GENERAL SKILLED MIGRATION
ADELAIDE PROCESSING INFORMATION
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Changes to Priority Processing – 14 July 2010
Direction No. 48 - Order of consideration - certain skilled migration
visas
The Migration Act 1958 contains powers by which the Minister can consider and finalise visa applications in an order of priority that the Minister considers appropriate. Departmental officers are required to follow this Ministerial direction, which applies to every stage of visa processing.
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, has set new priority processing arrangements for certain skilled migration visas.
These arrangements take account of the changes to the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) that came into effect on 1 July 2010, as well as the revocation of the Migration Occupation in Demand List (MODL) and the Critical Skills List (CSL). These priority processing arrangements apply to applications already lodged with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, as well as to future applications.
The new priority processing arrangements apply to the following visa
programs:
• The Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS)
• The Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS)
• General Skilled Migration (GSM)
The following GSM visa subclasses are exempt from the priority processing provisions specified in Direction 48:
• Skilled – Recognised Graduate Subclass 476
• Skilled – Graduate Subclass 485
• Skilled – Designated Area – Sponsored (Residence) Subclass 883
• Skilled – Regional Subclass 887
Applications for these visa subclasses will be processed in the order in which they are received.
The following GSM applications are exempt from Direction 48:
• applications that have been remitted by the Migration Review Tribunal
for reconsideration;
• applications where it is readily apparent that the criteria for grant
of the visa would not be satisfied;
• applications by members of the family unit of a person who holds a
temporary or provisional GSM visa (subsequent entrant applications).
• visa applications for a Skilled – Regional Sponsored Subclass 487
visa where the applicant holds a Skilled – Independent Regional
(Provisional) Subclass 495 visa, Skilled – Designated Area-sponsored
(Provisional) Subclass 496 visa, Skilled – Regional Sponsored Subclass 487 visa or Skilled – Regional Sponsored Subclass 475 visa at the time they apply.
The Skilled Migration visa processing priorities
Under the Ministerial Direction, the following processing priorities (with highest priority listed first) apply:
Applications from people who are employer sponsored under the ENS and
the RSMS.
Applications from people who are nominated by a state or territory
government agency with a nominated occupation that is specified on that
state or territory’s state migration plan.
Applications from people who have nominated an occupation on the new
Skilled Occupation List (SOL) – Schedule 3 in effect from 1 July 2010.
See:
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/g ... -of-occupations.pdf
All other applications are to be processed in the order in which they
are received.
Further information can be found via the following link:
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/g ... ation/whats-new.htm
Priority Processing Exemptions
Visa Subclasses 476, 485 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 lodgement date identifies cases currently being considered:
Visa Subclass
Skilled – Recognised Graduate Subclass 476 VF 476 (paper): 13 June 2010 VF 476 (e-lodged): 13 June 2010 Skilled – Graduate Subclass 485 VC 485 (paper): 6 August 2009 Skilled – Regional Subclass 887 VB 887 (paper): 5 July 2010
Processing News
INCREASED VISA APPLICATION CHARGES (VACs) – 1JULY 2010
Information on fees and charges is published on the department's website at http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/990i.htm
When a VAC is changed, the new amount applies to all visa applications received by the department on and after the day the VAC is changed.
Therefore if an application will be received by the department on or after
1 July 2010 please ensure that the correct VAC is paid. An application has not been validly made until the full VAC is received.
The ASPC has been advised that the relevant visa charges will increase as
follows:
If the first instalment of the VAC payable was previously $AUD230 it will be $AUD235 from 1 July 2010 If the first instalment of the VAC payable was previously $AUD2525 it will be $AUD2575 from 1 July 2010
For GSM applicants liable to payment of a second instalment of the VAC the amount payable will be $AUD3575 for applications lodged on or after 1 July 2010. Applicants are not required to pay the second instalment until requested to do so by the department.
THE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF ACCEPTING OF CERTAIN GSM VISA APPLICATIONS LIFTED – 1 JULY 2010
The temporary suspension of accepting of certain GSM visa applications
lifted from 1 July 2010. Applications for the following visa subclasses
are now accepted as normal:
• Subclass 175 – Skilled Independent (Migrant) visa
• Subclass 176 – Skilled Sponsored (Migrant) visa
• Subclass 475 – Skilled Regional Sponsored (Provisional) visa.
