Highlights: Australia to welcome 185,000 PRs in 2025
- The government of Australia has announced details about the planning levels for 2024-25 Migration program.
- As per the announcement on May 14, 2024, a total of 185,000 PRs will be welcomed in 2025.
- The 185,000 PRs were split among Skill streams and family streams with a ratio of 70:30.
- The Australian states and territories will also receive allocations through the program in the Subclass 190 and Subclass 491 visa categories.
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Federal Budgets of 2023–24 and 2024–25
The table below has information on the planning levels for the migration program as a part of the 2024–25 Federal Budget.
|
Visa Stream |
Visa Category |
2024–25 Planning levels |
|
Skill |
Employer Sponsored |
44,000 |
|
Skilled Independent |
16,900 |
|
|
Regional |
33,000 |
|
|
State/Territory Nominated |
33,000 |
|
|
Business Innovation & Investment |
1,000 |
|
|
Global Talent (Independent) |
4,000 |
|
|
Distinguished Talent |
300 |
|
|
Skill Total |
1,32,200 |
|
|
Family |
Partner1 |
40,500 |
|
Parent |
8,500 |
|
|
Child1 |
3,000 |
|
|
Other Family |
500 |
|
|
Family Total |
52,500 |
|
|
Special Eligibility |
300 |
|
|
Total Migration Program |
1,85,000 |
|
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Composition of 2024-25 Permanent Migration Program
The Australian government announced 185,000 PRs in 2025 by the 2024-25 migration program planning levels. The program focuses on filling the top sector's skill shortages and streamlining visa processing for regional Australia. The skill stream was given 132,000 places, while the particular eligibility stream received 300. The family stream was granted a total of 52,500 places, divided into 40,500 for partner visas and 3,000 for child visas.
The table below has complete compositions of the 2024-25 permanent migration program:
|
Type of stream |
Number of places |
Description |
|
Skill stream |
132,000 places |
The stream is intended to boost the economy's productivity and fill labor shortages, particularly for those in regional Australia. |
|
Family stream |
52,500 places |
The stream consists of partner visas that help overseas family members reunite with their Australian family. It also provides a citizenship pathway. |
|
Special eligibility stream |
300 places |
The stream is for those in special conditions, such as permanent residents returning to the country after staying overseas for a period of time. |
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Nomination allocations for State and territory-nominated visa categories
Nomination allocations are also issued to states and territories under the Migration program.
The allocations are distributed via the following streams:
- Skilled – Nominated (Subclass 190 visa)
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (Subclass 491 visa)
List of 2024–25 state and territory nomination allocations
Given below is the total number of allocations that were granted to the states and territories:
|
State |
Skilled Nominated (Subclass 190) visa |
Skilled Work Regional (Subclass 491) visa |
|
ACT |
1,000 |
800 |
|
NSW |
3,000 |
2,000 |
|
NT |
800 |
800 |
|
QLD |
600 |
600 |
|
SA |
3,000 |
800 |
|
TAS |
2,100 |
760 |
|
VIC |
3,000 |
2,000 |
|
WA |
3,000 |
2,000 |
|
Total |
16,500 |
9,760 |
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