide 0 0 5 5

423111 Aged or Disabled Carer 11 0 0 11

423211 Dental Assistant 5 <5 <5 8

423311 Hospital Orderly 0 0 <5 <5

423313 Personal Care Assistant 14 <5 <5 17

423412 Hostel Parent 0 0 <5 <5

431111 Bar Attendant 8 <5 0 10

431112 Barista <5 0 <5 <5

431211 Cafe Worker 0 0 <5 <5

431411 Hotel Service Manager <5 0 0 <5

431511 Waiter 21 0 <5 25

431999 Hospitality Workers nec 0 0 <5 <5

442111 Prison Officer <5 0 0 <5

451111 Beauty Therapist 5 0 <5 7

451211 Driving Instructor <5 <5 0 <5

451399 Funeral Workers nec 0 0 <5 <5

451412 Tour Guide 5 0 0 5

451711 Flight Attendant 0 0 <5 <5

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451799 Travel Attendants nec <5 0 0 <5

451812 Hair or Beauty Salon Assistant 0 0 <5 <5

451815 First Aid Trainer <5 0 0 <5

451816 Religious Assistant 55 0 0 55

451899 Personal Service Workers nec 6 0 0 6

452111 Fitness Instructor 0 0 <5 <5

452299 Outdoor Adventure Guides nec 0 <5 0 <5

452311 Diving Instructor (Open Water) 9 <5 <5 14

452312 Gymnastics Coach or Instructor 20 5 <5 26

452313 Horse Riding Coach or Instructor <5 <5 <5 8

452314 Snowsport Instructor 413 5 <5 419

452315 Swimming Coach or Instructor 24 14 <5 41

452316 Tennis Coach 43 5 5 53

452317 Other Sports Coach or Instructor 125 44 20 189

452321 Sports Development Officer 36 10 <5 49

452411 Footballer 20 <5 0 21

452413 Jockey <5 <5 <5 <5

452414 Lifeguard 0 0 <5 <5

452499 Sportspersons nec 18 <5 <5 21

511111 Contract Administrator 486 261 107 854

511112 Program or Project Administrator 270 101 53 424

512111 Office Manager <5 0 <5 5

512211 Health Practice Manager 0 0 <5 <5

512299 Practice Managers nec 0 <5 0 <5

521111 Personal Assistant 0 0 <5 <5

532112 Machine Shorthand Reporter 0 0 <5 <5

542111 Receptionist (General) 0 0 <5 <5

542114 Medical Receptionist 0 0 <5 <5

551111 Accounts Clerk 0 <5 <5 5

552111 Bank Worker 0 0 <5 <5

552211 Credit or Loans Officer (Aus)/Finance Clerk (NZ) 0 0 <5 <5

561999 Clerical and Office Support Workers nec 0 0 <5 <5

591112 Production Clerk 0 0 <5 <5

591115 Stock Clerk 0 0 <5 <5

591116 Warehouse Administrator 0 0 <5 <5

599111 Conveyancer <5 0 <5 <5

599112 Legal Executive 9 <5 10 20

599214 Law Clerk 0 0 <5 <5

599612 Insurance Loss Adjuster 62 <5 0 63

599613 Insurance Risk Surveyor <5 <5 <5 <5

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599915 Clinical Coder <5 <5 <5 <5

599999 Clerical and Administrative Workers nec 0 0 <5 <5

611211 Insurance Agent 113 <5 6 121

611312 Sales Representative (Business Services) 0 0 <5 <5

611314 Sales Representative (Personal and Household Goods) 0 0 <5 <5

611399 Sales Representatives nec 0 <5 0 <5

612111 Business Broker 0 0 <5 <5

612112 Property Manager 37 18 21 76

612113 Real Estate Agency Principal (Aus) / Real Estate Agency Licensee (NZ) <5 <5 <5 5

612114 Real Estate Agent 32 21 17 70

612115 Real Estate Representative 32 22 22 76

621111 Sales Assistant (General) 0 <5 <5 <5

621511 Retail Supervisor 67 <5 10 78

621912 Rental Salesperson 0 0 <5 <5

621999 Sales Assistants and Salespersons nec 0 0 <5 <5

639211 Retail Buyer 247 154 101 502

711199 Clay, Concrete, Glass and Stone Processing Machine Operators nec 12 0 0 12

711211 Industrial Spraypainter <5 0 0 <5

711311 Paper Products Machine Operator 15 0 0 15

711516 Rubber Production Machine Operator 23 <5 0 27

711611 Sewing Machinist 0 0 <5 <5

711999 Machine Operators nec 0 0 <5 <5

712211 Driller 33 10 5 48

712311 Engineering Production Worker <5 0 <5 <5

712911 Boiler or Engine Operator 0 0 <5 <5

712912 Bulk Materials Handling Plant Operator <5 0 0 <5

712922 Weighbridge Operator <5 0 0 <5

712999 Stationary Plant Operators nec <5 0 0 <5

721111 Agricultural and Horticultural Mobile Plant Operator <5 0 <5 7

721112 Logging Plant Operator <5 0 0 <5

721211 Earthmoving Plant Operator (General) <5 0 0 <5

721915 Road Roller Operator <5 0 0 <5

721999 Mobile Plant Operators nec 32 0 0 32

731211 Bus Driver <5 0 0 <5

741111 Storeperson <5 0 <5 <5

821711 Construction Rigger 14 0 <5 16

821712 Scaffolder 12 0 <5 13

821913 Lagger 100 0 0 100

831211 Meat Boner and Slicer 49 0 <5 50

831212 Slaughterer 26 8 0 34

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832199 Packers nec 0 0 <5 <5

839912 Chemical Plant Worker 0 0 <5 <5

841214 Vegetable Farm Worker (Aus) / Market Garden Worker (NZ) 0 0 <5 <5

841412 Horticultural Nursery Assistant 0 0 <5 <5

841512 Dairy Cattle Farm Worker <5 0 <5 <5

841516 Stablehand 0 0 <5 <5

841599 Livestock Farm Workers nec 8 0 5 13

841611 Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Worker 0 0 <5 <5

841913 Pest Controller 0 0 <5 <5

899211 Deck Hand 100 <5 0 102

899212 Fishing Hand 34 0 0 34

899311 Handyperson 0 0 <5 <5

899914 Electrical or Telecommunications Trades Assistant 0 0 <5 <5

899999 Labourers nec 0 <5 <5 <5

Skilled Meat Worker 782 <5 50 834

Specified in LA 838 26 22 886

Not Specified <5 0 <5 <5

110,233 12,930 8,776 131,939

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2. Total number of student visa applications received, approved, and refused in the FY20I5/2016, FY2016/2017, FY2017/2018 appointing a migration agent.

