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Highlights: 185,000 PRS to be welcomed to Australia in 2025

• Australia Migration Program planning levels announced to welcome 185,000 PRs in 2025.
• The migration program planning levels aim to fill gaps in the Australian labor market.
• The country plans to invite skilled immigrants, particularly in the working age group.
• Immigrants are to be welcomed mainly via the Skills, Family, and Special Eligibility streams.
   

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Australia Migration Planning Levels 2024-2025
 

According to the Australian Migration Program Levels Planning 2024-2025, the permanent Migration Program will have 185,000 places. The program aims to address labor market demands in priority sectors and facilitate visa processing for regional areas.

The Migration Program 2024-2025 contributes to building the domestic pipeline of skilled workers. The Australian Government also focuses on reuniting families and strengthening bonds in the country. The 2024-2025 Migration Program Levels plan mainly targets the working-age population willing to migrate and work in Australia. 
 

Australia Migration Planning Program 2024-2025
 

The Migration Planning Program 2024-2025 aims to invite immigrants to apply for Australia PR via the following streams:

• Skills stream: This stream aims to improve the productive capacity of the Australian Economy and fill labor market gaps in regional Australia
• Family Stream: This stream aims to reunify families by offering partner visas and providing citizenship pathways for dependents.
• Special Eligibility Stream: This stream aims to cover immigrants demonstrating special circumstances, such as permanent residents returning to Australia after a period.
   

The table below has the details of the number of places allocated under each stream:

 

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	132,200
Family	Partner1	40,500
	Parent	8,500
	Child1	3,000
	Other Family	500
	Family Total	52,500
	Special Eligibility	300
	Total Migration Program	185,000

 

Australia State and Territory Nomination Allocations

The table below has the details of the state and territory nomination allocations as per the Australia Migration Planning Levels 2024-2025: 

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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