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General information regarding travelling to Australia

Information for visitors to Australia can be found [1]here.

Information regarding potential visa options can be found [2]here.

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You can check your visa details and conditions on the Department’s Visa
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OFFICIAL

In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 20/07/01356
File Number: OBJ2020/25029

Dear Pesh

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

I refer to your correspondence received on 29 July 2020 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (link). As the Department focuses its efforts on managing the impact of COVID-19 on its critical services and employees, other non-critical services may not be delivered within expected timeframes. We apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience during this period.

Scope of request

You have requested access to the following:
1. Visa applications Lodged for subclass 189 (points tested) by activity month for financial years, 2019-20 & 2020-2021 as at 29/07/2020

2. Visa applications Granted for subclass 189 (points tested) by activity month for financial years, 2019-20 & 2020-2021 as at 29/07/2020

Your request was received by the Department on 29 July 2020 and has been allocated FOI request number FA 20/07/01356 . Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.

Timeframe for receiving your decision
The statutory timeframe for processing a request is 30 days from the date upon which your application was received by the Department.

Your review rights in relation to your request are available on the website of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner here.

Exclusion of staff details
The Department’s policy is to exclude the personal details of staff not in the Senior Executive Service (SES), as well as the direct contact details of SES staff, contained in documents that fall within scope of an FOI request. If you require personal details of non-SES officers, or direct contact details of SES staff, please inform us so the decision maker may consider your request. Otherwise we will take it that you agree to that information being excluded from the scope of your request.

Duplicate documents
If the FOI decision-maker deems a document to be a duplicate, they will not assess those pages as part of your FOI request. This means that if a there is a decision to release the document to you, you will receive only one copy, even if multiple copies of that document exists.

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Where documents are released to you in response to your request, the Department may be required to publish these documents on its website within 10 working days in accordance with section 11C of the FOI Act. Publication will not be required where the documents contain personal or business affairs information.

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Should you wish to discuss your request you may contact the FOI Section at [DIBP request email].

Yours sincerely

FOI Officer
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division
Strategy & Law Enforcement Group
Department of Home Affairs | www.homeaffairs.gov.au
E: [DIBP request email]

OFFICIAL

-----Original Message-----
From: Pesh <[FOI #6540 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 29 July 2020 11:52 AM
To: FOI <[DIBP request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Visa applications subclass 189 (points tested) by activity week 2019-20 & 2020-2021 as at 29/07/2020

Dear Department of Home Affairs,

Please provide information relating to below:

1. Visa applications Lodged for subclass 189 (points tested) by activity month for financial years, 2019-20 & 2020-2021 as at 29/07/2020

2. Visa applications Granted for subclass 189 (points tested) by activity month for financial years, 2019-20 & 2020-2021 as at 29/07/2020

Yours faithfully,

Pesh

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UNOFFICIAL

In reply please quote:

FOI Request:         FA 20/07/00487

File Number:          ADF2020/61138 

Good morning,   

Withdrawal of Freedom of Information Access Request

I refer to your correspondence of 14 July 2020 seeking access to documents
held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom
of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) and our subsequent acknowledgement
of that request.

As you may be aware, earlier this year the Department launched a dashboard
on its SkillSelect website to provide visa Expression of Interest (EOI)
statistics.  The Department has undertaken a review of the SkillSelect
Dashboard to ensure that there is no reasonable chance of an individual
being re-identified from the EOI statistics. 

The dashboard is now available again and can be accessed via the
Department’s SkillSelect [1]web page and comprises a comprehensive library
of historic and current statistics in relation to Expressions of Interest
(EOIs).  The dashboard is a one-stop shop for SkillSelect EOI statistics
and is freely available on demand, without any need to formally request
the statistics and wait for such a request to be processed. Bypassing the
FOI process will significantly reduce delays in obtaining the same
information as has previously been provided in response to FOI requests.

As this information is now publically available, you may wish to withdraw
you FOI request.  Please note, if you do not advise the Department that
you wish to continue with this FOI request within 5 days of this email,
your request will be taken to have been withdrawn. 

Signed electronically,

FOI Team

Freedom of Information Section

FOI and Records Management Branch

Data Division | Strategy and Law Enforcement Group

Department of Home Affairs

UNOFFICIAL

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OFFICIAL

Dear Pesh

The withdrawal of FOI Request relates to the below email allocated to FA 20/07/00487 sent from email address [FOI #6540 email]. As you have had multiple requests for statistics, this withdrawal letter relates to Expression of Interest (EOI) statistics available on the SkillSelect website.

Hope this answers your email dated on 3 August 2020 at 11.54am. If the EOI request is not yours please advise asap.

