State sponsored applications will soon have a CO

mko · #1 (**permalink**) 01-20-2009, 08:27 PM

In case this hasn't been seen around here yet (and sorry for the noise if it has).. the ASPC automagic e-mail responder tells interesting news for a change:

GENERAL SKILLED MIGRATION ADELAIDE
PROCESSING INFORMATION FOR THE WEEK COMMENCING:
12 January 2009

This is an automated e-mail response which provides weekly updated
information on skilled migration applications being processed by the
Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre. Please do not reply to this email
address. This mailbox is not monitored. Our contact details are listed
below.

ASPC APPLICATION ALLOCATION INFORMATION

On 17 December 2008 the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship announced
changes to the way General Skilled Migration applications will be allocated
and processed. Details can be found on the DIAC website at:
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/gener...hats-new.htm#j

As a result of this announcement from 1 January 2009 applications for
General Skilled Migration will be strictly allocated and processed in the
following priority order:

1. Applications with a successful State & Territory Nomination (until
all applications have been allocated); and then
2. Applications where the nominated occupation is on the Critical
Skills List (until all applications have been allocated); then
3. Applications where the nominated occupation is on the Migration
Occupations in Demand List (until all applications have been allocated);
then
4. All other remaining applications

This affects all applications lodged before and after 1 January 2009, both
paper lodged or electronically lodged. Applications which were already
allocated to case officers before 1 January 2009 are un-affected and will
be processed as usual to finalisation.

Applications are now being allocated as follows:

State & Territory Nominated Applications:
Subclass 134, 136, 137, 175, 176, 475, 487, 495, 885 and 886 applications
(processed by the ASPC and where a successful State or Territory Nomination
is held) will all be allocated to case officers for assessment by 13
February 2009.

Applications with Occupations on the Critical Skills List:
Applications are not being allocated at present

Applications with Occupations on the Migration Occupations in Demand List:
Applications are not being allocated at present

All Other Remaining Applications
Applications are not being allocated at present

Subclasses 485 and 887 are not subject to the above changes. The
allocation dates for these subclasses are as follows:

VC 485 (paper): 28 February 2008.
VC 485 (E-Lodged): 23 February 2008
VB 887: 19 August 2008

So anyone with state sponsorship (which incidentally includes myself) should have a CO by February 13th! Wow.

Wanderer · #2 (**permalink**) 01-21-2009, 05:03 AM

We've put a sticky at the top of the section mko, there being a number of associated publications including an FAQ that immi have published and have as latest announcements links on the web site.

They did not give dates there and I hope they do get it right for they have lumped in 175/885 visas, not state nominated ones but then more or less excluded them by statement - bit of a mishmash approach and where they dug the 130 series from I'm not sure.

First priority us also allocated to employer sponsored ones which they state in one part are PR sponsorships, there being no change to 457 visas [FAQ] and in reality the employer sponsored PR category numbers would I suspect be relatively few unless they are referring to where one can apply for provisional PR following a 457.

And then no real indication of how provisional with permanent will be meshed as far as priority, still quite a bit unanswered and only likely to be clarified by people making direct contact with immi on personal situations.

All enough for reading headaches.

Hope it works out right for you.