Australia announces 2022-23 Migration Program planning levels

Australia announces 2022-23 Migration Program planning levels

Australia announces 2022-23 Migration Program planning levels

Australia has announced its 2022-23 Migration Program planning levels for the upcoming migration year.

The 2022-23 Migration Program will have a planning level of 160,000 places in three categories: Skill, Family and Special Eligibility.

Skilled migration will have 109,900 places, Family migration will have 50,000 places, and Special Eligibility will have 100 places for a total of 160,000 places for Australian migration in 2022-23.

The eligible visas for each migration stream are outlined below:

Skilled visa stream:

Visa Category

2021-22 Visa Allocations

2022-23 Visa Allocations

Employer Sponsored

22,000

30,000

Skilled Independent

6,500

16,652

Regional

11,200

25,000

State/Territory Nominated

11,200

20,000

Business Innovation and Investment

13,500

9,500

Global Talent (Independent)

15,000

8,448

Distinguished Talent

200

300

Skill total allocations:

79,600

109,900

 

Family visa stream:

Visa Category

2021-22 Visa Allocations

2022-23 Visa Allocations

Partner (Demand driven estimate; not a ceiling)

72,300

40,500

Parent

4,500

6,000

Child (Demand driven estimate; not a ceiling)

3,000

3,000

Other family

500

500

Family total allocations:

77,300

50,000

 

Special Eligibility stream:

Visa Category

2021-22 Visa Allocations

2022-23 Visa Allocations

Special Eligibility

100

100

Special Eligibility total allocations:

100

100

 

Total Migration Program:

Total Migration Program allocations:

160,000

160,000

 

Australia determines the size and composition of the Migration Program each year alongside the Federal Government’s Budget process.

The Department of Home Affairs consulted extensively with Australian State and Territory governments, representatives of academia, industry, unions and community organisations between November and December 2021 to inform the planning levels and policy settings of the 2022-23 Migration Program.

The Department of Home Affairs also invited public submissions during the 2022-23 Migration Program planning process to determine the planning levels.

Public submissions, economic and labour force forecasts, economic and fiscal modelling, international research, and net overseas migration were all taken into account when planning the Migration Program.