Permanent migration places unchanged at 185,000 for 2025-26
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The breakdown of permanent migration places for 2025-26 will remain unchanged from the previous year in every aspect, down to each category.
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Income thresholds increasing 4.6% on 1 July 2025; Permanent planning levels now multiyear
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Income thresholds will increase by 4.6 per cent for all employer-nominated visas from 1 July 2025. Meanwhile, the Federal Budget delivered little in the way of migration policies for the coming year other than projecting net overseas migration to almost halve in the coming years, and that permanent migration planning levels will consider the next four years instead of 12 months.
Read MoreBudget 2024-25: 482 visa work experience down to one year from 23 Nov 2024; BIIP closing
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The Federal Budget was passed down last night, with altogether unsurprising outcomes. Major reforms include the lowering of work experience for a subclass 482 visa from 2 years to 1 year from 23 November 2024. Business skills visas will, along with the subclass 476 visa, be scrapped.
Read MoreThe case of the missing global processing times, and business skills invitations
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Additional resources have been allocated for visa compliance and integrity measures. Published processing times have been scaled back considerably. There will be no new business skills nominations this program year due to enough on-hand applications.
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