3. Total number of student visa applications received, approved, and refused in the FY2015/2016, FY20I6/2017, FY2017/2018 appointing an education agent.

4. Total number of student visa applications received, approved, and refused in the FY2015/2016, FY2016/2017, FY2017/2018 appointing someone other than

either a migration agent or an education agent.

5. Total number of student visa applications received, approved, and refused in the FY2015/2016, FY2016/2017, FY2017/2018 without appointing any other person as agent/authorised recipient.

Student visa applications lodged in 2017-18 by usage of an agent or authorised recipient - comparison with previous years


Note 1: Figures are subject to variation. The data is sourced from our global Departmental systems.

Note 2: Includes only applications processed in ICSE.

Note 3: Agent type information is as recorded in Departmental systems.

Note 4: If more than one agent was used, only the most recently used agent is considered.

Note 5: If both an agent and an authorised recipient were used, only the agent is considered.

Agent type 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18

Registered Migration Agent 34,639 47,182 55,562

Education Agent 30,401 364 307

Authorised Recipient 3,220 0 0

No agent or authorised recipient 186,677 327,120 357,464

Total 254,937 374,666 413,333

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Student visa applications granted in 2017-18 by usage of an agent or authorised recipient - comparison with previous years






Agent type 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18


Education Agent 28,826 2,900 291

Authorised Recipient 2,583 527 20


Total 229,047 329,869 378,281

Student visa applications refused in 2017-18 by usage of an agent or authorised recipient - comparison with previous years Source: Department of Home Affairs, 2019 (RFI 22124.04)






Agent type 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18


Education Agent 945 171 <5

Authorised Recipient 282 110 <5


Total 14,195 28,736 39,721

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6.Total number of Subclass 600 visa applications received, approved, and refused in the FY2015/2016, FY2016/2017, FY20 l 7 /20 I 8 as divided by points 2, 3, and 5 above, and divided by country of

passport holder, and divided by stream. Subclass 600 visa applications lodged in 2017-18 by citizenship country and usage of an agent or authorised recipient - comparison with previous years Source: Department of Home Affairs, 2019 (RFI 22124.05)






Note 6: 'Authorised recipient' does not appear in the table because no subclass 600 lodgements with an authorised recipient and no agent were found.

Agent type Citizenship country 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18

Registered Migration Agent Afghanistan 121 98 151 Albania 130 146 152 Algeria 14 15 13 American Samoa 0 <5 0 Angola <5 0 <5 Argentina 36 45 81 Armenia 19 29 24 Austria 9 6 7 Azerbaijan <5 13 <5 Bahamas <5 0 <5 Bahrain <5 <5 7 Bangladesh 221 431 541 Barbados 0 <5 <5 Belarus 7 21 14 Belgium 7 7 6 Belize 0 <5 7 Benin 0 <5 0 Bhutan 5 14 38 Bolivia <5 7 <5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51 47 61 Botswana <5 9 5 Brazil 107 129 222 Brunei Darussalam <5 <5 <5 Bulgaria 7 9 10 Burundi <5 8 <5 Cabo Verde <5 0 0

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Cambodia 430 624 829 Cameroon 7 10 5 Canada 43 41 52 Chad 0 0 <5 Chile 45 70 98 China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 1,893 3,670 9,179 Colombia 148 176 184 Congo, Dem Republic of The 16 12 19 Congo, Republic of <5 <5 5 Costa Rica <5 5 <5 Cote d'Ivoire <5 <5 <5 Croatia 10 7 22 Cuba 7 9 6 Cyprus 6 7 10 Czechia 13 13 15 Denmark <5 <5 <5 Djibouti <5 <5 <5 Dominica 0 5 0 Dominican Republic <5 <5 5 Ecuador <5 11 12 Egypt 147 233 268 El Salvador 12 24 21 Eritrea 19 19 27 Estonia 0 <5 <5 Eswatini 0 <5 0 Ethiopia 78 58 76 Fiji 106 136 129 Finland <5 0 <5 France 29 35 36 North Macedonia 252 329 276 Gabon <5 0 0 Gambia <5 <5 0 Georgia <5 11 9 Germany, Fed Republic of 48 51 47 Ghana 60 45 56 Greece 62 83 71 Grenada 0 0 <5 Guatemala 5 14 <5 Guinea 9 18 6 Guyana 0 0 <5

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Honduras 5 6 <5 Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 89 83 74 Hungary 18 18 9 Iceland 0 <5 0 India 1,297 1,645 9,001 Indonesia 144 151 321 Iran 344 466 595 Iraq 175 201 279 Ireland, Republic of 58 61 55 Israel 36 41 74 Italy 90 99 115 Jamaica 6 0 9 Japan 59 42 45 Jordan 54 73 68 Kazakhstan 22 10 6 Kenya 63 61 106 Kiribati <5 <5 <5 Korea, South 223 225 206 Kosovo 19 18 34 Kuwait <5 <5 12 Kyrgyzstan 6 5 <5 Lao Peoples Dem Republic 52 39 81 Latvia <5 0 0 Lebanon 1,021 1,033 1,177 Liberia 8 16 25 Libya 5 <5 <5 Liechtenstein 10 7 <5 Lithuania <5 <5 <5 Luxembourg <5 0 <5 Macau (SAR of the PRC) 64 57 55 Madagascar 0 <5 <5 Malawi <5 <5 <5 Malaysia 156 155 179 Maldives <5 <5 <5 Mali 0 0 5 Malta <5 <5 <5 Marshall Islands 0 0 <5 Mauritania <5 0 0 Mauritius 40 57 71 Mexico 37 49 60

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Micronesia <5 0 0 Moldova 5 9 10 Mongolia 9 25 52 Montenegro <5 10 12 Morocco 19 36 39 Mozambique <5 <5 <5 Myanmar 46 35 57 Namibia <5 <5 11 Nauru 0 0 <5 Nepal 1,148 1,612 2,303 Netherlands, Kingdom of The 13 12 29 New Zealand <5 5 6 Nicaragua <5 <5 <5 Nigeria 88 86 147 Norway 6 5 5 Not Specified 0 <5 8 Oman 0 <5 <5 Pakistan 484 698 918 Palestinian Authority 28 24 25 Panama 0 <5 6 Papua New Guinea 43 57 47 Paraguay 5 <5 <5 Peru 73 120 83 Philippines 2,381 3,487 3,993 Poland 12 15 20 Portugal 14 13 17 Qatar <5 <5 <5 Refugee <5 <5 <5 Republic of South Sudan 19 33 31 Romania 32 38 26 Russian Federation 167 196 238 Rwanda <5 6 11 Saint Lucia 0 <5 0 Samoa 17 20 34 Saudi Arabia 39 26 34 Senegal 0 <5 <5 Serbia 79 115 108 Seychelles 0 0 <5 Sierra Leone 12 19 20 Singapore 20 19 13

