Further to the recent 2014-2015 budget announcement, more detailed figures for the 2014-15 Migration Programme have been added to the Department's website.
The composition of the programme remains stable with the overall number of visas to be granted steady at the 2013-14 level of 190,000 overall.
The percentage of skilled migration visas to family visas also remains unchanged at 67.7% and 32% respectively.
Key points:
-There has been some minor rearrangement in partner, child and parent visa numbers. Numbers for other family visas which include aged dependent, carer and remaining relatives have been reduced.
-Within the skilled migration streams, 1000 places have been reallocated from the skilled independent stream to the employer sponsored categories.
-State and Territory nominated numbers remain unchanged.
-Business visa numbers also remain the same as for the previous year.
Any questions related to the announcement or Australian immigration, please contact our specialist immigration team.
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