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Prospective Marriage Visas
(Question No. 750)
Mr Morrison asked the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, in writing, on 23 November 2011:
(1) How many applications for a Prospective Marriage Visa (subclass 300) were made in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08, (c) 2008-09, (d) 2009-10, (e) 2010-11, and (f) 2011-12 (to date), and in which posts were these applications made.
(2) By post, how many of the applications in part (1) were (a) approved with visas granted, and (b) made by people under the age of 18 years, in (i) 2006-07, (ii) 2007-08, (iii) 2008-09, (iv) 2009-10, (v) 2010-11, and (vi) 2011-12 (to date).
Mr Bowen: The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:
(1) The number of Prospective Marriage Visa applications lodged is as follows.
(a) n 2006/7, 6876 applications
(b) in 2007/8, 6907 applications
(c) in 2008/9, 7794 applications
(d) in 2009/10, 7365 applications
(e) in 2010/11, 7257 applications
(f) in 2011/12, 2180 were lodged as at 31 October 2011
The table below shows the posts where these applications were lodged:
|
Name of post |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
Grand Total |
|
OTHER1 |
8 |
2 |
|
8 |
46 |
31 |
94 |
|
AMMAN |
177 |
200 |
232 |
218 |
201 |
53 |
1081 |
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ANKARA |
79 |
85 |
76 |
83 |
85 |
18 |
426 |
|
ATHENS |
85 |
63 |
67 |
32 |
|
|
247 |
|
AUCKLAND |
23 |
22 |
36 |
39 |
20 |
6 |
146 |
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BANGKOK |
363 |
456 |
629 |
508 |
513 |
166 |
2635 |
|
BEIRUT |
582 |
517 |
517 |
510 |
444 |
100 |
2670 |
|
BELGRADE |
186 |
139 |
154 |
171 |
156 |
72 |
878 |
|
BERLIN |
295 |
265 |
295 |
305 |
287 |
80 |
1527 |
|
BRASILIA |
78 |
82 |
64 |
71 |
80 |
22 |
397 |
|
CAIRO |
142 |
103 |
131 |
117 |
83 |
34 |
610 |
|
COLOMBO |
37 |
30 |
32 |
22 |
28 |
12 |
161 |
|
DHAKA |
4 |
9 |
6 |
12 |
7 |
4 |
42 |
|
DILI |
4 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
23 |
|
DUBAI |
42 |
53 |
85 |
108 |
95 |
34 |
417 |
|
GUANGZHOU |
2 |
8 |
109 |
279 |
288 |
85 |
771 |
|
HANOI |
84 |
81 |
101 |
138 |
119 |
26 |
549 |
|
HO CHI MINH CITY |
611 |
596 |
646 |
571 |
606 |
178 |
3208 |
|
HONG KONG |
48 |
45 |
44 |
39 |
34 |
17 |
227 |
|
ISLAMABAD |
57 |
43 |
12 |
|
|
|
112 |
|
JAKARTA |
175 |
177 |
179 |
205 |
185 |
64 |
985 |
|
KUALA LUMPUR |
75 |
71 |
89 |
90 |
103 |
21 |
449 |
|
LONDON |
502 |
460 |
545 |
508 |
486 |
109 |
2610 |
|
MADRID |
20 |
12 |
26 |
23 |
32 |
16 |
129 |
|
MANILA |
849 |
893 |
918 |
926 |
935 |
280 |
4801 |
|
MOSCOW |
262 |
229 |
273 |
284 |
266 |
84 |
1398 |
|
NAIROBI |
110 |
137 |
165 |
131 |
144 |
64 |
751 |
|
NEW DELHI |
197 |
204 |
226 |
204 |
213 |
63 |
1107 |
|
OTTAWA |
96 |
106 |
133 |
111 |
94 |
30 |
570 |
|
PHNOM PENH |
85 |
119 |
321 |
271 |
291 |
117 |
1204 |
|
PORT MORESBY |
14 |
13 |
18 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
70 |
|
PRETORIA |
168 |
179 |
193 |
180 |
182 |
64 |
966 |
|
SANTIAGO DE CHILE |
111 |
103 |
109 |
101 |
130 |
29 |
583 |
|
SEOUL |
23 |
19 |
29 |
29 |
19 |
7 |
126 |
|
SHANGHAI |
595 |
669 |
618 |
375 |
410 |
89 |
2756 |
|
SINGAPORE |
41 |
48 |
39 |
45 |
49 |
17 |
239 |
|
SUVA |
102 |
99 |
106 |
103 |
99 |
28 |
537 |
|
TAIPEI |
18 |
24 |
20 |
23 |
25 |
7 |
117 |
|
TEHRAN |
51 |
58 |
59 |
64 |
68 |
32 |
332 |
|
TEL AVIV |
30 |
35 |
36 |
36 |
23 |
4 |
164 |
|
TOKYO |
110 |
132 |
153 |
99 |
60 |
19 |
573 |
|
VIENNA |
60 |
50 |
61 |
52 |
55 |
22 |
300 |
|
WASHINGTON |
274 |
267 |
233 |
261 |
283 |
71 |
1389 |
|
Grand Total |
6876 |
6907 |
7794 |
7365 |
7256 |
2181 |
38378 |
1 The posts referred to in 'other' are Rangoon, Vientiane, Nuku' Alofa, Nicosia, Honiara, Buenos Aires and Beijing. This also includes 3 applications processed onshore.
