2023-24 State and Territory Visa Nomination allocations
On 9 May 2023, the Australian Government announced that the planning level for the 2023–24 permanent Migration Program will be set at 190,000 places.
The Government has designed the 2023–24 permanent Migration Program to address persistent and emerging skills shortages and to attract people with specialist skillsets that are difficult to find or develop in Australia.
While Australia is building the domestic pipeline of highly skilled workers, the permanent Migration Program will help:
- build resilience
- boost productivity
- support our economy as it transitions to net-zero emissions.
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Migration Program planning levels as announced as part of the 2022–23 and 2023–24 Federal Budgets |
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Visa Stream |
Visa Category |
2022–23 Planning levels |
2023–24 Planning levels |
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Skill |
Employer Sponsored |
35,000 |
36,825 |
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Skilled Independent |
32,100 |
30,375 |
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Regional |
34,000 |
32,300 |
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State/Territory Nominated |
31,000 |
30,400 |
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Business Innovation & Investment |
5,000 |
1,900 |
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Global Talent (Independent) |
5,000 |
5,000 |
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Distinguished Talent |
300 |
300 |
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Skill Total |
142,400 |
137,100 |
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Family |
Partner1 |
40,500 |
40,500 |
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Parent |
8,500 |
8,500 |
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Child1 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
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Other Family |
500 |
500 |
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Family Total |
52,500 |
52,500 |
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Special Eligibility |
100 |
400 |
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Total Migration Program |
195,000 |
190,000 |
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1 Delivery of the Partner and Child visa categories are demand driven, with indicative planning levels only.
The 2023–24 permanent Migration Program has the following composition:
- Skill stream (137,100 places, approximately 72 per cent of the program) – This stream has been designed to improve the productive capacity of the economy and fill skill shortages in the labour market, including those in regional Australia.
- Family stream (52,500 places, approximately 28 per cent of the program) – This stream is predominantly made up of Partner visas, enabling Australians to reunite with family members from overseas and provide them with pathways to citizenship. Of this stream:
- 40,500 Partner visas are estimated for 2023–24 for planning purposes, noting this category is demand driven and not subject to a ceiling
- 3000 Child visas are estimated for 2023–24 for planning purposes, noting this category is demand driven and not subject to a ceiling.
- Special Eligibility stream (400 places) – This stream covers visas for those in special circumstances, including permanent residents returning to Australia after a period overseas.
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