Thank you for your email in relation to your visa application under Australia's General Skilled Migration program.
Thank you for advising that your nominated occupation is on the Critical Skills List. We can confirm that this information has been noted on your file.
The allocation of applications on the Critical Skills List has commenced. Each application will be checked to identify if it meets the priority processing criteria as announced by the Minister of Immigration on the 23 September 2009. The process of identifying applications that meet the priority processing criteria is ongoing.
If your application is identified as meeting the priority processing criteria, your application will be referred to the relevant processing area for allocation to a case officer. Applications will be processed in date of lodgement order. It may still take a few months before the application is allocated to a case officer.
We appreciate your patience as this process is conducted.
Yours sincerely,
Maria.M.
General Skilled Migration
Department of Immigration and Citizenship