Visa Subclass 189 Skilled Independent- Points Tested Visa Statistics
Dear Department of Home Affairs,
Please provide documents for below information:
1) Visa applications Granted for subclass 189 (points tested) by activity month for the months of July 2020 until 16th September 2020.
2) Visa applications Granted for subclass 189 (points tested) by activity month for the months of July 2020 until 16th September 2020, for offshore and onshore clients respectively.
3) Visa applications Onhand for subclass 189 (points tested), as at snapshot date 16th September 2020.
4) Visa applications Onhand for subclass 189 (points tested) client location in Australia, and for client location outside Australia, as at 16th September 2020.
5) Number of Case officers allocated for visa subclass 189 (points tested) processing.
Yours faithfully,
Pesh
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In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 20/09/00748
File Number: OBJ2020/29793
Dear Pesh
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request
I refer to your correspondence received on 16 September 2020 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
Scope of request
You have requested access to the following:
1) Visa applications Granted for subclass 189 (points tested) by activity month for the months of July 2020 until 16th September 2020.
2) Visa applications Granted for subclass 189 (points tested) by activity month for the months of July 2020 until 16th September 2020, for offshore and onshore clients respectively.
3) Visa applications Onhand for subclass 189 (points tested), as at snapshot date 16th September 2020.
4) Visa applications Onhand for subclass 189 (points tested) client location in Australia, and for client location outside Australia, as at 16th September 2020.
5) Number of Case officers allocated for visa subclass 189 (points tested) processing.
Your request was received by the Department on 16 September 2020 and has been allocated
FOI request number FA 20/09/00748 . Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.
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FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division
Strategy & Law Enforcement Group
Department of Home Affairs | www.homeaffairs.gov.au
E: [DIBP request email]
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Dear Pesh,
FOI request FA 20/09/00748
I refer to your FOI request received on 16 September 2020, seeking access
to the following:
1) Visa applications Granted for subclass 189 (points tested) by activity
month for the months of July 2020 until 16th September 2020.
2) Visa applications Granted for subclass 189 (points tested) by activity
month for the months of July 2020 until 16th September 2020, for offshore
and onshore clients respectively.
3) Visa applications Onhand for subclass 189 (points tested), as at
snapshot date 16th September 2020.
4) Visa applications Onhand for subclass 189 (points tested) client
location in Australia, and for client location outside Australia, as at
16th September 2020.
5) Number of Case officers allocated for visa subclass 189 (points tested)
processing.
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,
FOI Officer
Freedom of Information
FOI and Records Management Branch | Data Division
Strategy & Law Enforcement Group
Department of Home Affairs | Email: [DIBP request email]
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