For 2024–2025, South Australia has been awarded 3,800 skilled migration nomination slots—a 1,500 increase over the previous year. Updated allocations are also seen in other states.
Updates on the Skilled Migration Program for 2024–2025
The allotment of visa nominations for South Australia’s skilled migration program for 2024–2025 has been verified by the Commonwealth Government. This distribution consists of:
>Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa: 3,000 places
>Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa: 800 places
For South Australia, this amounts to 3,800 nomination spots, an increase of 1,500 spots from the 2023–24 program year. In the upcoming weeks, more details regarding South Australia’s 2024–25 skilled migration program will be released.
Update on the Northern Territory
The Northern Territory Offshore Migration Occupation List is reserved for foreign applicants who are applying under the Priority Occupation stream for NT nomination.
You can nominate any occupation on the national eligibility list for the subclass 491 visa as given on the Home Affairs website if you are applying via the Northern Territory Family Stream, the Northern Territory Job Offer Stream, or you are currently residing in the Northern Territory.
Applicants from abroad are usually given the option to nominate themselves for a subclass 491 visa.
Numbers of State Migration for 2024–2025
The following are the state and territory nomination allotments for the 2024–2025 program year:
| State/Territory | 190 Visa | 491 Visa |
| ACT | 1,000 | 800 |
| NSW | 3,000 | 2,000 |
| NT | 800 | 800 |
| QLD | 600 | 600 |
| SA | 3,000 | 800 |
| TAS | 2,100 | 760 |
| VIC | 3,000 | 2,000 |
| WA | 3,000 | 2,000 |
| Total | 16,500 | 9,760 |
Extra Details
>Australian Capital Territory (ACT): A total of 1,800 nomination slots have been granted to the ACT; 1,000 of those slots are for the subclass 190 visa, and the remaining 800 are for the category 491.
>New South Wales (NSW): NSW has been allotted 3,000 subclass 190 visa slots and 2,000 subclass 491 visa slots, which is a substantial number.
>Northern Territory (NT): There are 800 slots available for each of the subclass 190 and subclass 491 visas, reflecting a balanced allocation in the NT.
>Queensland (QLD): For the subclass 190 and subclass 491 visas, Queensland has been allotted 600 slots each.
>South Australia (SA): As previously reported, SA has had a significant rise from the previous year, with 3,000 slots for the subclass 190 visa and 800 for the subclass 491 visa granted.
>Tasmania (TAS): 2,100 subclass 190 visa slots and 760 subclass 491 visa slots have been allotted to Tasmania.
>Victoria (VIC): Victoria has been allocated 3,000 subclass 190 visa places and 2,000 subclass 491 visa places.
>Western Australia (WA): Additionally, 3,000 subclass 190 visa slots and 2,000 subclass 491 visa slots have been awarded to Western Australia.
The government’s commitment to resolving regional skill shortages and promoting economic growth throughout Australia is reflected in these allocations.
In the upcoming weeks, further information on the particular prerequisites and application procedures for each state and territory’s skilled migration programs will be made available. Watch this space for additional developments.