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FY2025-26 Migration Planning Levels On 2 September 2025, the...

@gregormendel (5H ago| Updated 4H ago)

FY2025-26 Migration Planning Levels On 2 September 2025, the Australian Government announced that the 2025–26 permanent Migration Program will be set at 185,000 places, maintaining the 2024-25 program settings.

The 2025–26 permanent Migration Program has the following composition: * Skill stream (132,200 places, approximately 71 per cent of the program) – Designed to improve the productive capacity of the economy and fill skill shortages, particularly in regional Australia. * Family stream (52,500 places, approximately 28 per cent of the program) – This stream is predominantly made up of Partner visas. It enables Australians to reunite with family members from overseas and provides them with pathways to citizenship. * Special Eligibility stream (300 places) – This stream covers visas for those in special circumstances, including permanent residents returning to Australia after a period overseas.

Check complete table in comments below: Read official announcement here.

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Migration Program planning levels by financial year

Visa Stream Visa Category 2023–24 Planning levels 2024–25 Planning levels 2025–26 Planning levels
Skill Employer Sponsored 36,825 44,000 44,000
Skilled Independent 30,375 16,900 16,900
Regional 32,300 33,000 33,000
State/Territory Nominated 30,400 33,000 33,000
Business Innovation & Investment 1,900 1,000 1,000
Talent and InnovationΒΉ - - 4,300
Global TalentΒΉ (Independent) 5,000 4,000 -
Distinguished TalentΒΉ 300 300 -
Skill Total 137,100 132,200 132,200
Family PartnerΒ² 40,500 40,500 40,500
Parent 8,500 8,500 8,500
ChildΒ² 3,000 3,000 3,000
Other Family 500 500 500
Family Total 52,500 52,500 52,500
Special Eligibility Special Eligibility 400 300 300
Total Migration Program 190,000 185,000 185,000

  • ΒΉThis category includes on-hand applications for the Global Talent and Distinguished Talent visas, which are closed to new applications, and the new National Innovation visa.
  • Β²Delivery of the Partner and Child visa categories are demand driven, with indicative planning levels only.

@all congratulations to all, this seems like a positive development overall.

congrats to all. hope it accelerates the processing times.