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Note on Subclass 190
When FY2024-25 opened on 1 July 2024, total backlog was >35K, of which nearly 65% was lodged before 30 June 2023. This means bulk of the backlog was already waiting more than 1 year. So DHA got stuck processing April/May/June 2023 for a long long time, and processing time reached > 24 months for subclass 190 by 30 June 2025.
This FY (starting 1 July 2025), the situation is much improved (screenshot below, source). The opening backlog of 34873 is more evenly spread out over the year, so DHA can churn through months more easily and uniformly.
FY2025-26 planning level is 33K. There will be new priority 190 lodgments in this FY which get granted quick (in same FY), so lets say 3K planning level is consumed by those priority grants.
So, we have 30K planning level remaining to process the current backlog as at 30 June 2025. Looking at the lodgment patterns, it's very likely that DHA will clear most 190 files lodged till April 2025 (roughly), in this FY.
Overall, we should see official processing times gradually declining towards the 14 to 18 months zone by the end of this FY.
Read more about planning levels and state allocation here
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.
