Documents And Data In Relation To Adoption (subclass 102) Visa Applications And Citizenship By Descent Applications, By Financial Years From 2022-23 To 2024-25 ​

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This disclosure provides three years of processing and revenue data for two visa programs. Adoption visa (subclass 102) applications remained relatively stable, with 89 lodgements in 2022-23, declining to 78 in 2023-24 before rising to 92 in 2024-25. Processing times improved from 8 months (2022-23) to 5 months in subsequent years. Citizenship by Descent applications increased substantially from 18,239 (2022-23) to 20,473 (2024-25), while processing times lengthened from 75 days to 90 days over the same period. Revenue from subclass 102 visas remained modest at $0.2–0.3 million annually, while Citizenship by Descent revenue grew from $4.8 million to $6.3 million across the three-year period.