The Department of Home Affairs have released information on 21 January 2021 under Freedom of Information request (FOI) providing information on Skilled Independent (Subclass 189), Skilled Nominated (Subclass 190)and Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (Subclass 491) visa applications on hand as on 31 December 2020.
According to the information, the following number of skilled visa applications were on hand till the above period, with on hand age between 6 and 24 months:
| Status | 6 -9 months | 9 -12 months | 12 -18 months | 18 -24 months | Total |
| 189 Visa Applications (Client Within Australia) | 2,714 | 1,897 | 929 | 400 | 5,940 |
| 189 Visa Applications (Client Outside Australia) | 296 | 381 | 428 | 769 | 1,874 |
| 190 Visa Applications (Client Within Australia) | 1,571 | 1,490 | 1,368 | 351 | 4,780 |
| 190 Visa Applications (Client Outside Australia) | 950 | 1,569 | 1,930 | 597 | 5,046 |
| 491 Visa Applications (Client Within Australia) | 1,604 | 419 | 13 | – | 2,036 |
| 491 Visa Applications (Client Outside Australia) | 1,218 | 1,183 | 9 | – | 2,410 |
