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Visa Subclass 600 where the Applicant is in PRC and ADS Stream Applications

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Dear Department of Home Affairs,
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request the following information and / or documents:

1. Documents showing any advice and any directive(s), policies or instructional documents that have been provided for or communicated to Officers considering approvals or refusals of Applications for Visitor (class FA) Visitor (Tourist) (subclass 600) in relation to Visa applications from the People's Republic of China (PRC) which give the Officers directions or methodology for approving or refusing such Applications where the Applications are from offshore individuals but not Approved Destination Status (ADS) Stream Applications;

2. Templates of emails or of letters or notifications containing Decision Records for approval or refusal of Visitor (class FA) Visitor (Tourist) (subclass 600) in relation to Visa applications from the PRC.

3. Documents showing any advice and any directive(s), policies or instructional documents that have been provided for or communicated to Officers considering approvals or refusals of Applications for Approved Destination Status (ADS) Stream Applications in relation to Visa applications from the PRC which give the Officers directions or methodology for approving or refusing such Applications where the Applications are from offshore individuals but not Approved Destination Status (ADS) Stream Applications;

4. Templates of emails or of letters or notifications containing Decision Records for approval or refusal of Approved Destination Status (ADS) Stream Applications in relation to Visa applications from the PRC.

5. For the period 1 January 2023 to 31 October 2025 the number of individual applications for Visitor (class FA) Visitor (Tourist) (subclass 600) in relation to Visa applications (not including Approved Destination Status (ADS) Stream Applications) from the PRC and the number of those applications that have been approved and the number that have been refused.

In relation to the applications that have been refused the number of those applications that have been refused on the basis that the Officer considering the application is not satisfied that clause 600.211 in Schedule 2 of the Migration Regulations is satisfied.

In addition please provide the Main Factor that has been relied upon in relation to refusals made under clause 600.211.

6. For the period 1 January 2023 to 31 October 2025 the number of individual applications for Approved Destination Status (ADS) Stream Applications from the PRC and the number of those applications that have been approved and the number that have been refused.

In addition please provide the Main Factor that has been relied upon in relation to refusals made under clause 600.211.

Yours faithfully,

L G

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Good afternoon L G,

We have received your FOI request and writing to advise that due to the
different types of information being requested your request will be split
into 2 parts and processed by the relevant areas, please see outline
below. An officer from the Non-Personal Team and our Data Access Request
Team will be in contact with you regarding your requests.

Part one - Non-Personal Information

1. Documents showing any advice and any directive(s), policies
or instructional documents that have been provided for or communicated to
Officers considering approvals or refusals of Applications for Visitor
(class FA) Visitor (Tourist) (subclass 600) in relation to Visa
applications from the People's Republic of China (PRC) which give the
Officers directions or methodology for approving or refusing such
Applications where the Applications are from offshore individuals but not
Approved Destination Status (ADS) Stream Applications;

2. Templates of emails or of letters or notifications containing
Decision Records for approval or refusal of Visitor (class FA) Visitor
(Tourist) (subclass 600) in relation to Visa applications from the PRC.

3. Documents showing any advice and any directive(s), policies
or instructional documents that have been provided for or communicated to
Officers considering approvals or refusals of Applications for Approved
Destination Status (ADS) Stream Applications in relation to Visa
applications from the PRC which give the Officers directions or
methodology for approving or refusing such Applications where the
Applications are from offshore individuals but not Approved Destination
Status (ADS) Stream Applications;

4. Templates of emails or of letters or notifications containing
Decision Records for approval or refusal of Approved Destination Status
(ADS) Stream Applications in relation to Visa applications from the PRC.

Part two - Data Request

5. For the period 1 January 2023 to 31 October 2025 the number
of individual applications for Visitor (class FA) Visitor (Tourist)
(subclass 600) in relation to Visa applications (not including Approved
Destination Status (ADS) Stream Applications) from the PRC and the number
of those applications that have been approved and the number that have
been refused.

In relation to the applications that have been refused the number of those
applications that have been refused on the basis that the Officer
considering the application is not satisfied that clause 600.211 in
Schedule 2 of the Migration Regulations is satisfied.

In addition please provide the Main Factor that has been relied upon in
relation to refusals made under clause 600.211.

6. For the period 1 January 2023 to 31 October 2025 the number
of individual applications for Approved Destination Status (ADS) Stream
Applications from the PRC and the number of those applications that have
been approved and the number that have been refused.

In relation to the applications that have been refused the number of those
applications that have been refused on the basis that the Officer
considering the application is not satisfied that clause 600.211 in
Schedule 2 of the Migration Regulations is satisfied.

In addition please provide the Main Factor that has been relied upon in
relation to refusals made under clause 600.211.

Kind Regards,

Tahra

Position number: 60181896

Authorised FOI Officer | Freedom of Information Section

Privacy, FOI & Records Management Branch | Legal Group

Department of Home Affairs

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-----Original Message-----
From: Lindsay Gordon <[FOI #14052 email]>
Sent: Friday, 28 November 2025 1:13 AM
To: FOI <[Department of Home Affairs request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Visa Subclass 600 where the
Applicant is in PRC and ADS Stream Applications

Dear Department of Home Affairs,

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1982, I request the following
information and / or documents: