Update: 2014-2015 Commonwealth Budget Announcement; Family and Skilled Migration

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. These statistics are available on the Department's website at Migration Programme Statistics. Any questions related to the announcement or Australian immigration, please contact our specialist immigration team.