Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s (Annual Report 2007-2008)
Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s Annual Report 2007–08
Table 1: Snapshot of activity in 2007–08 1
|
Migration and temporary entry |
|
|
Total permanent and temporary visas granted |
4 637 259 |
|
Total visitor visas granted offshore2 |
3 609 928 |
|
Electronic Travel Authority grants |
2 776 386 |
|
Working Holiday and Work and Holiday visas granted |
157 574 |
|
Student visas granted |
278 184 |
|
Temporary residents (other) visas granted |
39 686 |
|
Temporary Skilled Migration visas granted |
110 570 |
|
Family Stream outcome |
49 870 |
|
Skill Stream outcome |
108 452 |
|
State/Territory or Employer Sponsored visas granted |
31 290 |
|
Total Migration Program outcome |
158 630 |
|
Refugee and humanitarian entry |
|
|
Humanitarian Program visas granted |
13 014 |
|
Border security |
|
|
Passenger and crew arrivals and departures |
25 700 000 |
|
Immigration clearances refused at airports |
1 189 |
|
Immigration clearances refused at seaports |
424 |
|
Unauthorised boat arrivals (people) |
25 |
|
Compliance |
|
|
Percentage of temporary entrants and permanent visa holders who complied with their visa conditions |
99% |
|
Unlawful non-citizens located |
10 722 |
|
Notices issued to employers of illegal workers |
750 |
|
Removals and departures |
8 404 |
|
Detention |
|
|
Illegal foreign fishers taken into detention |
1 232 |
|
Visa overstayers taken into detention |
1 283 |
|
Total number of people taken into detention |
4 514 |
|
Total number of people released or removed from detention |
4 601 |
|
Illegal foreign fishers in detention as at 30 June 2008 |
26 |
|
Visa overstayers or people who breached visa conditions in detention as at 30 June 2008 |
323 |
|
Total number of people in detention as at 30 June 2008 |
402 |
|
Settlement |
|
|
Refugees who arrived and received help through the Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy |
9 556 |
|
Migrant community service grants managed through the Settlement Grants Program and Community Settlement Services Scheme |
332 |
|
Citizenship |
|
|
Number of people conferred Australian citizenship at ceremonies |
121 221 |
|
People approved as Australian citizens by conferral, descent and resumption |
107 662 |
|
Calls to Citizenship Information Line |
612 218 |
|
Multicultural affairs |
|
|
Event registrations for Harmony Day |
388 |
|
Living in Harmony website hits |
202 370 |
|
People participating in Living in Harmony partnership activities |
163 000 |
|
Client contact |
|
|
Calls to Sydney and Melbourne contact centres |
1 731 995 |
|
Telephone interpreting calls |
615 477 |
|
Litigation |
|
|
Matters resolved in courts and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
4 302 |
|
Percentage in favour of minister (that proceeded to defended hearing in court) |
95% |
|
Staff |
|
|
National Office (Canberra) |
2 978 |
|
New South Wales |
1 386 |
|
Victoria |
974 |
|
Queensland |
437 |
|
South Australia |
466 |
|
Western Australia |
406 |
|
Tasmania |
142 |
|
Northern Territory |
59 |
|
Australian Capital Territory and region |
103 |
|
Overseas (Australia-based employees) |
137 |
|
Airline Liaison Officers |
18 |
|
Total number of Australia-based staff |
7 106 |
|
Overseas (locally engaged employees) |
1 000 |
|
Total staff as at 30 June 2008 |
8 106 |
1. Rounded numbers may differ from numbers appearing elsewhere in the report.
2. This is inclusive of Electronic Travel Authority grants.
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