Dear FOI,

My request has nothing to do with EOI and the dashboard platform made available. I have clearly specified that i am after the 189 visa statistics. The number of visas lodged and the number of visas granted, over a period specified in the original question. This request has nothing to do with EOI's. Please look at my original request specifically points labelled 1 and 2 respectively.

Yours sincerely,

Pesh
______________________

FA 20/07/01254 relates to request sent on 24 July 2020 from [FOI #6540 email] for
Can you please provide the statistics for Visa Subclass 189 Skilled Independent points tested visas.

1. The number of 189 points tested visas lodged and on-hand as at 20th July 2020.

2. The number of 189 points tested visas lodged and on-hand, where the applicant is onshore versus number lodged and on-hand where applicant is offshore, as at 20th July 2020.

This is still being processed and is due to release by 23 August 2020.

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Please disregard the subject line in which you had responded to which states FA 20/07/00492 this was a typing error.

Hope this email answers your emails.

Yours sincerely

FOI Officer
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division
Strategy & Law Enforcement Group
Department of Home Affairs | www.homeaffairs.gov.au
E: [DIBP request email]

OFFICIAL

-----Original Message-----
From: Pesh <[FOI #6540 email]>
Sent: Monday, 3 August 2020 11:54 AM
To: FOI <[DIBP request email]>
Subject: Re: FA 20/07/00492 - Withdrawal of FOI Request [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

Dear FOI,

My request has nothing to do with EOI and the dashboard platform made available. I have clearly specified that i am after the 189 visa statistics. The number of visas lodged and the number of visas granted, over a period specified in the original question. This request has nothing to do with EOI's. Please look at my original request specifically points labelled 1 and 2 respectively.

Yours sincerely,

Pesh

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UNOFFICIAL

In reply please quote:

FOI Request:         FA 20/07/00487

File Number:          ADF2020/61138 

Good morning,   

Withdrawal of Freedom of Information Access Request

I refer to your correspondence of 14 July 2020 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) and our subsequent acknowledgement of that request.

As you may be aware, earlier this year the Department launched a dashboard on its SkillSelect website to provide visa Expression of Interest (EOI) statistics.  The Department has undertaken a review of the SkillSelect Dashboard to ensure that there is no reasonable chance of an individual being re-identified from the EOI statistics. 

The dashboard is now available again and can be accessed via the Department’s SkillSelect [1]web page and comprises a comprehensive library of historic and current statistics in relation to Expressions of Interest (EOIs).  The dashboard is a one-stop shop for SkillSelect EOI statistics and is freely available on demand, without any need to formally request the statistics and wait for such a request to be processed. Bypassing the FOI process will significantly reduce delays in obtaining the same information as has previously been provided in response to FOI requests.

As this information is now publically available, you may wish to withdraw you FOI request.  Please note, if you do not advise the Department that you wish to continue with this FOI request within 5 days of this email, your request will be taken to have been withdrawn. 

Signed electronically,

FOI Team

Freedom of Information Section

FOI and Records Management Branch

Data Division | Strategy and Law Enforcement Group

Department of Home Affairs

UNOFFICIAL

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OFFICIAL

Dear Pesh

FOI Request: FA 20/07/01254

I refer to your FOI request received on 24 July 2020, seeking access to
the following:

Can you please provide the statistics for Visa Subclass 189 Skilled
Independent points tested visas.

1. The number of 189 points tested visas lodged and on-hand as at 20th
July 2020.

2. The number of 189 points tested visas lodged and on-hand, where the
applicant is onshore versus number lodged and on-hand where applicant is
offshore, as at 20th July 2020.

The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the decision record and document released under the FOI Act.  

This request has now been closed.

Regards,

FOI Decision Maker

FOI and Records Management Branch

Data Division

Corporate and Enabling Group

Department of Home Affairs | [1]www.homeaffairs.gov.au

[2][DIBP request email]

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OFFICIAL

Dear M/ Pesh

FOI request FA 20/07/01356

I refer to your FOI request received on 29 July 2020, seeking access to
the following:

1. Visa applications Lodged for subclass 189 (points tested) by activity
month for financial years, 2019-20 & 2020-2021 as at 29/07/2020

2. Visa applications Granted for subclass 189 (points tested) by activity
month for financial years, 2019-20 & 2020-2021 as at 29/07/2020.

The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the decision record and documents released under the FOI Act.

This request has now been closed.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

FOI Section

FOI and Records Management Branch

Data Division

Strategy & Law Enforcement Group

Email: [1][DIBP request email]

Department of Home Affairs - [2]www.homeaffairs.gov.au

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