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Visa applications for subclass 189 lodged for activity months between
30/04/2019 to 31/03/2020 by citizenship countries
Source: Department of Home Affairs, 2020 (DD-1191.1)
Note 1: Includes primary and secondary applicants.
Financial Year
Visa Sub-
2018- 2019-20 to
Visa Subclass
type
Citizenship Country
19 31/03/2020
189 Skil ed -
Points-
Independent
Tested
India
715
1,364
China, Peoples Republic of (excl
SARs)
230
1,419
Pakistan
82
205
Nepal
46
224
Philippines
61
144
Iran
49
117
United Kingdom
95
64
Sri Lanka
30
107
Vietnam
24
100
South Africa
73
44
Malaysia
20
82
Bangladesh
9
63
United States of America
31
17
Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC)
8
35
Singapore
18
23
Canada
18
22
Indonesia
8
25
Ireland, Republic of
12
16
Zimbabwe
21
6
Taiwan
< 5
21
Egypt
11
12
Kenya
8
14
Colombia
< 5
17
Lebanon
0
21
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Korea, South
< 5
16
Nigeria
12
7
Brazil
5
12
Chile
0
14
Jordan
9
5
Thailand
< 5
13
Germany, Fed Republic of
< 5
9
Russian Federation
0
13
Poland
7
5
Mauritius
6
5
Bhutan
0
9
Venezuela
< 5
8
Spain
< 5
8
Mexico
< 5
7
New Zealand
< 5
7
Turkey
< 5
< 5
Japan
< 5
5
Netherlands, Kingdom of The
< 5
< 5
Fiji
< 5
< 5
Italy
< 5
< 5
Cambodia
0
5
France
0
5
Brunei Darussalam
0
5
Yemen, Republic of
0
5
Kazakhstan
< 5
< 5
Ukraine
< 5
< 5
Norway
< 5
0
Iraq
< 5
< 5
Palestinian Authority
0
< 5
Estonia
< 5
0
Ecuador
< 5
< 5
Portugal
< 5
< 5
Bulgaria
0
< 5
Macau (SAR of the PRC)
< 5
< 5
Czechia
< 5
< 5
Myanmar
0
< 5
Tanzania
0
< 5
Namibia
< 5
0
Austria
0
< 5
North Macedonia
0
< 5
Latvia
0
< 5
Belgium
0
< 5
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Zambia
0
< 5
Slovakia
< 5
0
Kyrgyzstan
< 5
0
Argentina
0
< 5
Belarus
0
< 5
Greece
< 5
0
Serbia
0
< 5
Croatia
0
< 5
Chad
0
< 5
St Kitts and Nevis
< 5
0
Peru
0
< 5
Sudan
0
< 5
Albania
0
< 5
Sweden
< 5
0
Hungary
< 5
0
Switzerland
0
< 5
Malawi
< 5
0
Cuba
0
< 5
Azerbaijan
0
< 5
Botswana
0
< 5
Not Specified
< 5
< 5
189 Skilled - Independent Total
1,668
4,382
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Visa applications for subclass 189 granted, refused for activity
months between 30/04/2019 to 31/03/2020 by citizenship
countries
Source: Department of Home Affairs, 2020 (DD-1191.3)
Note 1: Includes primary and secondary applicants.
