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FY2026-27 Migration Planning Level Announcement
On 12 May 2026, the Australian Government announced that the 2026–27 permanent Migration Program (Migration Program) will be set at 185,000 places, with an approximate 70:30 split between the Skilled and Family Programs. The overall planning level and the Skill and Family split of the program are unchanged from 2025-26.
Across both the Skill and Family streams of the permanent Migration Program, the government will prioritise applications from onshore migrants, allocating 129,590 places to migrants already living in Australia, with an additional 300 places allocated to Special Eligibility. The remaining 55,110 offshore places will prioritise high‑skilled migrants that help boost productivity and address Australia’s long‑term skill needs, complementing Australia’s working-age population.
An onshore-focused program will support timely transitions to permanent residency for migrants already living, working and contributing to Australia, and further reduces the program’s impact on Net Overseas Migration (NOM).
The 2026–27 Migration Program is comprised of:
- Skilled Migration Program (132,240 places, approximately 71 per cent of the program) – this program is designed to improve the productive capacity of the economy and fill skill shortages in the labour market.
- Australian Family Program (52,460 places, approximately 28 per cent of the program) – this program is predominantly made up of Partner visas. It enables Australians to reunite with family members from overseas and provide them with pathways to citizenship.
- Special Eligibility (300 places) – this stream covers visas for those in special circumstances. It includes permanent residents returning to Australia after a period overseas.
Migration Program planning levels by financial year
| Visa Category | FY2024–25 | FY2025–26 | FY2026–27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilled Migration Program | ||||
| Commonwealth Program | Skilled Independent | 16,900 | 16,900 | 21,090 |
| Talent and Innovation¹ | 5,300 | 5,300 | 3,500 | |
| Employer Program | Employer-Sponsored | 44,000 | 44,000 | 58,040 |
| State and Territory Program | Regional | 33,000 | 33,000 | 14,110 |
| State/Territory Nominated | 33,000 | 33,000 | 35,500 | |
| Total Skilled Program | 132,200 | 132,200 | 132,240 | |
| Australian Family Program | ||||
| Partner & Child² | Partner | 40,500 | 40,500 | 41,500 |
| Child | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,500 | |
| Parent & Other Family | Parent | 8,500 | 8,500 | 7,060 |
| Other Family | 500 | 500 | 400 | |
| Total Family Program | 52,500 | 52,500 | 52,460 | |
| Special Eligibility | 300 | 300 | 300 | |
| Total Migration Program | 185,000 | 185,000 | 185,000 |
SA Invitations issued - Late May 2026
Skilled and Business Migration continues to invite clients across the four streams of the 2025-26 General Skilled Migration program.
Below you will find the relevant data for the invitations issued on 21 May 2026:
| ANZSCO Sub-major Group | 190 | 491 | Total | 190 | 491 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Specialist Managers | 2 | 2 | 4 | 99 | 37 | 136 |
| 14 Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| 22 Business, Human Resource and Marketing Professionals | 3 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 107 | 140 |
| 23 Design, Engineering, Science and Transport Professionals | 31 | 10 | 41 | 365 | 103 | 468 |
| 24 Education Professionals | 20 | 2 | 22 | 157 | 38 | 195 |
| 25 Health Professionals | 59 | 7 | 66 | 609 | 30 | 639 |
| 26 ICT Professionals | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 236 | 243 |
| 27 Legal, Social and Welfare Professionals | 7 | 1 | 8 | 66 | 15 | 81 |
| 31 Engineering, ICT and Science Technicians | 2 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 145 | 187 |
| 32 Automotive and Engineering Trades Workers | 8 | 21 | 29 | 86 | 63 | 149 |
| 33 Construction Trades Workers | 11 | 10 | 21 | 152 | 96 | 248 |
| 34 Electrotechnology and Telecommunications Trades Workers | 18 | 1 | 19 | 124 | 15 | 139 |
| 35 Food Trades Workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 36 Skilled Animal, Agricultural and Horticultural Workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 41 Health and Welfare Support Workers | 0 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 107 | 124 |
| 45 Sports and Personal Service Workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51 Office Managers and Program Administrators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 49 |
| Total | 161 | 77 | 238 | 1767 | 1086 | 2853 |
Hi everyone, I had received my Invite for 190 in Nov 24, and filed for grant on 29 November 2024, and am still awaiting my file to get picked up or get any sort of update. Its been 17 months 23 days now of wait time now. I have kept my all docs updated. Just want to ask in the community, are there more people who filed in that FY near about in Nov-Dec24, who are still awaiting grants/any type of responses, as I even haven't received any update/RFI.
I checked in visa processing times, and my application is outside standard processing times now, so please comments if there are more such cases who filed near about the same time. Others: Please recommend if something can be don from my end.