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Slovakia <5 <5 <5 Slovenia <5 <5 6 Solomon Islands 7 5 6 Somalia <5 <5 <5 South Africa 411 462 452 Spain 16 22 13 Sri Lanka 360 617 953 St Kitts and Nevis <5 <5 5 Sudan 59 46 46 Suriname 0 0 <5 Sweden 20 17 18 Switzerland 1,265 865 729 Syrian Arab Republic 51 82 113 Taiwan 47 68 76 Tajikistan <5 <5 <5 Tanzania 6 14 12 Thailand 413 569 853 Timor-Leste 7 6 27 Togo 0 0 <5 Tonga 28 28 23 Trinidad and Tobago <5 <5 6 Tunisia <5 11 19 Turkey 240 272 307 Turkmenistan 0 <5 <5 Tuvalu 0 0 <5 Uganda 13 28 25 Ukraine 146 158 177 UN Convention Refugee 5 7 <5 United Arab Emirates 7 <5 <5 United Kingdom 276 296 273 United States of America 117 141 199 Uruguay 11 21 13 Uzbekistan 31 30 29 Vanuatu 5 <5 <5 Venezuela 18 34 55 Vietnam 1,019 1,452 1,710 Yemen, Republic of 14 <5 <5 Yugoslavia, Fed Republic of <5 0 0 Zambia 6 18 21 Zimbabwe 51 72 75

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Sub-total 17,786 23,516 40,113

Education Agent Argentina 0 23 0 Azerbaijan <5 0 0 China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) <5 12 44 India <5 131 1,983 Indonesia 0 45 14 Russian Federation 29 <5 10 Thailand 0 0 <5 Turkey 29 0 0

Sub-total 63 215 2,053

No agent or authorised recipient Afghanistan 408 642 662 Albania 335 415 407 Algeria 219 213 315 American Samoa 5 <5 <5 Andorra <5 <5 <5 Angola 39 90 65 Anguilla 0 <5 0 Antigua and Barbuda 19 33 24 Argentina 10,713 14,335 19,638 Armenia 201 175 198 Austria 402 421 360 Azerbaijan 192 241 294 Bahamas 61 81 144 Bahrain 278 298 317 Bangladesh 4,361 5,661 7,223 Barbados 96 102 166 Belarus 561 577 706 Belgium 267 270 249 Belize 30 18 31 Benin 14 9 32 Bermuda 12 7 17 Bhutan 138 252 393 Bolivia 209 234 261 Bonaire, Saint Eustatius & Saba <5 0 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,049 1,077 1,133 Botswana 176 238 329 Brazil 23,029 30,772 35,966 British Indian Ocean Terrtories 0 0 <5 Brunei Darussalam 15 14 53 Bulgaria 133 144 124

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Burkina Faso 22 21 30 Burundi 26 46 57 Cabo Verde <5 7 9 Cambodia 1,343 1,895 4,120 Cameroon 163 181 252 Canada 2,864 2,971 2,927 Cayman Islands 0 0 5 Central African Republic 11 6 7 Chad <5 8 16 Chile 10,824 12,153 15,761 China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 36,325 289,869 813,105 Colombia 5,772 6,893 7,864 Comoros 12 10 12 Congo, Dem Republic of The 107 141 179 Congo, Republic of 22 22 27 Costa Rica 557 626 663 Cote d'Ivoire 43 83 85 Croatia 440 364 301 Cuba 126 137 156 Cyprus 104 95 72 Czechia 224 224 167 Denmark 392 376 474 Djibouti <5 6 8 Dominica 24 20 43 Dominican Republic 179 222 292 Ecuador 757 771 766 Egypt 3,747 3,807 3,925 El Salvador 350 405 384 Equatorial Guinea <5 <5 <5 Eritrea 68 78 105 Estonia 75 91 63 Eswatini 32 24 62 Ethiopia 254 343 411 Falkland Islands <5 0 0 Fiji 3,494 3,732 4,509 Finland 173 182 132 France 1,522 1,494 1,505 French Polynesia <5 6 <5 North Macedonia 1,725 1,915 2,007 Gabon 23 11 27

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Gambia 15 19 25 Georgia 153 230 270 Germany, Fed Republic of 2,555 2,489 2,445 Ghana 433 637 906 Gibraltar <5 0 0 Greece 621 498 485 Grenada 20 15 22 Guadeloupe 0 <5 0 Guam 0 <5 0 Guatemala 236 322 328 Guinea 43 56 53 Guinea-Bissau <5 0 <5 Guyana 25 72 57 Haiti 30 42 51 Honduras 94 128 208 Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 1,626 1,341 1,342 Hungary 265 263 225 Iceland 22 44 23 India 20,363 30,043 174,563 Indonesia 3,509 7,350 16,899 Iran 11,120 13,431 15,289 Iraq 930 1,168 1,186 Ireland, Republic of 930 777 876 Israel 3,313 5,436 8,947 Italy 1,422 1,329 1,303 Jamaica 190 223 365 Japan 709 656 5,222 Jordan 640 892 1,305 Kazakhstan 893 902 1,023 Kenya 896 1,379 1,960 Kiribati 49 75 226 Korea, North <5 <5 0 Korea, South 1,346 1,265 7,864 Kosovo 125 132 151 Kuwait 1,831 2,083 1,609 Kyrgyzstan 206 117 132 Lao Peoples Dem Republic 1,786 2,109 2,330 Latvia 54 43 54 Lebanon 1,910 2,261 3,019 Lesotho 7 29 35

