Correspondence With State And Territory Governments Regarding Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) Visa And Skilled Work Regional (provisional) (subclass 491) Visa Allocations For The Program Year…

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Assistant Minister for Citizenship Julian Hill sought input from state and territory governments on nomination allocations for Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) and Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visas for the 2025-26 program year. The correspondence outlines the Commonwealth's collaborative approach to migration planning and notes a large pipeline of applications at the Department of Home Affairs. The 2025-26 Permanent Migration Program planning levels total 185,000 visas, with the Skill Stream comprising 132,200 places (including 33,000 for State/Territory Nominated and 33,000 for Regional categories) and the Family Stream comprising 52,500 places. Hill requested state and territory responses by 19 September 2025, emphasizing that allocation changes would not affect total 2025-26 visa grants but could impact processing timeframes given existing application backlogs.