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DIBP: The year at a glance
The following information is taken from the DIBP annual report 2012-2013.
The year at a glance
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Table 1: Snapshot of activity in 2012–13 |
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Migration and temporary entry |
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Total permanent and temporary visas granted |
4 691 476 |
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Total temporary visas granted |
4 478 858 |
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Total visitor visas granted1 |
3 753 819 |
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Electronic Travel Authority grants |
2 079 642 |
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Working Holiday and Work and Holiday visas granted |
258 248 |
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Student visas granted (includes student guardians) |
260 303 |
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Temporary residents (other) visas granted |
80 140 |
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Temporary skilled migration visas granted (subclass 457)2 |
126 350 |
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Family stream outcome |
60 185 |
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Skill stream outcome |
128 973 |
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Special eligibility |
842 |
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Total Migration Program outcome3 |
190 000 |
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New Zealand citizens granted permanent visas |
2 599 |
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Revenue generated by visa applications |
$1 163.1 million |
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Refugee and humanitarian entry |
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Humanitarian Program visas granted |
20 019 |
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Border security |
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Passenger and crew arrivals and departures |
33.16 million |
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Immigration clearances refused at airports |
2 306 |
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Immigration clearances refused at seaports |
22 |
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Irregular maritime arrivals intercepted (excluding crew) |
25 091 |
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Compliance |
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Percentage of temporary entrants and permanent visa holders who complied |
>99% |
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Unlawful non-citizens located |
15 077 |
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Notices issued to employers of illegal workers |
302 |
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Removals and assisted departures |
13 486 |
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Detention4 |
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Foreign fishers taken into immigration detention |
53 |
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Foreign fishers in immigration detention on 30 June 2013 |
0 |
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Visa overstayers or people who breached visa conditions taken into |
2 813 |
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Visa overstayers or people who breached visa conditions in |
459 |
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Irregular maritime arrivals taken into immigration detention (including crew) |
25 724 |
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Irregular maritime arrivals in immigration detention on 30 June 2013 |
11 402 |
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Total number of people taken into immigration detention |
30 895 |
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Total number of people released or removed from immigration detention |
25 907 |
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Total number of people in immigration detention on 30 June 2013 |
12 027 |
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Settlement |
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Refugees who arrived and received help through humanitarian settlement services |
15 827 |
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Grants to community based organisations under the settlement grants program |
216 |
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Citizenship |
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Number of people conferred Australian citizenship at ceremonies |
123 438 |
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People approved as Australian citizens by conferral, descent and resumption |
156 371 |
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Presented telephone calls to citizenship information line |
432 040 |
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Multicultural affairs |
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Event registrations for Harmony Day |
5 006 |
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Multicultural affairs grants to community organisations to build social cohesion |
93 |
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Client contact |
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Presented telephone calls to service centres |
2 580 846 |
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Presented telephone interpreting calls |
1 432 826 |
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Litigation |
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Administrative law matters resolved in courts and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
2 336 |
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Percentage in favour of minister (that proceeded to defended hearings in court) |
92% |
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Staff |
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Australia-based staff |
9 133 |
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Overseas staff (locally engaged employees) |
1 106 |
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Total staff as at 30 June 2013 |
10 239 |
- Includes onshore grants.
- Rounded numbers may differ from numbers appearing elsewhere in the report.
- 4000 places allocated under Expert Panel Partner are reported separately (refer to Program 1.1 Overview).
- Figures reflect changes in data entry processes and data quality management throughout the year.
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