Update on Victoria’s 2024-25 Skilled and Business Migration Program

Skilled program

The Australian Government has allocated 5,000 skilled visa nomination places to Victoria for the 2024-25 program.

Victoria’s allocation consists of:

• Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) – 3,000 places
• Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – 2,000 places

More information on the 2024-25 program, including eligibility requirements and program dates, will be published on the Live in Melbourne website when available.

Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP)

The Australian Government has permanently ceased the Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) (subclass 188) visa program from July 2024.

We remain open to nomination applications for:

• Permanent visa nominations (subclass 888), and
• extensions for the Business Innovation and Significant Investor streams.

More information about the Australian Government’s visa planning levels for 2024-25 is available on the Department of Home Affairs’ websiteexternal link.