Mondaq uses cookies on this website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies as set out in our Privacy Policy.
Visa applicants who were working as software and application programmers, registered nurses and accountants received the highest number of permanent residency visas under the Skill stream in 2020-2021.
For international students and workers seeking to live and work in Australia permanently, the top five occupations that received permanent residencies in 2020-2021 are below:
The highest number of places in the Skill stream was granted to applicants who applied under the Employer Sponsored category (subclass 186), which had an outcome of 23,000 places.
In this category, software and applications programmers received the highest number of visas, followed by registered nurses, accountants, ICT business and systems analysts, university lecturers, and tutors.
Under the State and Territory Nominated category (subclass 190) – the second most popular visa type – nurses received the highest number of permanent visas, followed by software programmers, accountants, ICT analysts, general practitioners, and resident medical officers.
Meanwhile, the highest number of Global Talent visas were granted to applicants with experience in the future-focused fields like DigiTech (34%), followed by the health industry (23%) and energy sector (17%). 
The Government has announced further measures to support the return of international students and graduates, bolstering the international education industry by:
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.
© Mondaq® Ltd 1994 – 2022. All Rights Reserved.
Forgot your password?
Free, unlimited access to more than half a million articles (one-article limit removed) from the diverse perspectives of 5,000 leading law, accountancy and advisory firms
Articles tailored to your interests and optional alerts about important changes
Receive priority invitations to relevant webinars and events
You’ll only need to do it once, and readership information is just for authors and is never sold to third parties.
We need this to enable us to match you with other users from the same organisation. It is also part of the information that we share to our content providers (“Contributors”) who contribute Content for free for your use.