01-NOV-2018 The Department of Home Affairs has released its 2017-18 Annual Report. 

Interesting highlights include:

Permanent visa outcomes

12% decrease overall in the number of permanent migration program numbers in the last financial year

10.5% drop in skilled stream visas granted since July 2016

17% drop in family stream visas granted  since July 2016

Temporary visas granted

An increase of 5.5% in visitor visas granted

10% increase in student visa granted

30.5% drop in temporary work skilled (SC 457) visas granted

Citizenship

A 52% drop in the number of Australian citizenship conferrals

Compliance

99% of temporary entrants maintained their lawful immigration status

Visa cancellation number relatively stable at 57,440

Non-humanitarian visa refusals increased by 26%