30 June 2016
In reply please quote
FOI Request FA 16/06/00956
File Number ADF2016/29810
Mr Stephane Tajick
Sent via email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Freedom of Information request – Release of documents
Dear Mr Tajick,
This letter refers to your request received on 15 January 2016 seeking access under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the following documents:
My request concerns statistics about program's annual outcome (in calendar years if
possible). I require, for the years 2008 up until the latest available year the number of
application received, visa granted and top 5 countries of origins for the following
programs:
·
Business talent (132)
·
BI&I - Business innovation (188)
·
BI&I - Business innovation (888)
·
BI&I - Investor Stream (188)
·
BI&I - Investor Stream (888)
·
BI&I - Significant Investor Stream (188)
·
BI&I - Significant Investor Stream (888)
·
BI&I - Premium Investor Stream (188)
·
BI&I - Premium Investor Stream (888)
Furthermore I would like to know the year of creation of the first generation of the the
Australian immigrant investor program, I got somewhere in the 80's.
This letter is to provide you with a decision, which is to release the relevant document to you
in full. The decision is set out in the attached Decision Record. The relevant document is
listed in the Schedule of Documents attached to this letter. Read together, these form the
reasons for decision.
Review rights Internal review
If you disagree with this decision, you have the right to apply for an internal review of the
decision. If you wish to make a request for internal review this must be sent within 30 days of
being notified of the decision. Where possible please attach reasons why you believe review
of the decision is necessary. The internal review will be carried out by an officer other than
the original decision-maker and the Department must make a review decision within 30 days.
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Applications for review should be sent to:
Freedom of Information
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
PO Box 25
BELCONNEN ACT 2617
Or by email to: xxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx
Review by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
You may apply directly to the Australian Information Commissioner for a review of the
decision. You must apply in writing within 60 days of this notice. For further information about
review rights under the FOI Act please see FOI fact sheet 12 ‘
Freedom of information – Your
review rights’, available online at www.oaic.gov.au .
How to make a complaint about the handling of your FOI request
You may complain to the Australian Information Commissioner if you have concerns about
how the department has handled your request under the FOI Act. Information about how to
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Contacting the FOI section
If you wish to discuss this matter, I can be contacted using the details provided below.
Kind regards,
Brad Collins
Freedom of Information Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email: xxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx
Attachments
Attachment A – Decision Record
Attachment B – Schedule of Documents
Attachment C – Documents released
Attachment A
DECISION RECORD
Request Details FOI Request FA 16/06/00956
File Number ADF2016/29810
Scope of request
1. On 15 January 2016 you requested:
My request concerns statistics about program's annual outcome (in calendar years if
possible). I require, for the years 2008 up until the latest available year the number of
application received, visa granted and top 5 countries of origins for the following
programs:
·
Business talent (132)
·
BI&I - Business innovation (188)
·
BI&I - Business innovation (888)
·
BI&I - Investor Stream (188)
·
BI&I - Investor Stream (888)
·
BI&I - Significant Investor Stream (188)
·
BI&I - Significant Investor Stream (888)
·
BI&I - Premium Investor Stream (188)
·
BI&I - Premium Investor Stream (888)
Furthermore I would like to know the year of creation of the first generation of the the
Australian immigrant investor program, I got somewhere in the 80's.
Documents in scope
2. There is one document within scope of your request, which is the statistics that you
requested. This document was created by the appropriate business area in response to
your request.
Authority to make decision
3. I am an officer authorised under section 23 of the FOI Act to make decisions in respect of
requests to access documents or to amend or annotate Departmental records.
Information considered
4. In reaching my decision, I have considered the following:
The
Freedom of Information Act 1982;
Departmental files and/or documents (identified above); and
The Australian Information Commissioner’s Guidelines relating to access to
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documents held by government.
Reasons for decision
5. I am satisfied that I have been provided with the relevant document to consider in my
decision. I have considered the document and am satisfied that no exemptions apply.
Therefore, I am releasing the relevant document in full.
Brad Collins
Authorised decision maker
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email: xxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx
30 June 2016
FOI request 14 June 2016: Business Innovation and Investment programme statistics
• The first version of the Business Skills programme was established in 1992.
The below table shows the lodgements and grants of primary applications in the Business Innovation
and Investment programme for Subclass 188 and 888 since the commencement of the programme
on 1 July 2012 to 31 May 2016.
(* Note that the SIV stream was introduced on 24th November 2012 and the PIV stream was
introduced 1 July 2015)
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16 (to
31/05/2016)
Subclass Stream
Lodgements Grants Lodgements Grants Lodgements Grants Lodgements
Grants
188
Business
429
46
1058
444
1455
807
1281 1116
Innovation
Investor
54
<5
113
25
228
76
373
120
Significant
306
<5
723
286
1544
592
179
515
Investor
Premium
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Investor
888
Business
5
0
11
15
14
6
26
19
Innovation
Investor
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Significant
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Investor
Premium
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Investor
The top five Citizenship countries for primary applicant grants in the following visa subclass 188
streams are:
Business Innovation stream = China, Iran, Malaysia, Vietnam and Bangladesh.
Investor stream = China, Malaysia, Vietnam, UK and Japan.
Significant Investor stream = China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Africa and Vietnam.
Premium Investor stream – N/A
The top five Citizenship countries for primary applicant grants in the following visa subclass 888
streams are:
Business Innovation stream = New Zealand, China, Korea, Malaysia and Portugal.
Investor stream – N/A
Significant Investor stream – N/A
Premium Investor stream – N/A
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The below table shows the lodgements and grants of primary applications in the Business Talent
(subclass 132) visa from 1 July 2008 to 31 May 2016.
Programme year
Lodgements
Grants
2008-09
132
46
2009-10
46
53
2010-11
58
39
2011-12
107
35
2012-13
97
104
2013-14
211
94
2014-15
252
192
2015-16 (to 31/05/2016)
300
159
The top five Citizenship source countries for the subclass 132 visa grants are China, Malaysia, South
Africa, Vietnam and Iran.
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