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Australia Announces Immigration quota for 2021-2022

Each year, the Australian government announces a new immigration quota for a budget year. The state has been decreasing it now with time though from 190,000 to 160,000. The same is true for the year between 2021-2022 where an allocation of 160,000 has been set. The government has allocated now for the “Skills Stream” 79,600 and the “Family Stream” a total of 77,300.

Australia’s Immigration Quota Distribution 2021-2022

Stream and CategoryPlaces in 2021-22
Skill stream
Employer-Sponsored22,000
Skilled Independent6,500
Regional11,200
State/Territory Nominated11,200
Business Innovation & Investment Program13,500
Global Talent15,000
Distinguished Talent200
Skill Total79,600
Family Stream
Partner72,300
Parent4,500
Other Family500
Family Total77,300
Special Eligibility100
Child (estimate; not subject to a ceiling)3,000
Total160,000
Courtesy Home Affairs Australia

Highlights of the 2021-2022 immigration program 

Skilled Immigration Quota

This is designed to improve the productive capacity of the economy and fill skill shortages in the labor market, including those in regional Australia. The majority of the places in the program are in the Skill stream (79,600 places in 2020-21, 50.7 percent of the program). 

Family immigration Stream

This stream is predominately made up of Partner visas, enabling Australians to reunite with family members from overseas, and provide them with pathways to citizenship (77,300 places in 2020-21, 49.2 percent of the program). 

Special Eligibility Stream

This covers visas for those in special circumstances. This can include permanent residents returning to Australia after a period away and is the smallest stream. Whereas at least 3,000 Child places will be available in 2021-2022.

State and Territory nominated visa categories – 2021-22 nomination allocations

According to 2021-2022, the Migration allocation quota for States and Territories for the categories Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190), Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (subclass 491), Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) has been set aside. This will be as follows:

StateSkilled Nominated (Subclass 190) VisaSkilled Work Regional (Subclass 491) visaBusiness Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP)
ACT6001,40030
NSW4,0003,6402,200
VIC3,5005001,750
QLD1,0001,2501,400​
NT50050075
WA1,100340360
SA2,6002,6001,000
TAS1,1002,20045
Total14,40012,430​6,860