( Insights · Data · Permanent Migration Program )
Planning levels, year by year
The same total three years running, and a different mix inside it. Every category, what moved for 2026-27, and how the state and territory nomination places are shared.
185,000
Places, 2026-27
Announced 12 May 2026; unchanged from the two years before.
132,240
Skilled Migration Program
About 71 per cent of the program.
52,460
Australian Family Program
About 28 per cent; mostly Partner visas.
129,590
Places for people already in Australia
Across both programs, plus 300 Special Eligibility.
Planning levels and nomination allocations are program settings. They do not indicate an individual visa outcome.
( By category and year )
Three years, every category
The planning level for each visa category, 2024–25 to 2026–27, as the Department sets it. The longest bar in each row is the current year.
The table
| Category | 2024–25 | 2025–26 | 2026–27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skilled IndependentCommonwealth Program | 16,900 | 16,900 | 21,090 |
| Talent and InnovationCommonwealth Program | 5,300 | 5,300 | 3,500 |
| Employer SponsoredEmployer Program | 44,000 | 44,000 | 58,040 |
| RegionalState and Territory Program | 33,000 | 33,000 | 14,110 |
| State and Territory NominatedState and Territory Program | 33,000 | 33,000 | 35,500 |
| PartnerPartner and Child | 40,500 | 40,500 | 41,500 |
| ChildPartner and Child | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,500 |
| ParentParent and Other Family | 8,500 | 8,500 | 7,060 |
| Other FamilyParent and Other Family | 500 | 500 | 400 |
| Special EligibilitySpecial Eligibility | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| Total Permanent Program | 185,000 | 185,000 | 185,000 |
- Talent and Innovation: Includes the National Innovation visa and the closed Global Talent, Distinguished Talent and Business Innovation and Investment visas. The 2026-27 level includes 20 places for Business Innovation and Investment.
- Partner: Partner and Child are demand driven. Planning levels are indicative only.
( What moved for 2026–27 )
Up and down, inside a flat total
Employer Sponsored and Skilled Independent rise; Regional, Talent and Innovation and Parent fall. The program total does not move.
( States and territories )
20,350 nomination places, 2025-26
How the subclass 190 and subclass 491 nomination allocations are shared between the eight jurisdictions.
State and territory allocations allow jurisdictions to nominate new primary applicants. They do not determine how many visas will be granted during the program year.
Compiled from Home Affairs figures as at 9 October 2026. Figures and lists change without notice. Reproduced for general information; the published source governs.
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