Fact Sheet Index

Fact sheets provide background information on Australian immigration and related issues. They are updated as new information or statistics become available.
Note: Fact sheets may be taken offline for amendment at any time.

Background information

• 1. Immigration: The Background – March 2011
• 2. Key Facts in Immigration – March 2011
• 3. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship – May 2012
• 4. More than 60 Years of Post-war Migration – December 2011
• 5. Emigration from Australia – November 2010
• 6. Australia's Multicultural Policy – 23 March 2011
• 7. Life in Australia – Australian Values – 27 September 2011
• 8. Abolition of the 'White Australia' Policy – November 2010
• 9. Litigation Involving Migration and Citizenship Decisions – March 2012

Research and statistical information

• 14. Migrant Labour Market Outcomes – October 2010
• 15. Population Projections – October 2010
• 16. Immigration Research – October 2010
• 17. New Zealanders in Australia – November 2010

Migrating to Australia

• 20. Migration Program Planning Levels – January 2012
• 21. Managing the Migration Program – January 2012
• 22. The Health Requirement – May 2010
• 23. DNA Testing – January 2012

See also: Fact Sheet 79 The Character Requirement

Skilled stream

• 24. Overview of Skilled Migration – January 2012
• 24a. Priority Processing for Skilled Migration Visas – 1 July 2011
• 25. General Skilled Migration – July 2011
• 26. State Specific Regional Migration – July 2011
• 27. Business Skills Migration – January 2012
• 28. Skill Matching Database – 1 July 2011

Note: Fact Sheet 48 Assisting Skilled and Business People, includes information on assisting business people to migrate.

Family stream

• 29. Overview of Family Migration – October 2010
• 30. Family Stream Migration – Partners – January 2012
• 31. Family Stream Migration – Parent (Non-Contributory) Visas – July 2011
• 32. Family Stream Migration – Other Family – January 2011
• 33. Family Stream Migration – Child – August 2011
• 34. Assurance of Support – January 2012
• 35. One-Year Relationship Requirement – August 2011
• 36. Adopting Children from Overseas – November 2010
• 37. Processing Priorities for Family Stream Migration – November 2011
• 38. Family Violence Provisions – August 2011
• 39. Family Stream Migration – Contributory parent category visas – July 2011

Special eligibility

• 40. Special Eligibility Stream – 27 April 2011

Temporary residence

• 46. Temporary Entry – An Overview – 1 January 2011
• 47. Temporary Residence in Australia – 15 November 2011
• 48. Helping Skilled and Business People – March 2011
• 48a. Enterprise Migration Agreements – May 2011
• 48b. Temporary Business (Subclass 457) Visa – 15 June 2011
• 48c. Regional Migration Agreements – 16 February 2012
• 49. Working Holiday program – December 2011
• 49a. Work and Holiday Program – 5 November 2011
• 50. Overseas Students in Australia – 24 March 2012
• 51. Professional Development Visa – December 2011
• 52. Sponsored Business Visitor Visa – 18 February 2011
• 52a. Occupational Trainee Visa Program – 24 March 2012
• 52b. Waiving Condition 8503 – 'No Further Stay' – May 2010

Visitors and tourists

• 53. Australia's Entry System for Visitors – May 2010
• 54. Sponsored Family Visitor Visas – 30 July 2010
• 55. The Electronic Travel Authority – 15 September 2010
• 58. China – Approved Destination Status – 5 July 2011
• 59. Immigration Arrangements for Norfolk Island – 27 January 2011

Note: Fact Sheet 22 The Health Requirement, includes information on health checks for temporary residents.

Humanitarian issues

• 60. Australia's Refugee and Humanitarian Program – November 2011
• 61. Seeking Protection Within Australia – 19 March 2012
• 61a. Complementary Protection – May 2012
• 62. Assistance for Asylum Seekers in Australia – 14 March 2012
• 63. Immigration Advice and Application Assistance Scheme – 15 March 2012
• 64. Community Assistance Support Program – 9 November 2011
• 65. Onshore Processing Arrangements for Irregular Maritime Arrivals – April 2012
• 66. Humanitarian Settlement Services – May 2012
• 67. The Australian Cultural Orientation (AUSCO) Program – March 2012
• 67a. Pre-Departure Medical Screening (PDMS) – 18 February 2011
• 68. Abolition of Temporary Protection visas (TPVs) and Temporary Humanitarian visa (THVs), and the Resolution of Status (subclass 851) visa – February 2011
• 69. Caring for Unaccompanied Minors – March 2011

Border control

• 70. Managing the Border – February 2011
• 71. SmartGate Automated Border Processing – February 2012
• 72. DIAC's role in the Torres Strait – 17 November 2008
• 73. People Smuggling – Currently under review
• 77. The Movement Alert List – 10 August 2010
• 78. Controversial Visa Applicants – 15 February 2011
• 79. The Character Requirement – 28 July 2011
• 81. Australia's Excised Offshore Places – April 2012

Detention arrangements

• 82. Immigration Detention – May 2012
• 83. Immigration Residential Housing – 18 February 2011
• 83a. Community Detention – May 2012
• 84. Biometric Initiatives – 29 October 2010
• 85. Removal Pending Bridging Visa – 28 February 2011
• 85a. Changes to Detention Debt – 11 February 2011

Compliance issues

• 86. Overstayers and Other Unlawful Non-citizens – 24 March 2012
• 87. Initiatives to Combat Illegal Work in Australia – 29 September 2010

Post-arrival services

• 90. Australian Citizenship – For information on Citizenship
  See: www.citizenship.gov.au/
• 91. Translating and Interpreting Service – December 2011
• 92. Settlement Grants Program – December 2011
• 94. English Courses for Eligible Migrants and Humanitarian Entrants in Australia – August 2011
• 95. Documents Needed to Enter Australia – December 2011
• 96. Eligibility for Settlement Services – December 2011
• 97. Humanitarian Settlement in Regional Australia – December 2011
• 98. Settlement Services for Refugees – December 2011