Subclass Report
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Based on recent visa grants (crowdsourced and our users)
Priority Occupations
25% Visa Grants
1.2 months
50% Visa Grants
2.3 months
75% Visa Grants
3.7 months
90% Visa Grants
5.0 months
Non Priority Occupations
25% Visa Grants
19.8 months
50% Visa Grants
20.1 months
75% Visa Grants
20.5 months
90% Visa Grants
21.7 months
FY2024-25 Planning Level Usage
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Regional planning level is 33000 places of which ~85% (guesstimate) can be
estimated to
be available for 491 regional visa = 28050 places (primary + secondary).
As at 31 Jan 2025, 17241
(61.5%) out of 28050 places have been consumed by visa
grants,
with 10809 remaining places until the end of FY.
The number of ONHAND visas as at 31 Jan 2025 is
24687 (see table below). Therefore, the
remaining FY planning level (10809) is enough to grant
43.8% of the
ONHAND visas.
FOI Data: Monthly Visa Activity
Spreadsheet available for download here →| MonthEnd ↓ | LODGED | LODGED_P | GRANTED | GRANTED_P | ONHAND | ONHAND_P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2024 | 372 | 201 | 4179 | 1700 | 32116 | 14363 |
| 31 Aug 2024 | 269 | 152 | 3237 | 1358 | 29145 | 13127 |
| 30 Sep 2024 | 551 | 290 | 3375 | 1394 | 26255 | 11938 |
| 31 Oct 2024 | 831 | 425 | 1609 | 714 | 25436 | 11599 |
| 30 Nov 2024 | 1304 | 702 | 2078 | 888 | 24520 | 11302 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | 1623 | 849 | 1174 | 510 | 24916 | 11585 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | 1420 | 748 | 1589 | 674 | 24687 | 11601 |
FOI Data: Visa Pending by Lodgement Month
Spreadsheet available for download here →| Lodged ↓ | Aug2024 | Sep2024 | Oct2024 | Nov2024 | Dec2024 | Jan2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan-2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1405 |
| Dec-2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1603 | 1515 |
| Nov-2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1257 | 1197 | 1114 |
| Oct-2024 | 0 | 0 | 798 | 742 | 671 | 622 |
| Sep-2024 | 0 | 546 | 522 | 478 | 440 | 411 |
| Aug-2024 | 269 | 269 | 265 | 241 | 238 | 299 |
| Jul-2024 | 371 | 368 | 337 | 322 | 294 | 285 |
| Jun-2024 | 778 | 755 | 698 | 661 | 651 | 635 |
| May-2024 | 1007 | 942 | 907 | 862 | 838 | 833 |
| Apr-2024 | 713 | 682 | 660 | 647 | 638 | 636 |
| Mar-2024 | 1614 | 1596 | 1585 | 1554 | 1541 | 1486 |
| Feb-2024 | 1466 | 1455 | 1448 | 1432 | 1421 | 1407 |
| Jan-2024 | 1232 | 1222 | 1213 | 1197 | 1195 | 1196 |
| Dec-2023 | 1075 | 1065 | 1056 | 1049 | 1038 | 1025 |
| Nov-2023 | 871 | 865 | 867 | 861 | 856 | 814 |
| Oct-2023 | 973 | 969 | 969 | 963 | 959 | 958 |
| Sep-2023 | 703 | 703 | 704 | 698 | 694 | 695 |
| Aug-2023 | 909 | 908 | 903 | 900 | 899 | 901 |
| Jul-2023 | 2340 | 2338 | 2337 | 2329 | 2335 | 2327 |
| Jun-2023 | 7430 | 6614 | 6201 | 5536 | 5055 | 4304 |
| May-2023 | 2940 | 2370 | 1864 | 1099 | 884 | 767 |
| Apr-2023 | 1093 | 655 | 514 | 434 | 391 | 283 |
| Mar-2023 | 550 | 466 | 431 | 344 | 298 | 203 |
| Feb-2023 | 256 | 241 | 224 | 192 | 150 | 121 |
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