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🗳️ FY2025-26 Guide to Australian Permanent Residency Key information and resources to help you prepare for FY2025-26. This guide will be regularly updated over the coming months. If you are completely new to the process, we recommend you start here →.
🔸 Do I need new EOIs and ROIs for FY2025-26? We will update this as information is released. You can view FY2024-25 requirements here. - ACT: To be updated - NSW: To be updated - NT: To be updated - QLD: To be updated - SA: To be updated - TAS: To be updated - VIC: To be updated - WA: To be updated
🔸 I have a preinvite from last FY, when will I receive full invite? Most states will gradually open over the July-Sep period, but usually states start issuing full invites to preinvites carried over from previous FY, as early as July.
🔸 When do the states open for FY2025-26? We will share openings dates as they become available. Dates for current FY were: - ACT: opened on 16 July 2024 - NSW: opened on 10 October 2024 - NT: opened on 22 July 2024, but quickly closed for OFFSHORE priority stream applicants due to an influx of large number of applicants. - QLD: opened on 13 September 2024 - SA: opened on 15 August 2024, although we saw some preinvites being selectively sent even before this official opening date. - TAS: opened on 1 August 2024, although we saw some preinvites being selectively sent as early as 04 July 2024 - VIC: opened on 14 August 2024 and will close on 29 April 2025 - WA: opened on 19 July 2024
🔸 When did the first round take place for FY2024-25? - ACT: 08 August 2024 - NSW: 10 October 2024 - NT: Earliest onshore invites seen on 02 August 2024 - QLD: Earliest invites seen on 02 October 2024 - SA: Earliest invites seen on 13 August 2024 - TAS: Earliest invites seen on 04 July 2024 - VIC: 27 August 2024 - WA: 15 August 2024 Check out our database (with date filters) for more details →
💬 Other Questions - How many EOIs do I need? - Which states need a ROI? - Which subclass and states am I eligible to apply?
🪔 Useful Links - Submit Expression of Interest (EOI) - Visa Application Documents - Phone numbers and emails for DHA/States - Points Calculator - Grattan Proposed Points System
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🍊 Resources for New Users - Guide to Australian PR (189/190/491) - Book Consultation to explore your options - Our Migration Package AU$2500 - Browse Database - FOI Data - Detailed Reports - Occupation Report - State Nomination Report - Subclass 189, 190 and 491 Report - Points Calculator - Frequently Asked Questions - WA and ACT Round PDFs - Useful DHA and State Contact Information - Subclass and State eligibility available on individual occupation pages - SkillSelect data available on individual occupation pages
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Why Skilled Couples are the Most Rational Choice for Migration Planning? Single applicants, applicants with unskilled partners (as defined by DHA), applicants with skilled partners, and applicants married to AU Citizens/PRs, all offer different payoff for the skilled migration system.
Understanding the Planning Level System FY Planning Level represents the total planned migrant intake for a financial year. Example: FY2024-25 Planning Level for Subclass 189 is 16,900 places
Application Composition: Each EOI (Expression of Interest) can include: - Primary applicant - Secondary applicant (partner) - Dependents (children) Every granted visa consumes one Planning Level spot per applicant
1. Unskilled Partner Scenario - Composition: 1 skilled primary + 1 unskilled secondary - Efficiency: 1 skilled migrant per 2 Planning Level spots - 50% efficiency rating
2. Single Applicant Scenario - Composition: Primary applicant only (initially single) - Future Probability: ~50% chance of marrying a skilled partner - Efficiency: 1.5 skilled migrants per 2 spots - 75% efficiency rating
3. AU Citizen/PR Partner Scenario - Composition: Partner is already Australian resident - Key Point: Doesn't consume Planning Level spots - Efficiency: 1 skilled migrant per spot - 100% efficiency rating
4. Skilled Couple Scenario - Composition: Both primary and secondary are skilled - 2 skilled migrants per 2 spots (100% efficiency) - Additional long-term economic benefits: Outperforms even AU partners in lifetime outcomes
Efficiency Ranking 1. 🏆 Skilled Couples (100%+), with statistically higher economic payoff than AU Partners in long term (option 2 below) 2. 🥈 AU Partners (100%) 3. 🥉 Single Applicants (75%) 4. Unskilled Partners (50%)
Policy Implications - Skilled couples represent the most efficient use of Planning Level allocations - Deliver double the skilled migration benefit per family unit - Offer superior long-term economic outcomes compared to other configurations
