Once the department has received valid nomination from a state or
territory, applications will be allocated to a case officer within 10
working days.
Applications with Occupations on the Critical Skills List (CSL):
Applications are being allocated in date of lodgement order
Applications are now being allocated to case officers. It is expected all
eligible applications that were lodged before 1 September 2007 will be
allocated by 20 March 2009. Applications that were lodged after 1
September 2007 are not being allocated at present.
Applications with Occupations on the Migration Occupations in Demand List
(MODL):
Applications are not being allocated at present
