Fact sheets

The Department and its programs

• Immigration
• Key facts about Immigration
• ​​​Emigration from Australia
• Life in Australia – Australian Values
• Abolition of the 'White Australia' Policy
  
• Litigation Involving Migration and Citizenship Decisions
• A Week in the Life of Customs (6.30MB PDF)
• Cape Class Patrol Boats (293KB PDF)
• Customs compliance continuum (607KB PDF)
• Customs in regional Australia (60KB PDF)
• Customs role at our airports (242KB PDF)
• How to communicate with Customs (116KB PDF)
• Incoterms 2010 (556KB PDF)
• Maritime terrorism (337KB PDF)
• Maritime zones (337KB PDF)
• Providing the Right Information - Chinese Traditional (382KB PDF)

Migration and settlement research and statistical information

• Migrant Labour Market Outcomes
• Population Growth
• Immigration research
• New Zealanders in Australia

An overview of Australia's Migration Program

• Migration Program Planning levels
• Managing the Migration Program
• The Health Requirement
• DNA Testing

Information about skilled migration

• Priority processing for Skilled Migration visas
• State Specific Regional Migration
• Business migration

Family migration

• Overview of Family Migration
• Family Stream Migration – partners
• Family Stream Migration – parent (non-contributory) visas
• Family Stream Migration – other family
• Family Stream Migration – child
• One-year relationship requirement for de facto partners
• International surrogacy arrangements
• Processing priorities for Family Stream Migration
• Family violence provisions
• Family Stream Migration – contributory parent category visas

Special eligibility migration

• Special Eligibility Stream

Temporary Residence Program

• Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa
• Temporary entry – an overview
• Temporary Residence in Australia
• Helping Skilled and Business People

Visitors, tourists and transit

• Australia's Entry System for visitors
• Sponsored Family Stream
• The Electronic Travel Authority
• China – Approved Destination Status
• What is an ATA Carnet? (121KB PDF)
• Temporary Imports (208KB PDF)
• Bringing Superyachts into Australia (180KB PDF)

Humanitarian Program

• Australia's Refugee and Humanitarian Program
• Immigration Advice and Application Assistance Scheme
• Bridging visas for Illegal Maritime Arrivals
• Departure Health Check (DHC)
• Unaccompanied Humanitarian Minors program

Immigration detention in Australia

• Removal pending Bridging visa
• Changes to detention debt

Australia's settlement services

• Translating and Interpreting Service

Managing Australia's borders

• Waiving visa condition 'No Further Stay'
• Managing the Border
• The Department of Home Affairs' role in the Torres Strait
• The Movement Alert List
• Controversial Visa Applicants
• The Character Requirement
• Customs and Border Protection Bay Class Vessels - September 2010 (786KB PDF)
• Northern Patrol Vessel - ACV Triton (1.20MB PDF)
• Cape Class Patrol Boats (293KB PDF)
• Australian Customs and Border Protection vessel - ACV Ashmore Guardian (677KB PDF)
• Illegal foreign fishing (354KB PDF)

Regional processing

• Education in Nauru
• Health services in Nauru

Importing goods into Australia

• Changes to the customs broker licensing regime (198KB PDF)
• Changes to the depot licensing regime (278KB PDF)
• Container examination facilities (219KB PDF)
• Container examination facilities radiation safety (131KB)
• Import Carnet Processing for Industry (117KB PDF)
• Import Controls of General Service (GLS) Electric Filament Lamps (311KB PDF)
• Importing Aircraft (425KB PDF)
• Importing Antiques (1.37MB PDF)
• Importing alcohol and tobacco products as cargo or by international mail (67KB PDF)
• Import Declarations (121KB PDF)
• Importing Gold, Silver or Platinum - Bullion, Coins and Jewellery (470KB PDF)
• Importing Handicrafts A (174KB PDF)
• Importing or Exporting Human Remains or Ashes (122KB PDF)
• Introduction of new CTO and cargo handler obligations (587KB PDF)
• Notification of Changes to the Warehouse Licensing Regime (254KB PDF)
• Quick Guide to Imports - Contacts and References (305KB PDF)
• Refunds of Customs import duty
• Seizure of Prohibited/Restricted Imports (142KB PDF)
• Sending Your Personal Belongings To Australia As Cargo Or By International Mail (128KB PDF)
• Tariff And Precedents Information Network (TAPIN) (90KB PDF)
• Trace particle detection (110KB PDF)
• Temporary Imports (208KB PDF)
• What is A CPD Carnet? (119KB PDF)
• X-ray technology (130KB PDF)

Exporting goods out of Australia

• Australian harmonized export commodity classification (600KB PDF)
• Completing export declarations (616KB PDF)
• Export concessions duty drawback scheme (416KB PDF)
• Export contacts (139KB PDF)
• Exporter obligations and reporting requirements (112KB PDF)
• Exporting goods through Australia Post (123KB PDF)
• Prescribed warehouse goods for export (612KB PDF)
• X-ray technology (130KB PDF)