Piotr Ferenc : General Skilled Migration - Adelaide processing

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, has set new processing priorities for certain skilled migration visa applications.
The new direction will apply from 23 September 2009 and applies to new applications, and those already lodged or in the final stages of processing.

The new processing priorities replaces the previous Priority Processing Direction (No.40) which commenced on 1 January 2009.

The new direction gives priority to applicants who are sponsored by an employer, have a nominated occupation which is in critical need and are either sponsored by a state/territory government or by a family member.
Different priority processing arrangements for Skilled-Graduate (Subclass 485) visa applicants apply.

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.

All General Skilled Migration (GSM) visas are subject to the new Ministerial direction, except for:
•     Skilled – Recognised Graduate (Subclass 476);
•     Skilled – Designated Area – Sponsored (Subclass 883);
•     Skilled – Regional (Subclass 887).

The direction gives the following processing priorities (with highest priority listed first) to GSM applications:
1.    applications from persons who are employer sponsored under the Employer Nominated Scheme and the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme;
2.    applications from persons who are nominated by a State/Territory government and have nominated an occupation on the Critical Skills List (CSL);
3.    applications from persons who are sponsored by family and who have nominated an occupation on the CSL;
4.    applications from persons who are neither nominated nor sponsored but who have nominated an occupation on the CSL;
5.    applications from persons who are nominated by a State/Territory government and have not nominated an occupation on the CSL;
6.    (i) applications from persons who have nominated an occupation on the Migration Occupation in Demand List (MODL); and (ii) applications from persons who are sponsored by family and have not nominated an occupation on the CSL;
7.    all other applications are to be processed in the order in which they are received.

The direction also gives the following processing priority to Skilled-Graduate (Subclass 485) visa applicants (with highest priority listed first):
1.    applications from persons who have completed an Australian Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at an Australian educational institution in Australia;
2.    applications from persons who have nominated an occupation on the CSL;
3.    applications from persons who have completed an Australian  Bachelor degree and Australian Masters degree at an Australian educational institution in Australia;
4.    applications from persons who have completed an Australian Bachelor degree and Australian Honours degree (at least upper second class level) at an Australian educational institution in Australia;
5.    applications from persons who have completed either an Australian Bachelor degree or an Australian Masters degree at an Australian educational institution in Australia;
6.    all other valid applications are to be processed in the order in which they are received.

The complete list of occupations on the CSL is available on the department’s website here 

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