During the last Federal Election, the Labor party said it would reform the country’s migration system to boost skilled workers.
Now in government they have:
- Increased the application fees.
- Reduced the number of skilled visa Grants by 5,300
Family and Partner visa spaces have stayed the same as last year.
2023-24 Migration Program.
From 1 July 2023, there will be an allocation of 137,100 skilled visa places in 2023/24, down from 142,400 in 2022/23.
From 1 July 2023, there will be an allocation of 400 Special Eligibility visa places in 2023/24, up from 100 in 2022/23.
From 1 July 2023, there will be an allocation of 40,500 Partner visa spaces, the same as last year.
From 1 July 2023, there will be an allocation of 12,000 other family visa spaces, the same as last year.
There will be a total of 190,000 visa places in 2023/24, down from the 195,000 in 2022/23.