The Department of Home Affairs is conducting an introductory survey of recent migrants to Australia.
This introductory survey is for invited participants who recently settled permanently in Australia.
There is a follow-up survey to take place in 12 months, and a further follow-up survey 12 months after that.
The survey will provide up‑to‑date information about migrants who have recently arrived in Australia. It will also provide information on migrants who were recently granted a permanent or provisional visa.
In the survey we ask about:
- reason for coming to Australia
- experience of working in Australia
- education in Australia and overseas
- level of English ability.
We will use the results of the survey to find out how effective the Australian Government's current policies are. The results will also help us understand how well new migrants are settling into Australia and the types of issues new migrants experience.
Understanding these factors helps us to best manage Australia's Migration Program and to improve settlement services for migrants.
We survey participating migrants on 3 occasions to capture changes in their labour market status and measure how they have settled into Australian life.
Since 2013, the Social Research Centre has been conducting the survey on our behalf. Any calls from the Social Research Centre will come from one of the numbers listed on
Official contact numbers - Social Research Centre.
More information about the survey, including answers to common questions are available on the
Social Research Centre website.
If you have been invited to participate, select 'Start the survey' below to complete the introductory survey. We will direct you to a secure external website, where you can enter the login code provided in the letter or email we sent you.
For more information about the survey and reports from previous survey rounds, visit Continuous Survey of Australia's Migrants.
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