
OFFICIAL
Data Access Request – DA25/06/00246
Primary applicants visa application refusal rates by client location at lodgement
Refusal rate, visa
Client Location at Lodgement
Visa Subclass
applications decided
between 01/03/2024 -
31/03/2025
In Australia
186 Employer Nomination Scheme
1.3%
189 Skil ed - Independent
2.7%
190 Skil ed - Nominated
1.2%
407 Training
22.2%
482 Temporary Skil Shortage / Skil s in Demand
2.9%
491 Skil ed Work Regional (Provisional)
1.7%
ffairs
500 Student
25.7%
A
600 Visitor
16.2%
Home
of
Outside Australia
186 Employer Nomination Scheme
1.1%
189 Skil ed - Independent
6.9%
artment
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D
190 Skil ed - Nominated
2.8%
by
400 Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity)*
10.7%
407 Training
4.2%
Released
482 Temporary Skil Shortage / Skil s in Demand
1.1%
491 Skil ed Work Regional (Provisional)
3.9%
500 Student
14.6%
600 Visitor
21.2%
651 eVisitor*
1.1%
* Outside Australia programs, nil refusals inside Australia
Caveats:
• This information is provided for the specific purpose of this request. Any other use of the information provided wil require consideration and clearance by Data and
Economic Analysis Centre and a separate request should be made to data clearance.
• It is the responsibility of the area providing Department of Home Affairs information to external stakeholders to ensure that the disclosure is in accordance with the
ABF Act, Australian Privacy Principles or other relevant legislation.
• Regarding Immigration data, the Department’s current policy is to mask numbers which are less than five as <5.
ffairs
A
Home
of
artment
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Released