22/05/2026
๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐โ๐๐
Major Visa Changes Announced!
The Australian Government has officially announced the 2026โ27 Migration Program. While the total number of places remains unchanged, major shifts across key visa categories could significantly impact future applicants.
Total Program remains at 185,000 places
* ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ (๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ)
44,000 โ 58,040
- ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ (๐๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ)
33,000 โ 14,110
One of the biggest surprises is the sharp reduction in regional visa allocationsโcut by more than half. Competition for regional pathways may now become much tougher.
- ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ & ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
5,300 โ 3,500
The Talent and Innovation stream has also been reduced, indicating a more selective approach for globally exceptional candidates and innovative entrepreneurs.
- ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง ๐
๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ
Total 52,500โ 52,500
> ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐
40,500 โ 41,500
> ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐
3,000 โ 3,500
> ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐
8,500 โ 7,060
> ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐
๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ
500 โ 400
* ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ (๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐)
16,900 โ 21,090
Subclass 189 also receives a significant boost. This is positive news for highly skilled professionals who want to migrate independently without employer or state sponsorship.
- ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ (๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐)
33,000 โ 35,500
The State Nominated visa sees a moderate increase, providing additional opportunities for applicants whose occupations align with state workforce needs.
๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฒ. ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ.
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