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General Skilled Migration (GSM) Priority Processing Arrangements for 2009-10
As you may be aware, in a media release dated 12 May 2009, the Minister for Immigration and
Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans (“the Minister”) announced that, in response to the continued
economic slowdown, the Australian Government has decided that the permanent skilled migrant
intake for the 2009-10 program year will be 108,100 places. .
As a result, the priority arrangements implemented on 1 January 2009 following the Minister’s
direction in relation to the order of consideration of certain applications for sponsorship, nomination
and visas under the Skill Stream of the Migration Program, will remain in place for 2009–10.
Consistent with that direction, visa applications under the permanent GSM Program will be processed
according to the following order:
1. employer sponsorship
2. State or Territory sponsorship
3. an occupation on the Critical Skills List (CSL)
4. an occupation on the Migration Occupation in Demand List (MODL)
5. all other applications in date of lodgement order
The arrangements put in place will continue to ensure that priority is given to employer-sponsored and
government-sponsored visa applications, and that skills shortages in particular fields and regional
areas are addressed. Furthermore, the CSL will remain in place for those applicants who have skills in
areas of critical need and are seeking to migrate to Australia without a sponsor.
How are you affected?
Your application does not fall into Groups 1-2 and your nominated occupation is not on the CSL
(http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/g ... cal-skills-list.pdf). This means that no
further processing can be done on your application until all applications in Groups 1-3 have been
finalised.
Based on current application rates for Groups 1-3, it is unlikely at this stage that applications which fall
in Groups 1-3 will be exhausted in the 2009-10 Migration Program year and processing of Groups 4
and 5 will be delayed until this has occurred.
This arrangement applies to all applications in Groups 4 and 5, irrespective of whether health and
character clearances have been provided; the date your application was submitted; whether the
application is in the final stages of processing or your nominated occupation was previously on the
CSL.
We will contact you again should there be any changes to the above arrangements. |
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