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Liberia 34 76 81 Libya 42 23 33 Liechtenstein <5 5 <5 Lithuania 64 69 61 Luxembourg 12 12 14 Macau (SAR of the PRC) 2,748 3,788 3,864 Madagascar 39 56 88 Malawi 107 140 133 Malaysia 2,227 2,037 2,782 Maldives 549 687 715 Mali 30 34 45 Malta 81 52 50 Marshall Islands 9 <5 62 Martinique <5 0 0 Mauritania 11 5 10 Mauritius 1,374 1,958 2,918 Mexico 6,399 7,141 8,342 Micronesia 27 22 56 Moldova 107 113 120 Monaco <5 <5 0 Mongolia 366 1,391 2,689 Montenegro 176 190 164 Montserrat <5 0 0 Morocco 519 531 642 Mozambique 88 117 146 Myanmar 752 991 1,444 Namibia 173 246 255 Nauru 51 73 189 Nepal 5,381 9,193 14,643 Netherlands, Kingdom of The 897 1,069 1,062 New Caledonia <5 <5 <5 New Zealand 98 129 136 Nicaragua 47 66 57 Niger <5 12 16 Nigeria 1,516 2,034 4,176 Norway 268 262 272 Not Specified 69 60 322 Oman 681 786 623 Pakistan 6,101 9,252 12,346 Palau 19 10 51

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Palestinian Authority 166 165 239 Panama 245 199 259 Papua New Guinea 3,726 4,173 4,291 Paraguay 147 219 266 Peru 2,311 2,531 2,954 Philippines 30,637 50,829 71,792 Poland 759 629 719 Portugal 264 309 261 Puerto Rico <5 <5 <5 Qatar 1,007 954 777 Refugee 37 54 108 Republic of South Sudan 67 85 114 Reunion 0 <5 <5 Romania 396 443 381 Russian Federation 11,824 13,193 14,933 Rwanda 67 64 136

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan Da Cunha

0 <5 0

Saint Lucia 13 19 33 Samoa 619 657 777 San Marino 0 0 <5 Sao Tome and Principe <5 <5 0 Saudi Arabia 6,538 5,827 5,781 Senegal 48 82 68 Serbia 2,397 2,460 2,477 Serbia and Montenegro <5 <5 <5 Seychelles 137 154 199 Sierra Leone 50 81 182 Singapore 1,424 1,155 6,699 Slovakia 116 124 133 Slovenia 63 66 35 Solomon Islands 686 883 820 Somalia 12 15 20 South Africa 23,912 24,731 28,195 Spain 792 825 802 Sri Lanka 3,568 6,056 9,110 St Kitts and Nevis 47 34 45 St Vincent & the Grenadines 15 11 15 Sudan 314 291 333 Suriname 27 21 17 Sweden 568 670 636

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Switzerland 1,264 1,325 1,079 Syrian Arab Republic 250 400 474 Taiwan 935 936 2,774 Tajikistan 61 27 39 Tanzania 430 368 371 Thailand 9,599 11,179 18,963 Timor-Leste 1,321 1,316 1,246 Togo 10 16 20 Tonga 1,038 1,621 2,373 Trinidad and Tobago 321 465 480 Tunisia 189 203 233 Turkey 6,052 7,354 7,098 Turkmenistan 22 15 27 Turks and Caicos Islands <5 0 0 Tuvalu 31 31 95 Uganda 429 548 624 Ukraine 2,476 2,809 3,252 UN Convention Refugee 79 108 144 United Arab Emirates 3,965 4,572 4,641 United Kingdom 9,857 9,217 8,322 United Nations Agency 26 34 34 United Nations Organisation 59 67 45 United States of America 11,992 12,703 11,487 Uruguay 972 1,199 1,442 Uzbekistan 320 368 311 Vanuatu 99 146 447 Vatican City State Holy See <5 0 0 Venezuela 1,350 1,734 1,440 Vietnam 6,943 15,756 26,760 Virgin Islands (British) 0 <5 0 Yemen, Republic of 103 111 192 Yugoslavia, Fed Republic of 8 7 <5 Zambia 310 492 496 Zimbabwe 1,597 2,391 2,911

Sub-total 359,337 701,597 1,490,491

Total 377,186 725,328 1,532,657

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Subclass 600 visa applications granted in 2017-18 by citizenship country and usage of an agent or authorised recipient - comparison with previous years Source: Department of Home Affairs, 2019 (RFI 22124.06)





Note 5: 'Authorised recipient' does not appear in the table because no subclass 600 grants with an authorised recipient and no agent were found.


Registered Migration Agent Afghanistan 11 18 12 Albania 66 78 89 Algeria 6 12 <5 American Samoa 0 <5 0 Angola <5 0 0 Argentina 34 40 78 Armenia 8 19 17 Austria 9 5 7 Azerbaijan <5 8 <5 Bahamas <5 0 <5 Bahrain <5 <5 7 Bangladesh 166 328 413 Barbados 0 <5 <5 Belarus 6 13 10 Belgium 7 5 5 Belize 0 <5 <5 Bhutan <5 9 21 Bolivia <5 <5 <5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29 37 37 Botswana <5 <5 5 Brazil 98 110 177 Brunei Darussalam 0 <5 <5 Bulgaria 6 7 <5 Cambodia 301 454 628 Cameroon <5 0 <5 Canada 33 31 43 Chile 39 62 103 China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 1,444 2,980 7,453 Colombia 125 141 152

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Congo, Dem Republic of The 7 8 10 Congo, Republic of <5 <5 <5 Costa Rica <5 5 <5 Cote d'Ivoire 0 <5 0 Croatia 8 5 16 Cuba 5 <5 <5 Cyprus <5 7 7 Czechia 13 12 12 Denmark <5 <5 <5 Djibouti 0 <5 0 Dominican Republic <5 0 5 Ecuador 5 9 12 Egypt 71 100 159 El Salvador 5 8 14 Eritrea 7 10 7 Estonia 0 <5 <5 Ethiopia 29 52 35 Fiji 76 104 96 Finland <5 0 <5 France 25 27 28 North Macedonia 158 242 196 Gabon <5 0 0 Gambia <5 <5 0 Georgia <5 <5 <5 Germany, Fed Republic of 46 43 41 Ghana 15 26 22 Greece 57 80 65 Grenada 0 0 <5 Guatemala <5 14 <5 Guinea 0 11 <5 Guyana 0 0 <5 Honduras 5 5 <5 Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 60 63 59 Hungary 14 15 5 Iceland 0 <5 0 India 1,017 1,439 7,054 Indonesia 116 116 222 Iran 222 288 307 Iraq 50 77 96 Ireland, Republic of 44 51 43

