Visa data shows appeals backlog more than 60,000 as refusals surge

A backlog of visa appeals continues to build according to new analysis of applicants being reviewed by the government tribunal responsible for reviewing the cases.

Minister for Immigration David Coleman at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Source: AAP

The backlog of visa appeals has reached more than 60,000 people waiting for answers before the government's tribunal that reviews the cases.

New analysis revealed by The Australian shows there was a 257 per cent increase in migration and refugee cases being reviewed by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal between July 2016 and August this year.

With a rise in the number of permanent and temporary visa refusals behind this increase.

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