When Australia announces its Migration Program planning levels every year, Australian States and Territories are also allotted nominations.
Australian State and Territory governments can use these allocations to nominate skilled migrants who can move to Australia and boost the local workforce of the nominating State or Territory.
Under its 2021-22 Migration Program settings, Australian States and Territories were able to nominate skilled migrants in three visa categories:
- Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190);
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (subclass 491); and
- Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP)
Here we take a look at the breakdown of these nomination allocations specific to each Australian State and Territory:
State and Territory Nominated Visa Allocations
|
State |
Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa |
Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa |
Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) |
|
ACT |
600 |
1,400 |
30 |
|
NSW |
4,000 |
3,640 |
2,200 |
|
VIC |
3,500 |
750 |
1,750 |
|
QLD |
1,180 |
950 |
1,400 |
|
NT |
500 |
700 |
75 |
|
WA |
2,100 |
1,090 |
360 |
|
SA |
2,600 |
3,330 |
1,000 |
|
TAS |
1,100 |
2,200 |
45 |
|
Total |
15,580 |
14,060 |
6,860 |
Of the total 36,500 nomination allocations given out to Australia States and Territories, almost 30,000 nominations were for skilled migration visa streams.
The Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa was the most popular with 15,580 nominations, with the Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa being allotted 14,060 nominations.
New South Wales had the most allocations for the skilled visa categories for Australian skilled migration with 7,640 nominations – 25.8 per cent of all skilled visa nominations.
The Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) had 6,860 nominations – 18.8 per cent of all nominations allocated to Australian States and Territories.
New South Wales was again the most allotted region for BIIP nominations with 2,200 places – 32 per cent of all BIIP nominations.
The nomination allocations were finalised by the Australian government in the 2021-22 Migration Program planning levels following meetings and consultation with the State and Territory governments.
State and Territory governments were also able to assess each applicant against criteria unique to the local jurisdiction and requirements before nominating them for Australian migration.
