Under the Ministerial Direction, the following processing priorities (with
highest priority listed first) apply:
1. Applications from people who are employer sponsored under the ENS and
the RSMS.
2. Applications from people who are nominated by a State/Territory
government agency under a State Migration Plan agreed to by the Minister.
3. Applications from people who are nominated by a State/Territory
government agency and whose nominated occupation is on the Critical Skills
List (CSL).
4. Applications from people who are neither nominated nor sponsored
under Priority Groups 1,2 or 3 but whose nominated occupation is listed on
the CSL.
5. Applications from people who are nominated by a State/Territory
government agency whose nominated occupation is not listed on the CSL
6. (i) Applications from people whose occupations are listed on the
Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL); as well as
(ii) Applications from people who are sponsored by family and whose
nominated occupation is not listed on the CSL.
7. All other applications are to be processed in the order in which they
are received.
Under the Ministerial Direction, the following processing priorities (with
highest priority listed first) apply:
1. Applications from people who are employer sponsored under the ENS and
the ...