CAPPING AND CEASING OF SPECIFIED OFFSHORE GSM APPLICATIONS LODGED BEFORE 1 SEPTEMBER 2007
As the cap has now been reached, applications subject to the capping decision have now ceased. Further information can be found via the following link:
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/g ... ion/whats-new.htm#d
NEW SKILLED OCCUPATION LIST (SOL) – 1 JULY 2010.
On 17 May 2010, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, announced the list of occupations included in the new Skilled Occupation List (SOL). The new SOL came into effect on 1 July 2010.
Applications lodged prior to the implementation of the new SOL will not be affected. Further information about this announcement can be found on our website.
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/g ... ation/whats-new.htm
INTRODUCTION THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND STANDARD CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONS (ANZSCO) – 1 JULY 2010
ANZSCO is a classification system that provides for the standardised collection, analysis, and dissemination of occupation data. From 1 July
2010 ANZSCO will replace the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO) currently used by the department. Further information about this announcement can be found on our website.
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/g ... ation/whats-new.htm
OTHER CHANGES TO THE SKILLED MIGRATION PROGRAM
In addition to the new Priority Processing Direction the Minister has announced other changes to the GSM Program. Information about these changes have been published on the department’s website at:
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/g ... ation/whats-new.htm
INFORMATION ABOUT PROVIDING DOCUMENTS
Applicants for General Skilled Migration (GSM) are strongly encouraged to submit supporting documentation electronically. Providing scanned copies of documents reduces postal and administrative delays in receiving and processing information.
GSM processing offices accept scanned copies of original documents
(non-certified) provided they are in colour. If you scan documents in black and white, then they must be scanned copies of certified copies. The valid file types for attaching documents are BMP, DOC, DOT, GIF, JPG, PDF, RTF, TXT and XLS.
Information which will assist you in attaching documents to your application or in emailing them to the department is available on the department’s website at:
http://www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/ge ... ion-attachments.htm
E-lodged applications
If you e-lodged this application you are strongly encouraged to attach all the supporting documentation to the application in the web-browser. This is the preferred procedure for providing supporting documents for an e-lodged application.
If for any reason you cannot attach documents in the browser then you can email the documents as scanned attachments to:
adelaide.gsm.documents@immi.gov.au
Paper lodged applications
If you lodged a paper application you can still provide supporting documentation electronically.
To provide additional documents to the GSM Adelaide office please email the documents as scanned attachments to:
adelaide.gsm.documents@immi.gov.au
When emailing documents to the department please ensure that you include an application reference number as the first part of the subject line of your email. You can use either the Transaction Reference Number (TRN) or file reference number for this purpose.
Do not send this office any original documents or provide paper copies of documents attached to the browser or sent by e-mail unless asked to do so by a departmental officer.
MEDICAL RESULTS
If you have undertaken your medical examination at Health Services Australia (HSA), please do not post your medical results to us unless your case officer requests you to do so. Please store your results in a secure place and do not open the sealed envelope.
BRISBANE PROCESSING
Information regarding applications processed in Brisbane can be obtained by sending a blank email to the following email address:
gsmb.information@immi.gov.au
CONTACTING US
Email:
If you have not yet lodged a GSM application then enquiries should be made using the on-line enquiry form at http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/forms/gsm/pre.htm
If you have already made an application then all enquiries for the GSM Adelaide and GSM Brisbane need to be made using the on-line enquiry form
at: http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/forms/gsm/post.htm or
Telephone:
1300 364 613 (in Australia) for the cost of a local call; or
+61 1300 364 613 (outside Australia)
Contact Hours: (Australian Central Time):
0900 to 1600 Monday to Friday
Please note: due to the large volume of calls we receive, from time to time you may experience lengthy delays before getting to speak to a customer service officer.
LINKS
General Skilled Migration – What's New
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/g ... ation/whats-new.htm
New List of Skilled Occupations – Skilled Occupation List (SOL) http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/g ... -of-occupations.pdf
Critical Skills List
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/g ... cal-skills-list.pdf
Last updated: 20 July 2010.
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