Immigration Processing Dates (updated 24 November 2011)
Professionals and Other Skilled Migrants (24 November 2011)
Allocation Dates for General Skilled Migration Applications
Due to the strong demand for places in the General Skilled Migration (GSM) program the department is unable to immediately allocate all GSM applications to a case officer for consideration. When an application is allocated to a case officer depends on a number of factors, including the Priority Group of the application and the visa subclass applied for.
If your application has been allocated to a case officer you should have received communication from your case officer.
The tables below list lodgement dates of applications that have been allocated to case officers. These tables were last updated on 21 November 2011 and will be updated fortnightly.
Important Information:
New State Migration Plans (SMPs) for some states and territories have been released. Details are available on the relevant state or territory websites.
Due to the implementation of these new SMPs, some existing GSM applications are eligible for Priority Group 3 processing. GSM is currently re-categorising these applications to ensure they are prioritised correctly and affected applicants do not need to contact GSM processing centres regarding this.
As a result this of re-categorising the allocation of Priority Group 4 applications has been reduced for this update period.
Priority processing
Applicants who lodged a GSM application before the following dates have been contacted by a case officer.
| Visa Subclass | Priority Group 1 | Priority Group 2 | Priority Group 3 | Priority Group 4 | Priority Group 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilled – Regional subclass 887 online |
31 October 2011 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ** |
| Skilled – Regional subclass 887 paper |
31 October 2011 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ** |
| Skilled – Independent (Migrant) subclass 175 online |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 22 March 2011 | ** |
| Skilled – Independent (Migrant) subclass 175 paper |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 22 March 2011 | ** |
| Skilled – Sponsored (Migrant) subclass 176 online |
N/A | N/A | 28 October 2011 | 22 March 2011 | ** |
| Skilled – Sponsored (Migrant) subclass 176 paper |
N/A | N/A | 28 October 2011 | 22 March 2011 | ** |
| Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 475 online |
N/A | N/A | 28 October 2011 | 22 March 2011 | ** |
| Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 475 paper |
N/A | N/A | 28 October 2011 | 22 March 2011 | ** |
| Skilled – Independent Regional (Provisional) subclass 495 | N/A | N/A | N/A | All applications allocated | ** |
| Skilled – Designated Area Sponsored subclass 496 | N/A | N/A | N/A | All applications allocated | ** |
| Skilled – Independent (Residence) subclass 885 online |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 30 June 2011 | ** |
| Skilled – Independent (Residence) subclass 885 paper |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 24 June 2011 | ** |
| Skilled – Sponsored (Residence) subclass 886 online |
N/A | N/A | 28 October 2011 | 30 June 2011 | ** |
| Skilled – Sponsored (Residence) subclass 886 paper |
N/A | N/A | 28 October 2011 | 24 June 2011 | ** |
| Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 487 online |
N/A | N/A | 28 October 2011 | 30 June 2011 | ** |
| Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 487 paper |
N/A | N/A | 28 October 2011 | 24 June 2011 | ** |
Important note:
N/A denotes 'Not Applicable'. There are no GSM visa subclasses within these priority groups.
** Not currently allocating. These dates will be provided once assessment of Priority Group 5 applications resumes.
Priority exempt applications
Visa subclasses 485 and 476 are exempt from the current priority processing direction. Applications for these subclasses will be processed in the order in which they were received by the department.
| Visa Subclass | Lodgement Method | Application Date |
|---|---|---|
| Skilled – Graduate subclass 485 | online | 15 September 2010 |
| paper | 31 August 2010 | |
| Skilled – Recognised Graduate subclass 476 | online | 10 October 2011 |
| paper | 10 October 2011 |
Subsequent entrant applications
All subsequent entrant applications that were lodged before 29 October 2011 have been contacted by a case officer.
Processing time service standards
Processing time service standards for different types of visa applications are linked to the Portfolio Budget Statements. Refer to the processing times for visas for migrating to Australia as a skilled person.
See: Processing Time Service Standards
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See: Professionals and Other Skilled Migrants Visas
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