Visa applications and decisions - year and month

A visa is an endorsement placed within a passport that permits the holder to present to an Immigration Officer for permission to enter, leave or stay in the state for a specified time period. This dataset relates to paper and online visa applications received (payment completed) and decisions (Granted based on first instance decision or Appeal Granted or Refused at 1st instance) by year and month. This dataset has been generated at a specific point in time and is subject to revision. Values in the range 1 to 5 are suppressed using * for statistical non-disclosure reasons. Displayed totals relate to unsuppressed values only.