Australia - Visa Processing times for week 30 March 2009

GENERAL SKILLED MIGRATION  - ADELAIDE PROCESSING INFORMATION

Priority Processing - Change From 1 January 2009

Following recent announcements by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, in response to the current global economic environment, processing of General Skilled Migration applications gives first priority to applications in the following two categories:

1.        Applications with a successful State or Territory Nomination; and

2.        Applications where the nominated occupation is identified on the Critical Skills List (CSL).

Note:  Due to the number of applications in the above two categories, on hand and being received, applications not on the CSL, or applications without a successful State or Territory nomination,  will be delayed until those applications which meet the processing priorities are finalised. This includes those on the Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL)

Details of the Minister’s announcements can be found on the DIAC website via the following link:

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/whats-new.htm#j

Priority Application Processing Information

Applications are now being processed as follows:

1. State or Territory Nominated Applications - once the department has received and approved a nomination from a state or territory authority, processing of the application will commence within 10 working days of that approval. 

2. Applications with a nominated occupation on the Critical Skills List (CSL) - are being processed in date of lodgment order. 

Priority Processing Exemptions

Visa Subclasses 485, 476, 487 and 887 are exempt from the priority processing changes.  Applications under these subclasses will continue to be processed in the order in which they were received by the Department – the following subclass by application lodgment date identifies cases currently being considered:

Visa Subclass     Month/Year Lodgment

VC 485 (paper):   April 2008

VC 485 (e-lodged):      Processing has commenced on all applications being assessed by the ASPC.

VF 476 (paper):   May 2009

VF 476 (e-lodged):      May 2008

VC 487 (paper):   March 2009

VB 887 (paper):                 Feb 2009

OTHER PROCESSING NEWS

MEDICAL RESULTS

Please do not post your HSA onshore medical results to us.  Do not open the sealed envelope, or forward the results to the Department, unless your case officer specifically requests you to do so.

GENERAL SKILLED MIGRATION - BRISBANE PROCESSING INFORMATION

ALLOCATION INFORMATION

VB 886 (State and Territory Nominated Only)

Applications received up to 15 December 2008

Applications for VB886 visas that are not sponsored by a State or Territory government are not being allocated at present.

VB 885 (Occupations on the Critical Skills List Only)

No further 885 applications will be allocated until all State or Territory Nominated applications have been allocated.

VB 887

Applications received up to 29 December 2008

VC 485

Applications received up to 1 July 2008

VC 487

Applications received up to 21 January 2009

Are you an Accountant (with IELTS 7s) or a Computing Professional with Specialisation?

If you are an Accountant with IELTS 7s, or a Computing Professional with a Specialisation recognised by the Australian Computing Society we’d like to hear from you to ensure we don’t miss your application in the weekly allocations.