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Israel 48 33 61 Italy 75 90 95 Jamaica <5 0 5 Japan 56 31 31 Jordan 35 51 50 Kazakhstan 14 12 <5 Kenya 42 36 56 Kiribati <5 <5 0 Korea, South 192 201 172 Kosovo 17 16 25 Kuwait 0 <5 12 Kyrgyzstan <5 <5 <5 Lao Peoples Dem Republic 23 25 50 Latvia <5 0 0 Lebanon 375 541 586 Liberia <5 7 <5 Libya <5 0 0 Liechtenstein 10 7 <5 Lithuania 0 <5 0 Luxembourg 0 0 <5 Macau (SAR of the PRC) 56 51 54 Madagascar 0 <5 <5 Malawi 0 <5 <5 Malaysia 133 121 142 Maldives <5 0 <5 Mali 0 0 5 Malta <5 <5 <5 Marshall Islands 0 0 <5 Mauritania <5 0 0 Mauritius 32 49 52 Mexico 22 41 41 Micronesia <5 0 0 Moldova <5 9 7 Mongolia 7 12 24 Montenegro <5 7 7 Morocco 10 13 29 Mozambique <5 <5 <5 Myanmar 33 25 33 Namibia <5 <5 11 Nauru 0 0 <5

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Nepal 851 1,385 2,019 Netherlands, Kingdom of The 10 13 28 New Zealand 0 <5 <5 Nicaragua <5 <5 <5 Nigeria 32 38 49 Norway 5 5 5 Not Specified <5 0 <5 Oman 0 <5 <5 Pakistan 213 435 443 Palestinian Authority 10 6 6 Panama 0 <5 <5 Papua New Guinea 36 44 34 Paraguay <5 <5 <5 Peru 48 82 72 Philippines 1,910 2,986 3,420 Poland 11 13 12 Portugal 13 12 13 Qatar <5 <5 <5 Republic of South Sudan <5 5 5 Romania 23 30 10 Russian Federation 94 110 159 Rwanda 0 <5 <5


0 <5 0

Saint Lucia 0 <5 0 Samoa 15 15 21 Saudi Arabia 38 23 33 Senegal 0 <5 <5 Serbia 49 71 70 Seychelles 0 0 <5 Sierra Leone <5 7 7 Singapore 20 14 8 Slovakia <5 <5 <5 Slovenia <5 <5 6 Solomon Islands 6 <5 <5 Somalia 0 <5 <5 South Africa 398 387 402 Spain 15 22 10 Sri Lanka 247 448 655 St Kitts and Nevis <5 <5 5 Sudan 27 35 14

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Suriname 0 0 <5 Sweden 19 15 14 Switzerland 1,261 860 724 Syrian Arab Republic 13 26 15 Taiwan 34 51 58 Tanzania <5 8 8 Thailand 346 491 660 Timor-Leste 6 <5 27 Tonga 16 26 17 Trinidad and Tobago <5 <5 6 Tunisia <5 5 5 Turkey 166 156 166 Turkmenistan 0 <5 0 Tuvalu 0 0 <5 Uganda 6 11 7 Ukraine 96 101 113 UN Convention Refugee <5 <5 <5 United Arab Emirates 6 <5 <5 United Kingdom 234 253 227 United States of America 99 111 173 Uruguay 7 19 13 Uzbekistan 16 15 16 Vanuatu <5 <5 <5 Venezuela 17 13 42 Vietnam 732 1,000 1,106 Yemen, Republic of <5 <5 <5 Zambia <5 15 11 Zimbabwe 33 43 47

Sub-total 12,910 18,053 30,380

Education Agent Argentina 0 23 0 Azerbaijan <5 0 0 China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) <5 8 45 India <5 130 1,912 Indonesia 0 45 14 Russian Federation 26 <5 10 Thailand 0 0 <5 Turkey 23 0 0

Sub-total 53 210 1,982

No agent or authorised recipient Afghanistan 81 236 231 Albania 180 231 242

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Algeria 138 119 168 American Samoa 6 5 <5 Andorra <5 <5 <5 Angola 21 58 29 Anguilla 0 <5 0 Antigua and Barbuda 14 26 22 Argentina 10,434 13,936 19,046 Armenia 136 122 171 Austria 364 373 328 Azerbaijan 165 157 228 Bahamas 62 66 134 Bahrain 222 254 281 Bangladesh 3,430 4,782 6,391 Barbados 91 93 131 Belarus 406 447 585 Belgium 225 234 221 Belize 23 13 27 Benin 6 6 16 Bermuda 8 <5 11 Bhutan 94 195 317 Bolivia 187 208 249 Bonaire, Saint Eustatius & Saba <5 0 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 779 831 805 Botswana 149 211 279 Brazil 22,307 28,959 34,281 British Indian Ocean Terrtories 0 0 <5 Brunei Darussalam 12 13 48 Bulgaria 108 114 88 Burkina Faso 9 17 18 Burundi 7 11 17 Cabo Verde <5 <5 7 Cambodia 944 1,484 3,289 Cameroon 53 74 85 Canada 2,499 2,577 2,594 Cayman Islands <5 0 <5 Central African Republic <5 <5 5 Chad <5 5 8 Chile 10,562 11,837 15,309 China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 34,467 274,362 736,151 Colombia 5,372 6,141 7,331

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Comoros 6 5 12 Congo, Dem Republic of The 35 74 61 Congo, Republic of 16 15 12 Costa Rica 484 584 544 Cote d'Ivoire 23 47 64 Croatia 349 265 241 Cuba 74 102 96 Cyprus 88 81 57 Czechia 201 197 153 Denmark 338 346 428 Djibouti 0 <5 <5 Dominica 15 11 36 Dominican Republic 154 184 239 Ecuador 722 646 745 Egypt 2,514 2,508 2,637 El Salvador 225 269 243 Equatorial Guinea 0 <5 <5 Eritrea 26 31 37 Estonia 54 63 48 Eswatini 30 24 41 Ethiopia 118 190 181 Falkland Islands <5 0 0 Fiji 2,921 3,273 3,871 Finland 153 150 116 France 1,261 1,235 1,256 French Polynesia <5 5 <5 North Macedonia 1,378 1,521 1,645 Gabon 14 10 18 Gambia 8 10 14 Georgia 99 84 136 Germany, Fed Republic of 2,249 2,156 2,143 Ghana 197 279 373 Greece 564 457 422 Grenada 17 13 15 Guadeloupe 0 <5 0 Guam 0 <5 0 Guatemala 219 271 284 Guinea 12 21 29 Guinea-Bissau <5 0 <5 Guyana 22 56 52