Financial Year
Visa Subclass:
Visa Sub-
2018- 2019-20 to
Outcome
type
Citizenship Country
19 31/03/2020
189 Skil ed -
Independent:
Points-
Granted
Tested
India
3,618
3,055
China, Peoples Republic of (excl
SARs)
1,031
1,275
Pakistan
404
420
Philippines
403
370
United Kingdom
420
321
Nepal
379
356
South Africa
286
219
Iran
255
197
Sri Lanka
147
171
Vietnam
129
139
United States of America
127
107
Malaysia
117
107
Bangladesh
85
83
Canada
67
73
Singapore
61
73
Ireland, Republic of
75
55
Egypt
60
48
Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC)
59
26
Korea, South
44
36
Nigeria
40
38
Indonesia
43
32
Brazil
41
28
Zimbabwe
26
39
Russian Federation
36
24
New Zealand
23
31
Colombia
23
24
Jordan
9
38
Germany, Fed Republic of
20
19
Kenya
20
18
Fiji
22
15
Taiwan
17
19
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France
9
17
Mauritius
13
12
Netherlands, Kingdom of The
15
7
Venezuela
8
12
Italy
10
8
Ukraine
15
< 5
Thailand
6
11
Poland
7
10
Japan
10
5
Lebanon
< 5
10
Iraq
11
< 5
Mexico
8
5
Portugal
5
7
Chile
< 5
10
Ghana
9
< 5
Turkey
8
< 5
Myanmar
8
< 5
Israel
7
< 5
Spain
< 5
7
Finland
10
0
Azerbaijan
5
< 5
Czechia
6
< 5
Oman
9
0
Yemen, Republic of
< 5
5
Cambodia
5
< 5
Saudi Arabia
< 5
< 5
Bhutan
0
7
Sudan
< 5
< 5
North Macedonia
< 5
< 5
Bulgaria
< 5
< 5
Mongolia
< 5
5
Belgium
< 5
5
Norway
< 5
5
Kazakhstan
< 5
< 5
Greece
< 5
< 5
Palestinian Authority
< 5
< 5
Serbia
< 5
< 5
Namibia
< 5
< 5
Peru
< 5
< 5
Uganda
< 5
< 5
Switzerland
< 5
< 5
Macau (SAR of the PRC)
< 5
< 5
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Belarus
< 5
< 5
Zambia
< 5
< 5
Lithuania
< 5
0
Maldives
< 5
0
Sweden
< 5
0
Somalia
< 5
0
Ethiopia
< 5
0
Mozambique
< 5
0
Malawi
0
< 5
Latvia
< 5
0
Tanzania
< 5
0
Cameroon
< 5
0
Congo, Dem Republic of The
< 5
0
Papua New Guinea
0
< 5
Syrian Arab Republic
0
< 5
Estonia
0
< 5
El Salvador
0
< 5
Slovakia
0
< 5
Bahamas
< 5
0
Kuwait
0
< 5
Iceland
0
< 5
Austria
0
< 5
Vanuatu
0
< 5
Malta
< 5
0
Botswana
0
< 5
United Arab Emirates
< 5
0
Albania
0
< 5
Chad
0
< 5
Brunei Darussalam
< 5
0
Uzbekistan
< 5
0
Not Specified
< 5
0
Granted Total
8,360
7,675
189 Skil ed -
Independent:
Points-
Refused
Tested
India
88
186
Philippines
40
39
Pakistan
32
16
United Kingdom
30
8
China, Peoples Republic of (excl
SARs)
14
10
Malaysia
7
9
Zimbabwe
7
8
Kenya
7
8
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Nepal
5
10
Nigeria
4
11
Iran
4
9
Canada
9
< 5
United States of America
6
< 5
South Africa
< 5
5
Bangladesh
0
7
Lebanon
< 5
5
Jordan
6
0
Sri Lanka
0
5
Egypt
5
0
Vietnam
< 5
0
Poland
0
< 5
Colombia
< 5
< 5
Mauritius
< 5
< 5
Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC)
< 5
< 5
Singapore
< 5
0
Sudan
0
< 5
Spain
0
< 5
Fiji
< 5
0
Cambodia
< 5
0
Taiwan
0
< 5
Ireland, Republic of
< 5
0
Japan
0
< 5
Honduras
< 5
0
Mexico
< 5
0
Germany, Fed Republic of
0
< 5
Kuwait
< 5
0
Morocco
< 5
0
Italy
0
< 5
Russian Federation
< 5
0
France
< 5
0
Brazil
0
< 5
Belize
< 5
0
Zambia
< 5
0
Netherlands, Kingdom of The
< 5
0
Iraq
< 5
0
New Zealand
< 5
0
Lesotho
< 5
0
Not Specified
< 5
0
Refused Total
299
359
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Visa applications for subclass 189 lodged for activity months between
30/04/2019 to 31/03/2020 with citizenship of Hong Kong (SAR of the
PRC).
Source: Department of Home Affairs, 2020 (DD-1191.2)
Note 1: Includes primary and secondary applicants.
Financial Year
Visa Subclass
Visa Sub-type
Citizenship Country
2018-19
2019-20 to 31/03/2020
189 Skil ed - Independent
Points-Tested
Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 8
35
189 Skil ed - Independent Total
8
35
Visa applications for subclass 189 granted, refused for activity months
between 30/04/2019 to 31/03/2020 with citizenship of Hong Kong (SAR of
the PRC)
Source: Department of Home Affairs, 2020 (DD-1191.4)
Note 1: Includes primary and secondary applicants.
Financial Year
Outcome
Visa Subclass
Visa Sub-type
Citizenship Country
2018-19
2019-20 to 31/03/2020
Granted
189 Skil ed - Independent Points-Tested
Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 59
26
Granted Total
59
26
Refused
189 Skil ed - Independent Points-Tested
Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC)
< 5
< 5
Refused Total
< 5
< 5
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