The table below shows the number of Prospective Marriage visas which were applied for over the last five years which have been granted, by post location. Some applications are yet to be finalised.
|
Name of post |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
Grand Total |
|
OTHER2 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
21 |
0 |
32 |
|
AMMAN |
158 |
180 |
192 |
146 |
124 |
7 |
807 |
|
ANKARA |
56 |
69 |
62 |
62 |
58 |
4 |
311 |
|
ATHENS |
77 |
58 |
65 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
228 |
|
AUCKLAND |
22 |
21 |
31 |
36 |
11 |
0 |
121 |
|
BANGKOK |
337 |
432 |
600 |
470 |
409 |
31 |
2279 |
|
BEIRUT |
482 |
428 |
408 |
384 |
220 |
25 |
1947 |
|
BELGRADE |
155 |
126 |
137 |
152 |
97 |
10 |
677 |
|
BERLIN |
265 |
250 |
271 |
264 |
206 |
7 |
1263 |
|
BRASILIA |
74 |
73 |
61 |
63 |
66 |
0 |
337 |
|
CAIRO |
100 |
78 |
82 |
67 |
46 |
9 |
382 |
|
COLOMBO |
30 |
23 |
29 |
20 |
19 |
1 |
122 |
|
DHAKA |
3 |
7 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
27 |
|
DILI |
3 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
|
DUBAI |
32 |
43 |
65 |
73 |
50 |
7 |
270 |
|
GUANGZHOU |
2 |
8 |
101 |
238 |
229 |
32 |
610 |
|
HANOI |
66 |
62 |
73 |
92 |
62 |
0 |
355 |
|
HO CHI MINH CITY |
472 |
486 |
525 |
473 |
451 |
7 |
2414 |
|
HONG KONG |
45 |
43 |
42 |
38 |
27 |
3 |
198 |
|
ISLAMABAD |
52 |
37 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
98 |
|
JAKARTA |
149 |
165 |
164 |
185 |
134 |
13 |
810 |
|
KUALA LUMPUR |
67 |
64 |
77 |
78 |
77 |
6 |
369 |
|
LONDON |
486 |
445 |
515 |
487 |
414 |
23 |
2370 |
|
MADRID |
20 |
12 |
23 |
22 |
21 |
1 |
99 |
|
MANILA |
764 |
782 |
806 |
811 |
782 |
57 |
4002 |
|
MOSCOW |
244 |
210 |
257 |
260 |
228 |
4 |
1203 |
|
NAIROBI |
89 |
106 |
131 |
109 |
77 |
2 |
514 |
|
NEW DELHI |
182 |
197 |
207 |
173 |
152 |
2 |
913 |
|
OTTAWA |
92 |
100 |
129 |
104 |
77 |
1 |
503 |
|
PHNOM PENH |
56 |
77 |
278 |
220 |
163 |
1 |
795 |
|
PORT MORESBY |
12 |
13 |
15 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
52 |
|
PRETORIA |
141 |
159 |
164 |
147 |
143 |
11 |
765 |
|
SANTIAGO DE CHILE |
108 |
99 |
102 |
86 |
102 |
1 |
498 |
|
SEOUL |
20 |
18 |
29 |
28 |
18 |
0 |
113 |
|
SHANGHAI |
508 |
556 |
571 |
356 |
322 |
0 |
2313 |
|
SINGAPORE |
40 |
44 |
38 |
42 |
41 |
3 |
208 |
|
SUVA |
80 |
84 |
94 |
95 |
82 |
4 |
439 |
|
TAIPEI |
16 |
23 |
20 |
22 |
23 |
4 |
108 |
|
TEHRAN |
44 |
45 |
44 |
50 |
60 |
15 |
258 |
|
TEL AVIV |
28 |
33 |
33 |
29 |
14 |
0 |
137 |
|
TOKYO |
106 |
131 |
146 |
95 |
50 |
0 |
528 |
|
VIENNA |
49 |
42 |
55 |
44 |
33 |
0 |
223 |
|
WASHINGTON |
245 |
236 |
212 |
222 |
234 |
34 |
1183 |
|
Grand Total |
5984 |
6070 |
6876 |
6292 |
5352 |
325 |
30899 |
2 The posts referred to in 'other' are Rangoon, Vientiane, Nuku' Alofa, Nicosia, Honiara, Buenos Aires and Beijing. This also includes 3 applications processed onshore.
(2) The table below shows the number for the last 5 years of Prospective Marriage visa applications, by post, which were lodged by applicants under the age of 18 and resulted in visa grant.
|
Name of post |
2006/2007 |
2007/2008 |
2008/2009 |
2009/2010 |
2010/2011 |
2011/2012 (as at 31/10/11) |
Grand Total |
|
AMMAN |
5 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
24 |
|
ANKARA |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
|
13 |
|
ATHENS |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
7 |
|
BANGKOK |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
BEIRUT |
26 |
21 |
17 |
20 |
18 |
5 |
107 |
|
BELGRADE |
5 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
|
29 |
|
BERLIN |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
CAIRO |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
COLOMBO |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
DUBAI |
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
GUANGZHOU |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
HO CHI MINH CITY |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
ISLAMABAD |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
MOSCOW |
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
NAIROBI |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
NEW DELHI |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
PHNOM PENH |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
SHANGHAI |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
SUVA |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
TEL AVIV |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Grand Total |
45 |
42 |
38 |
40 |
38 |
6 |
209 |