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Haiti 17 27 29 Honduras 80 104 130 Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 1,240 997 922 Hungary 230 247 194 Iceland 18 37 20 India 18,953 28,495 153,684 Indonesia 3,305 7,118 15,595 Iran 8,816 10,781 11,677 Iraq 360 483 516 Ireland, Republic of 824 674 763 Israel 2,790 5,128 7,937 Italy 1,225 1,117 1,101 Jamaica 169 185 315 Japan 621 531 5,109 Jordan 471 694 1,033 Kazakhstan 680 803 873 Kenya 679 1,092 1,443 Kiribati 43 73 209 Korea, North <5 <5 0 Korea, South 1,154 1,105 6,951 Kosovo 82 77 85 Kuwait 1,720 2,136 1,559 Kyrgyzstan 62 73 77 Lao Peoples Dem Republic 1,433 1,749 1,598 Latvia 46 35 33 Lebanon 1,001 1,379 1,974 Lesotho 9 24 31 Liberia 9 28 30 Libya 18 11 8 Liechtenstein <5 5 <5 Lithuania 57 44 49 Luxembourg 9 11 13 Macau (SAR of the PRC) 2,317 3,216 3,844 Madagascar 33 39 67 Malawi 94 98 88 Malaysia 1,897 1,722 2,346 Maldives 522 638 645 Mali 19 22 30 Malta 75 46 42 Marshall Islands 7 <5 59

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Mauritania <5 <5 <5 Mauritius 1,271 1,833 2,620 Mexico 5,631 6,320 7,084 Micronesia 20 17 51 Moldova 67 75 83 Monaco <5 <5 0 Mongolia 261 886 1,605 Montenegro 132 136 125 Morocco 402 383 500 Mozambique 78 89 116 Myanmar 583 834 1,219 Namibia 170 225 248 Nauru 40 60 179 Nepal 4,000 7,749 13,173 Netherlands, Kingdom of The 808 931 967 New Caledonia <5 0 0 New Zealand 50 76 61 Nicaragua 34 50 40 Niger <5 6 11 Nigeria 703 807 1,192 Norway 235 247 237 Not Specified 19 17 65 Oman 664 741 615 Pakistan 3,706 5,951 8,039 Palau 18 8 53 Palestinian Authority 59 66 86 Panama 214 171 226 Papua New Guinea 3,534 3,663 3,554 Paraguay 134 192 225 Peru 2,127 2,213 2,671 Philippines 25,153 44,973 64,586 Poland 652 585 642 Portugal 217 268 222 Puerto Rico 0 <5 <5 Qatar 926 963 741 Refugee <5 <5 <5 Republic of South Sudan 22 22 28 Reunion <5 <5 <5 Romania 290 298 254 Russian Federation 8,906 11,133 12,877

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Rwanda 37 30 56


0 <5 0

Saint Lucia 9 17 25 Samoa 453 543 618 San Marino 0 0 <5 Sao Tome and Principe <5 0 0 Saudi Arabia 6,188 5,690 5,559 Senegal 24 37 33 Serbia 1,836 2,029 2,006 Serbia and Montenegro <5 <5 0 Seychelles 126 138 192 Sierra Leone 19 29 69 Singapore 1,185 956 6,228 Slovakia 113 111 122 Slovenia 60 59 33 Solomon Islands 627 776 702 Somalia 8 5 7 South Africa 23,455 23,307 27,305 Spain 686 680 701 Sri Lanka 2,893 5,021 7,758 St Kitts and Nevis 40 25 36 St Vincent & the Grenadines 12 9 14 Sudan 157 173 194 Suriname 22 16 19 Sweden 483 577 572 Switzerland 1,183 1,271 1,024 Syrian Arab Republic 56 118 131 Taiwan 735 743 2,230 Tajikistan 27 19 17 Tanzania 341 323 252 Thailand 8,718 10,141 16,216 Timor-Leste 1,276 1,173 1,187 Togo 6 6 13 Tonga 791 1,186 1,719 Trinidad and Tobago 296 426 440 Tunisia 134 158 181 Turkey 5,353 5,573 5,559 Turkmenistan 17 11 20 Turks and Caicos Islands <5 0 0 Tuvalu 17 25 90

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Uganda 268 326 304 Ukraine 1,641 2,157 2,274 UN Convention Refugee 54 75 116 United Arab Emirates 3,743 4,603 4,529 United Kingdom 8,523 7,982 7,272 United Nations Agency 26 37 34 United Nations Organisation 42 64 46 United States of America 10,528 11,094 10,147 Uruguay 913 1,122 1,294 Uzbekistan 173 213 192 Vanuatu 73 110 429 Vatican City State Holy See <5 0 0 Venezuela 1,242 1,394 948 Vietnam 5,029 12,276 22,220 Virgin Islands (British) 0 <5 0 Yemen, Republic of 24 25 50 Yugoslavia, Fed Republic of <5 <5 <5 Zambia 245 368 416 Zimbabwe 1,189 1,689 2,116 Pitcairn <5 0 0

Sub-total 311,499 631,391 1,324,611

Total 324,462 649,654 1,356,973

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Subclass 600 visa applications refused in 2017-18 by citizenship country and usage of an agent or authorised recipient - comparison with previous years Source: Department of Home Affairs, 2019 (RFI 22124.07)






Note 6: 'Authorised recipient' does not appear in the table because no subclass 600 refusals with an authorised recipient and no agent were found.


Registered Migration Agent Afghanistan 112 79 149 Albania 70 62 61 Algeria 10 6 8 Angola 0 0 <5 Argentina <5 <5 <5 Armenia 10 8 10 Azerbaijan 0 6 <5 Bangladesh 51 77 111 Belarus <5 <5 7 Belgium 0 0 <5 Belize 0 0 <5 Benin 0 <5 <5 Bhutan <5 5 15 Bolivia 0 <5 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18 11 21 Brazil <5 11 30 Bulgaria 0 <5 6 Burundi <5 6 <5 Cabo Verde <5 0 0 Cambodia 101 119 186 Cameroon <5 8 6 Canada 5 9 9 Chad 0 0 <5 Chile 5 <5 <5 China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 354 443 1,307 Colombia 21 30 22 Congo, Dem Republic of The 7 <5 10 Congo, Republic of <5 <5 <5 Cote d'Ivoire <5 <5 <5

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Croatia <5 <5 <5 Cuba <5 <5 6 Cyprus <5 0 <5 Czechia 0 0 <5 Djibouti <5 <5 <5 Dominica 0 5 0 Dominican Republic 0 <5 0 Ecuador 0 0 <5 Egypt 64 127 104 El Salvador <5 17 10 Eritrea 11 7 23 Eswatini 0 <5 0 Ethiopia 41 21 42 Fiji 24 25 36 France <5 6 5 North Macedonia 92 92 74 Gambia 0 <5 0 Georgia 0 6 6 Germany, Fed Republic of <5 <5 6 Ghana 43 22 28 Greece <5 <5 <5 Guatemala 0 <5 <5 Guinea <5 11 5 Honduras 0 <5 <5 Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 13 11 17 Hungary <5 <5 <5 India 198 163 1,475 Indonesia 22 25 88 Iran 111 168 264 Iraq 104 120 194 Ireland, Republic of 6 8 9 Israel 10 7 9 Italy 10 <5 18 Jamaica <5 0 <5 Japan <5 8 10 Jordan 13 19 26 Kazakhstan 5 <5 <5 Kenya 22 22 46 Kiribati 0 <5 0 Korea, South 19 20 26

