12/05/2026
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ℹ️Federal Budget 2026-27
The Government will set the 2026-27 permanent Migration Program planning level at 185,000 places and allocate 132,240 places places (over 70 per cent) to the Skill stream. Across both the Skill and Family streams of the permanent Migration Program, the Government wil prioritise applications from onshore migrants, allocating 129,590 places to migrants already living in Australia, with an additional 300 places allocated to Special Eligibility. There maining 55,110 offshore places will predominately be allocated to high-skilled migrants that help address Australia's long-term skill needs. This measure will place downward pressure on net overseas migration.