Immigration Planning Levels
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The Migration Program numbers are decided annually, usually in May or June. They outline the visa numbers reached, or expected to be reached, for each migration category (Family, Skill and Special Eligibility).
Migration Program numbers do not include people arriving under the separate Humanitarian Program or those arriving as non-Program migrants (for example, New Zealanders).
The Migration Program figures are made up of the total number of visas issued overseas, plus the number of permanent residence approvals for people who have come to Australia as temporary entrants, and then applied to remain permanently.
Migration Programme Planning Levels
Migration (Non-Humanitarian) Program 2005-06 and 2006-07
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Category
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2005-06 Planning Levels
Top Of Range
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2006-07 Planning Levels
Top Of Range
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Partner (1)
Child (3)
Preferential/Other Family (4)
Parent(5)
Total Family
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36 300(2)
2 500
1 700
4 500
45 000
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37 300
2 500
1 700
4 500
46 000
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Employer Sponsored (6)
Skilled Independent
State/Regional Sponsored (7)
Skilled Australian Sponsored (8)
Distinguished Talent
Business Skills(9)
Total Skill
Skill as percent of total Programme
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15 000
49 200
10 000
17 700
200
5 400
97 500
69.2
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15 000
49 200
10 000
17 700
200
5 400
97 500
67.7
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Total Special Eligibility
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500
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500
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Programme Planning Range
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133 000-143 000
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134 000-144 000
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Note: Migration Programme numbers do not include New Zealand citizens or holders of Secondary Movement Offshore Entry (Temporary), Secondary Movement Relocation (Temporary) and Temporary Protection Visas and are detailed at the top of planning range.
- Includes spouse, fiancé and interdependent. Net outcome as places taken by provisional visa holders who do not subsequently obtain permanent visas are returned to the Migration Programme in the year that the temporary visas expire.
- An increase of 3000 partner places for 2005-06 was agreed by government in March 2006
- Includes child-adoption, child dependent and orphan minor.
- Includes aged dependent, carer, orphan unmarried and remaining relatives.
- Includes Designated, Contributory and non-contributory Parents.
- Includes brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, non-dependent children, working age parents, grandchildren and first cousins who have skilled tested.
- Includes State/Territory Nominated Independent Scheme and Skilled Independent Regional.
- Includes brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, non-dependent children, working age parents, grandchildren and first cousins who have been skill tested.
- Net outcome as cancelled visas are returned to the Migration Programme in that year.
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