Federal Budget 2022-2023 Migration Program Update

The government has announced they will reinstate the Migration Program planning levels to 160,000 in 2022-23.

There are quite some changes than last years budget. Partner visa quota has dropped from 72,300 to 40,500.

It’s not all bad news, State and Territory nominated and regional visas quota for 2022-2023 have almost doubled!

Skilled Stream

Skilled stream visas will account for 70% of the migration program with a total of 109,900 allocations.

This is roughly 30,000 places more than the 2021-22 skilled program. The extra 20,000 of these places are a result of an overall increase in the program and 10,000 partner visa reallocations.

Visa Stream	2022-23	2021-22
Employer sponsored	30,000	22,000
Skilled Independent	16,652	6,500
State and Territory Nominated	20,000	11,200
Regional visas	25,000	11,200
Business and Innovation and Investment	9,500	13,500
Global Talent	8,488	15,000
Distinguished Talent	300	200
Total	109,900	79,600

Family Stream

The remaining 30% of the migration program places will be allocated to family visas. There has been a decrease in the Partner visa allocations and a small increase for Parent visas allocations.

Visa Stream	2022-23	2021-22
Partner	40,500	72,300
Parent	6,000	4,500
Other family	500	500
Family total	47,000	77,300
Special Eligibility	100	100
Child (estimate, not subject to ceiling)	3,000	3,000

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