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Kosovo <5 <5 7 Kuwait <5 0 0 Kyrgyzstan <5 0 <5 Lao Peoples Dem Republic 29 11 28 Lebanon 615 476 625 Liberia 6 8 20 Libya <5 <5 <5 Lithuania 0 <5 <5 Luxembourg <5 0 0 Macau (SAR of the PRC) <5 <5 <5 Madagascar 0 0 <5 Malawi 0 0 <5 Malaysia 21 18 28 Maldives 0 0 <5 Mauritania <5 0 0 Mauritius 5 7 13 Mexico 12 10 7 Moldova 0 <5 <5 Mongolia <5 11 18 Montenegro 0 <5 5 Morocco 9 10 21 Mozambique 0 <5 0 Myanmar 13 5 19 Nepal 259 166 246 Netherlands, Kingdom of The <5 <5 <5 New Zealand <5 <5 <5 Nigeria 51 40 70 Not Specified 0 0 <5 Pakistan 239 203 456 Palestinian Authority 13 22 14 Panama 0 0 <5 Papua New Guinea <5 12 14 Paraguay <5 0 0 Peru 19 19 22 Philippines 385 521 537 Poland 0 <5 6 Portugal 0 <5 <5 Refugee <5 0 <5 Republic of South Sudan 16 26 27 Romania 8 7 14

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Russian Federation 66 69 84 Rwanda <5 <5 9 Samoa <5 <5 12 Saudi Arabia <5 0 5 Senegal 0 0 <5 Serbia 26 41 37 Sierra Leone 8 9 13 Singapore 0 <5 <5 Solomon Islands <5 <5 <5 Somalia <5 0 <5 South Africa 13 40 34 Spain <5 0 <5 Sri Lanka 102 148 289 Sudan 27 17 28 Sweden <5 <5 0 Switzerland <5 <5 6 Syrian Arab Republic 30 53 89 Taiwan 5 12 11 Tajikistan <5 <5 <5 Tanzania <5 7 <5 Thailand 56 80 179 Timor-Leste <5 0 0 Togo 0 0 <5 Tonga 6 7 7 Trinidad and Tobago <5 0 0 Tunisia <5 6 12 Turkey 72 98 149 Turkmenistan 0 0 <5 Uganda 8 15 14 Ukraine 50 53 68 UN Convention Refugee <5 <5 <5 United Arab Emirates <5 0 <5 United Kingdom 24 28 32 United States of America 12 17 10 Uruguay <5 <5 <5 Uzbekistan 15 12 14 Vanuatu <5 <5 0 Venezuela <5 18 9 Vietnam 232 365 625 Yemen, Republic of 11 <5 <5

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Yugoslavia, Fed Republic of <5 0 0 Zambia <5 <5 8 Zimbabwe 13 20 31

Sub-total 4,161 4,576 8,546

Education Agent China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) <5 0 <5 India 0 <5 46 Russian Federation <5 0 0 Thailand 0 0 <5 Turkey 7 0 0

Sub-total 12 <5 49

No agent or authorised recipient Afghanistan 312 353 389 Albania 142 172 161 Algeria 75 90 137 Angola 19 21 46 Antigua and Barbuda <5 6 <5 Argentina 130 298 594 Armenia 65 45 27 Austria 27 29 35 Azerbaijan 26 76 64 Bahamas <5 <5 15 Bahrain 51 52 50 Bangladesh 728 813 762 Barbados <5 9 16 Belarus 154 87 135 Belgium 24 27 27 Belize 5 <5 7 Benin 9 <5 14 Bermuda 0 <5 5 Bhutan 37 50 64 Bolivia 12 24 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 244 237 298 Botswana 24 17 42 Brazil 330 1,204 1,908 Brunei Darussalam <5 <5 <5 Bulgaria 19 25 37 Burkina Faso 15 <5 11 Burundi 17 37 35 Cabo Verde <5 <5 <5 Cambodia 361 242 614 Cameroon 113 99 154

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Canada 175 277 240 Cayman Islands 0 0 <5 Central African Republic 8 <5 <5 Chad <5 <5 8 Chile 117 274 392 China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 1,265 5,113 49,394 Colombia 343 553 529 Comoros <5 <5 0 Congo, Dem Republic of The 68 71 122 Congo, Republic of 6 6 17 Costa Rica 49 45 91 Cote d'Ivoire 15 26 26 Croatia 89 84 63 Cuba 41 46 52 Cyprus 12 11 12 Czechia 22 16 10 Denmark 30 31 31 Djibouti <5 <5 <5 Dominica 7 7 7 Dominican Republic 28 24 32 Ecuador 34 62 55 Egypt 1,196 1,123 1,290 El Salvador 96 144 134 Equatorial Guinea <5 0 0 Eritrea 38 45 62 Estonia 19 24 12 Eswatini <5 <5 17 Ethiopia 130 146 207 Fiji 487 486 556 Finland 17 25 13 France 207 226 200 French Polynesia <5 <5 <5 North Macedonia 347 373 308 Gabon 8 <5 6 Gambia 7 10 11 Georgia 62 137 138 Germany, Fed Republic of 180 263 227 Ghana 214 327 483 Greece 43 29 44 Grenada <5 <5 7

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Guatemala 16 41 38 Guinea 27 31 25 Guinea-Bissau 0 <5 0 Guyana <5 10 6 Haiti 12 15 24 Honduras 11 23 79 Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 205 196 247 Hungary 23 24 16 Iceland 5 6 <5 India 920 1,180 14,869 Indonesia 111 188 567 Iran 2,190 2,480 3,384 Iraq 508 625 723 Ireland, Republic of 66 76 90 Israel 374 429 681 Italy 113 162 157 Jamaica 24 34 45 Japan 78 87 61 Jordan 151 150 268 Kazakhstan 210 98 141 Kenya 177 234 434 Kiribati 5 6 12 Korea, North <5 0 0 Korea, South 144 118 117 Kosovo 42 54 67 Kuwait 15 35 43 Kyrgyzstan 130 50 49 Lao Peoples Dem Republic 358 347 647 Latvia <5 7 17 Lebanon 865 817 1,083 Lesotho 0 <5 <5 Liberia 22 41 49 Libya 21 18 24 Lithuania 5 14 18 Luxembourg <5 <5 0 Macau (SAR of the PRC) 382 336 189 Madagascar 7 15 15 Malawi 16 25 36 Malaysia 219 227 297 Maldives 9 34 69

