3.2.2 Number of stateless people currently in Australia on a visa There are numerous visa sub-types under the broad categories of ‘Bridging Visa’, ‘Migration Program’ visas, ‘Refugee and Humanitarian Program’ visas, ‘Resident Return and Australian Declaratory Visa’ visas, and ‘Temporary Visa Program’ visas. Based on publicly available data, there were 5,692 ‘stateless’ people on visas in Australia as at 30 September 2025. As discussed above, however, we note that in the absence of an SDP, this number cannot be considered as comprehensive or reliable. Most stateless people in this cohort fall within the Refugee and Humanitarian Program: • 21% on a 202 Global Special Humanitarian Visa (1,236); • 19% were on a 200 Refugee Visa (1,138); and • 4% on a 866 Protection Visa. There has been a steady increase in the granting of permanent visas to stateless people since 2023, with: • 7% on a 851 Resolution of Status Visa (403) (RoS); and, • 11% on a Legacy Residence Status Visa (667). A very small percentage of stateless people are recorded as holding Bridging Visas.60 Figure 4: Visa holders by citizenship in Australia as at 30 September 2025 24 Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness | Understanding Statelessness in Australia