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Australia → Spain

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Australia
To
Spain
Inflow 2023—OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Australia to Spain

Inflows of nationals of Australia recorded by Spain; stock of nationals of Australia living there; and acquisitions of Spain's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

32765420002003200620092012201520182019
327654200020042008201220162019
Data table
200092
2001108
2002126
2003100
2004268
2005385
2006327
2007334
2008307
2009274
2010243
2011353
2012344
2013351
2014367
2015411
2016429
2017547
2018583
2019654
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023——13
2022——23
2021——8
2020—3,79620
20196543,4539
20185833,1095
20175472,8105
20164292,54910
20154102,2946
20143662,07112
20133511,94823
20123431,77914
20113531,7286
20102431,7871
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Spain's consulates in Australia

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Spain's consulates located in Australia.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20241,5861,822473.0%
20231,3361,620161.2%
202277784350.6%
202147460—
202020619721.0%
20191,5511,584100.6%
20181,3861,45090.6%
20171,2071,20830.2%
201699499810.1%
20151,0301,0280—
201497196410.1%
201383682830.4%
201265563320.3%
201158157430.5%
2010451437173.8%
200934433630.9%

Applications by year

7931,5862009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
7931,586200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009344
2010451
2011581
2012655
2013836
2014971
20151,030
2016994
20171,207
20181,386
20191,551
2020206
202147
2022777
20231,336
20241,586
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Spain

First residence permits issued by Spain to citizens of Australia (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family290
  2. Education190
  3. Work151
  4. Other reasons143
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20257741100
202491481973
202379131354
202271902364
20214150846
202033502057
20196300960
20185760569
20175760559
201649201047
2015446060
20144390120
201337122345
2012351450
2011438060
2010304010
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities84
  2. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)55
  3. EU Blue Card6
  4. Researchers6
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
3,772
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
320
Changed status into work, 2025
18
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
6
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Spain in Australia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyCanberraexteriores.gob.es
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Spain, 2023; Australia ranks 197.

Inflows to Spain, 2023
  1. Colombia170,722
  2. Morocco123,468
  3. Venezuela88,361
  4. Peru66,933
  5. Italy48,089
  6. Romania45,663
  7. Argentina35,041
  8. Ukraine34,385
  9. Honduras32,357
  10. Paraguay24,324
  11. Ecuador21,762
  12. Russia21,617
Other destinations for people from Australia, 2023
  1. New Zealand5,196
  2. Japan4,360
  3. United States3,500
  4. Germany1,996
  5. South Korea1,861
  6. Netherlands1,306
  7. Canada1,260
  8. Denmark674
  9. France626
  10. Italy472
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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