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Mali 7 10 16 Malta <5 5 5 Marshall Islands <5 0 <5 Mauritania 5 <5 7 Mauritius 91 89 151 Mexico 583 675 1,192 Micronesia <5 <5 <5 Moldova 33 37 36 Monaco <5 0 0 Mongolia 88 456 774 Montenegro 40 53 35 Morocco 118 118 138 Mozambique 12 20 25 Myanmar 150 140 153 Namibia 6 14 15 Nauru 13 13 6 Nepal 1,069 994 1,296 Netherlands, Kingdom of The 60 86 74 New Caledonia 0 <5 0 New Zealand 36 26 33 Nicaragua 17 13 10 Niger <5 <5 <5 Nigeria 809 930 2,376 Norway 18 19 22 Not Specified 39 41 193 Oman 10 25 23 Pakistan 2,399 2,176 4,510 Palestinian Authority 98 102 151 Panama 21 16 34 Papua New Guinea 495 603 718 Paraguay 17 27 25 Peru 149 230 309 Philippines 4,730 5,613 6,558 Poland 56 51 57 Portugal 35 32 25 Qatar 13 20 43 Refugee 30 51 93 Republic of South Sudan 41 69 77 Reunion 0 <5 0 Romania 95 111 133

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Russian Federation 2,520 1,732 1,983 Rwanda 28 28 79 Saint Lucia 5 <5 5 Samoa 153 106 123 San Marino 0 0 <5 Sao Tome and Principe 0 <5 0 Saudi Arabia 168 206 228 Senegal 20 41 33 Serbia 546 434 395 Serbia and Montenegro <5 <5 0 Seychelles 10 11 9 Sierra Leone 31 41 99 Singapore 89 111 90 Slovakia 5 <5 12 Slovenia <5 7 <5 Solomon Islands 48 124 127 Somalia 7 11 10 South Africa 424 640 986 Spain 81 94 85 Sri Lanka 585 789 1,077 St Kitts and Nevis 6 7 6 St Vincent & the Grenadines <5 <5 <5 Sudan 134 129 133 Suriname <5 <5 <5 Sweden 60 73 52 Switzerland 45 57 40 Syrian Arab Republic 180 250 349 Taiwan 119 124 101 Tajikistan 35 7 20 Tanzania 64 52 88 Thailand 759 1,058 2,238 Timor-Leste 38 96 43 Togo 5 7 6 Tonga 257 339 657 Trinidad and Tobago 26 29 27 Tunisia 49 41 54 Turkey 609 1,603 1,522 Turkmenistan 9 5 6 Tuvalu 8 <5 7 Uganda 150 201 289

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Ukraine 779 625 872 UN Convention Refugee 25 30 37 United Arab Emirates 44 52 68 United Kingdom 691 907 757 United States of America 822 1,147 1,107 Uruguay 52 68 145 Uzbekistan 141 156 111 Vanuatu 30 27 20 Venezuela 105 267 581 Vietnam 1,479 2,351 4,764 Yemen, Republic of 78 72 148 Yugoslavia, Fed Republic of 7 6 0 Zambia 54 90 75 Zimbabwe 380 520 761 Martinique <5 0 0

Sub-total 39,160 49,957 124,819

Total 43,333 54,534 133,414

Subclass 600 visa applications lodged in 2017-18 by visa stream and usage of an agent or authorised recipient - comparison with previous years







Note 6: 'Authorised recipient' does not appear in the table because no subclass 600 lodgements with an authorised recipient and no agent were found.

Agent type Visa stream 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18

Registered Migration Agent Business Visitor 698 1,047 1,938 Frequent Traveller 0 135 213 Sponsored Family 5,016 5,283 5,725 Tourist 12,072 17,051 32,237

Sub-total 17,786 23,516 40,113

Education Agent Business Visitor 9 34 22 Tourist 54 181 2,031

Sub-total 63 215 2,053

No agent or authorised recipient APEC Business Visitor 0 0 30,649

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Approved Destination Status 0 148,719 206,484 Business Visitor 34,309 59,952 113,505 Frequent Traveller 0 3,874 6,461 Sponsored Family 30,385 31,955 36,531 Tourist 294,643 457,097 1,096,861

Sub-total 359,337 701,597 1,490,491

Total 377,186 725,328 1,532,657

Subclass 600 visa applications granted in 2017-18 by visa stream and usage of an agent or authorised recipient - comparison with previous years






Note 5: 'Authorised recipient' does not appear in the table because no subclass 600 grants with an authorised recipient and no agent were found.


Registered Migration Agent Business Visitor 502 833 1,518 Frequent Traveller 0 118 214 Sponsored Family 2,805 3,763 3,593 Tourist 9,603 13,339 25,055

Sub-total 12,910 18,053 30,380

Education Agent Business Visitor 8 34 21 Tourist 45 176 1,961

Sub-total 53 210 1,982

No agent or authorised recipient APEC Business Visitor 0 0 26,981 Approved Destination Status 0 146,388 205,505 Business Visitor 30,389 53,793 104,580 Frequent Traveller 0 3,537 6,469 Sponsored Family 20,394 25,870 27,675 Tourist 260,716 401,803 953,401

Sub-total 311,499 631,391 1,324,611

Total 324,462 649,654 1,356,973

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Subclass 600 visa applications refused in 2017-18 by visa stream and usage of an agent or authorised recipient - comparison with previous years







Note 6: 'Authorised recipient' does not appear in the table because no subclass 600 refusals with an authorised recipient and no agent were found.


Registered Migration Agent Business Visitor 167 177 355 Frequent Traveller 0 <5 <5 Sponsored Family 1,913 1,446 2,210 Tourist 2,081 2,949 5,977

Sub-total 4,161 4,576 8,546

Education Agent Business Visitor <5 0 0 Tourist 11 <5 49

Sub-total 12 <5 49

No agent or authorised recipient APEC Business Visitor 0 0 38 Approved Destination Status 0 1,006 1,210 Business Visitor 2,826 3,493 7,280 Frequent Traveller 0 7 33 Sponsored Family 7,783 5,867 8,628 Tourist 28,551 39,584 107,630

Sub-total 39,160 49,957 124,819

Total 43,333 54,534 133,414

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