The government of Australia has announced the migration planning level for 2023-2024 on May 9, 2023. The permanent Migration Program has allocated 190,000 places for this program year. The most, i.e. nearly 70% places have been allocated to the Skills stream only.
- Skill stream (137,100 places, approximately 72% of the program)
- Family stream (52,500 places, approximately 28% of the program)
- Special Eligibility stream (400 places)
On this page, you will find Australia’s stream wise allocation of visa places for program year 2023-2024.The General Skilled Migration Program (GSM) Visas are the most popular visa categories of Australia. The three popular GSM visas are:
- Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 189
- Skilled Nominated Visa Subclass 190
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa Subclass 491
Australia Migration Program planning levels- 2023-2024
| Visa Stream | Visa Category | 2023-24 Planning levels |
| Skill | Employer Sponsored | 36,825 |
| | Skilled Independent | 30,375 |
| | Regional | 32,300 |
| | State/Territory Nominated | 30,400 |
| | Business Innovation & Investment | 1,900 |
| | Global Talent (Independent) | 5,000 |
| | Distinguished Talent | 300 |
| | Skill Total | 137,100 |
| Family | Partner1 | 40,500 |
| | Parent | 8,500 |
| | Child1 | 3,000 |
| | Other Family | 500 |
| | Family Total | 52,500 |
| | Special Eligibility | 400 |
| | Total Migration Program | 190,000 |
State and Territory Nominated Visa allocations
The federal government allocate the nomination places to different states of Australia, so that they can nominate the suitable candidates from overseas and nominate them for the relevant state/territory nominated visas, such as,
- Skilled Nominated Visa Subclass 190
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa Subclass 491
| State | Skilled Nominated (Subclass 190) visa | Skilled Work Regional (Subclass 491) visa | Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) |
| ACT | 2,025 | 2,025 | 10 |
| NSW | 9,108 | 6,168 | 260 |
| NT | 600 | 1,400 | 15 |
| QLD | 3,000 | 2,000 | 235 |
| SA | 3,000 | 5,800 | 70 |
| TAS | 2,150 | 2,100 | 10 |
| VIC | 12,900 | 2,000 | 170 |
| WA | 5,350 | 2,790 | 40 |
| Total | 38,133 | 24,283 | 810 |
To confirm the latest status of Australia Skilled migration target or to apply for Skilled visa, PR Visa, study visa, visit visa, etc. in Australia this year, you may contact qualified Australia migration expert at Visas Avenue on Toll-Free No. 78-18-000-777 or you can drop us an e-mail at info@visasavenue.com.
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