Fact Sheet Index
On this page
- Background information
- Research and statistical information
- Migrating to Australia
- Migrating to Australia - Skilled Stream
- Migrating to Australia - Family Stream
- Migrating to Australia - Special Eligibility
- Temporary stay in Australia
- Temporary residence
- Visitors and tourists
- Humanitarian issues
- Border control
- Detention arrangements
- Compliance issues
- Post-arrival services
- Portfolio-related organisations
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 - 15 October 2007
- 2. Key Facts in Immigration - 2 July 2007
- 3. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship - 13 August 2007
- 4. More than 60 Years of Post-war Migration - 30 January 2007
- 5. Emigration from Australia - 9 March 2007
- 6 - currently under review - 11 October 2007
- 7. Life in Australia – Australian Values - 12 October 2007
- 8. Abolition of the 'White Australia' Policy - 11 October 2007
- 9. Litigation Involving Migration Decisions - 30 January 2007
- 10 - 13 vacant
Research and statistical information
- 14. Migrant Labour Market Outcomes - 30 January 2007
- 15. Population Projections - 30 January 2007
- 16. Immigration Research - 21 August 2006
- 17. New Zealanders in Australia - 25 May 2007
- 18 - 19 vacant
Migrating to Australia
- 20. Migration Program Planning Levels - 1 September 2007
- 21. Managing the Migration Program - 1 September 2007
- 22. The Health Requirement - 30 January 2007
- 23. DNA Testing - 30 January 2007
See also: Fact Sheet 79 The Character Requirement
Skilled stream
- 24. Overview of Skilled Migration - 1 September 2007
- 25. Skilled categories - 1 September 2007
- 26. State Specific Regional Migration - 2 November 2007
- 27. Business Skills Migration - 30 January 2007
- 28. Skill Matching Database - 4 December 2007
Note: Fact Sheet 48 Assisting Skilled and Business People, includes information on assisting business people to migrate.
Family stream
- 29. Overview of Family Migration - 29 April 2007
- 30. Family Stream Migration - Partners - 30 January 2007
- 31. Family Stream Migration - Parents - 12 July 2007
- 32. Family Stream Migration - Other Family - 1 Januay 2008
- 33. Family Stream Migration - Child - 30 January 2007
- 34. Assurance of Support - 1 January 2008
- 35. One-Year Relationship Requirement - 21 February 2007
- 36. Adopting Children from Overseas - 1 July 2007
- 37. Processing Priorities - 30 January 2007
- 38. Family Violence Provisions - 13 May 2008
- 39. Family Stream Migration - Contributory parent category visas - 19 June 2007
Special eligibility
- 40. Special Eligibility Stream - 30 January 2007
- 41 - 44 vacant
Temporary stay in Australia
- 45. Visas - questions and answers - 20 July 2007
Temporary residence
- 46. Temporary Entry - An Overview - 30 January 2007
- 47. Temporary Residence in Australia - 2 November 2007
- 48. Assisting Skilled and Business people - 1 September 2007
- 49. Working Holiday Maker Program - 1 November 2007
- 49a. Work and Holiday Program - 31 October 2007
- 50. Overseas Students in Australia - 26 April 2008
- 51. Professional Development Visa - 30 January 2007
- 52. Sponsored Business Visitor Visa - 30 January 2007
- 52a. Occupational Trainee Visa Program - 18 October 2007
- 52b. Waiving Condition 8503 - "No Further Stay" - 7 March 2007
- 52c. Imposition of Visa Condition 8503 - 30 January 2007
Visitors and tourists
- 53. Australia's entry system for visitors - 20 July 2007
- 54. Sponsored Family Visitor Visas - 30 January 2007
- 55. The Electronic Travel Authority - 12 June 2007
- 56. Immigration and tourism - working together - 20 July 2007
- 57. International Event Coordinator Network - 30 January 2007
- 58. China - Approved Destination Status - 15 November 2007
- 59. Immigration Arrangements for Norfolk Island - 30 January 2007
Note: Fact Sheet 22 The Health Requirement, includes information on health checks for temporary residents.
Humanitarian issues
- 60. Australia's Refugee and Humanitarian Program - 6 May 2008
- 60a. Changes to the Special Humanitarian Program - 6 May 2008
- 61. Seeking Asylum within Australia - 30 January 2007
- 62. Assistance for Asylum Seekers in Australia - 30 January 2007
- 63. Immigration Advice and Application Assistance Scheme - 3 January 2008
- 64. Temporary Protection Visas - 27 June 2007
- 64a. New Measures for Temporary Protection and Temporary Humanitarian Visa Holders - 30 January 2007
- 64b. Reintegration Package for Temporary Protection, Temporary Humanitarian and Return Pending Visa Holders - 30 January 2007
- 64c. Return Pending Visa - 30 January 2007
- 64d. New Onshore Visa for Temporary Protection and Temporary Humanitarian Visa Holders - 10 September 2007
- 65. New Humanitarian Visa System - 30 January 2007
- 66. Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy - 12 March 2008
- 67. The Australian Cultural Orientation (AUSCO) Program - 6 May 2008
- 67a. Pre-departure Medical Screening (PDMS) - 22 April 2008
- 68. Temporary Protection Visa Holders Applying for Further Protection - 30 January 2007
- 69. Caring for Unaccompanied Minors - 30 January 2007
Border control
- 70. Border Control - 30 January 2007
- 71. SmartGate Automated Border Processing- 8 May 2008
- 72. Commonwealth Presence in the Torres Strait - 30 January 2007
- 73. People Smuggling - 30 January 2007
- 74. Vacant
- 75. Processing Unlawful Boat Arrivals - 2 April 2007
- 77. The Movement Alert List - 16 April 2008
- 78. Controversial Visa Applicants - 30 January 2007
- 79. The Character Requirement - 30 January 2007
- 80. Reintegration Package for Afghans - 30 January 2007
- 80b. Reintegration Package for Iranians - 30 January 2007
- 81. Australia's Excised Offshore Places - 30 January 2007
Detention arrangements
- 82. Immigration Detention - 9 May 2008
- 83. Immigration Residential Housing - 25 October 2007
- 83a. Community Detention - 8 May 2007
- 84. Biometric Initiatives - 30 January 2007
- 85. Removal Pending Bridging Visa - 30 January 2007
Compliance issues
- 86. Overstayers and People in Breach of Visa Conditions - 30 January 2007
- 87. Initiatives to Combat Illegal Work in Australia - 21 August 2007
- 88. Information for clients who were notified of a decision and had an authorised recipient - 31 December 2007
- 89 vacant
Post-arrival services
- 90. Australian Citizenship
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For information on Citizenship. - See: http://www.citizenship.gov.au/
- 91. Translating and Interpreting Service - 15 October 2007
- 92. Settlement Grants Program - 30 January 2007
- 93. Vacant
- 94. English Classes for Permanent Adult Migrants in Australia - 16 May 2008
- 95. Documents Needed to Enter Australia - 30 January 2007
- 96. Eligibility for Settlement Services - 30 January 2007
- 97. Humanitarian Settlement in Regional Australia - 30 January 2007
- 98 - 99 vacant
Portfolio-related organisations
- 100. Migration Agents Registration Authority - 7 March 2007
- 101. Refugee Resettlement Advisory Council - Currently under review - 21 March 2007

