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GENERAL SKILLED MIGRATION
PROCESSING INFORMATION
Last updated 4 January 2011.
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Current Processing Dates
If your application date has recently come into our current processing
date range you should allow at least 6 weeks to enable a case officer to
complete the initial assessment. Please refrain from sending requests for
an update on the status of your application within this 6 week period.
Priority Processed Applications
Under the priority processing direction we are giving priority in
allocation to applications with a nominated occupation that appears in an
active State Migration Plan - Priority Group 2.
Priority Group 3 applications are allocated only where all Priority Group
2 have already been allocated. Priority Group 4 cases will be allocated
once all Priority Group 3 are allocated.
To determine which priority group your application falls into please read
the information on the department’s website at:
General Skilled Migration
For further information regarding State Migration Plans please visit the
department’s website at:
What's New? Recent Changes in General Skilled Migration
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/gener...statmig-fs.pdf
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/gener...tatmig-faq.pdf
Applications lodged before the following dates are currently being
considered by a case officer:
Priority 2 State Migration Plan*:
(* State migration Plan currently available for VIC, ACT, NT, QLD, Tas &
WA)
For applications with an occupation on the Western Australia State
Migration Plan the current allocation dates are as below -
Skilled – Sponsored (Migrant) subclass 176
VE 176 (e-lodged): 12 November 2008
VE 176 (paper): 12 November 2008
Skilled – Sponsored (Residence) subclass 886:
VB 886 (e-lodged 24 December 2008
VB 886 (paper): 24 December 2008
Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 475
VF 475 (e-lodged): 12 November 2008
VF 475 (paper): 12 November 2008
Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 487
VC 487 (e-lodged 24 December 2008
VC 487 (paper): 24 December 2008
All other Priority 2 applications lodged on or before 13 December 2010
have been allocated.
Priority group 3
Skilled – Independent (Migrant) subclass 175
VE 175 (e-lodged): 14 January 2009
VE 175 (paper): 14 January 2009
Skilled – Sponsored (Migrant) subclass 176
VE 176 (e-lodged):14 January 2009
VE 176 (paper): 14 January 2009
Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 475
VF 475 (e-lodged): 14 January 2009
VF 475 (paper): 14 January 2009
Skilled – Independent Regional (Provisional) subclass 495 and
Skilled – Designated Area Sponsored subclass 496
UX 495 and UZ 496 (e-lodged and paper): All applicants who have an
occupation on the new Skilled Occupation List (SOL) – Schedule 3 have been
allocated.
Skilled – Independent (Residence) subclass 885
VB 885 (e-lodged) 7 March 2010
VB 885 (paper): 15 January 2010
Skilled – Sponsored (Residence) subclass 886:
VB 886 (e-lodged) 7 March 2010
VB 886 (paper): 15 January 2010
Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 487
VC 487 (e-lodged) 12 March 2010
VC 487 (paper): 6 November 2009
Priority Exempt Applications
Visa Subclasses 476, 485 and 887 are exempt from the current priority
processing direction. Applications under these subclasses will be
processed in the order in which they were received by the department.
Applications lodged before the following dates are currently being
considered by a case officer:
Skilled – Recognised Graduate subclass 476
VF 476 (e-lodged): 16 October 2010
VF 476 (paper): 16 October 2010
Skilled – Graduate subclass 485
VC 485 (e-lodged) 16 December 2009
VC 485 (paper): 14 November 2009
Skilled – Regional subclass 887
VB 887 (e-lodged) 7 December 2010
VB 887 (paper): 20 November 2010
Subsequent Entrant Applications
All subsequent entrant applications for subclasses 485, 487 and 475: 30
November 2010
Processing Times
Estimated processing times for GSM visa applications can be found on our
website at:
Client Service Charter
Estimates of processing times that apply to different types of
applications are provided as a guide only. As processing times are
dependent on a range of factors, individual processing times may vary
considerably from the published estimates.
Factors that can impact on processing times include, but are not limited
to:
- completeness of application
- how quickly applicants respond to requests to provide documentation
- medical complications
- police checks
- checks with third parties to verify claims made in an application. |
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