Q6 A State or Territory has agreed to nominate me. What do I do?
You will need to provide your State or Territory nominator with your application reference details. Your nominator will then submit a nomination form on your behalf to the department. If the nomination is successful your application will then be eligible for priority processing. Q7 If I have already lodged an independent skilled application, is there any way to change it to a State Sponsored visa?
If you have lodged a Skilled – Independent (subclass 175) visa or a Skilled – Independent (subclass 885) visa, your visa can be assessed as a State Sponsored visa.
To obtain a state or territory nomination, you should approach the state or territory you would like to live in and request they consider nominating you. Please note that state-sponsored migrants are expected to live for at least two (2) years in the state or territory which sponsors them.
See: Nomination by State/Territory government
If you are accepted by a State or Territory government, they will notify you and lodge the relevant nomination form directly with the department.
You will also need to complete the post-lodgement form to let the department know that you have accepted a nomination and wish to have your application assessed under either the Skilled – Sponsored (subclass 176) visa or a Skilled – Sponsored (subclass 886) visa.
Please Note: You should allow a further 10 working days after the relevant date indicated below for your case officer to contact you. If you have not been contacted after this time please lodge an enquiry about your application at http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/forms/gsm/post.htm
Applications are now being allocated as follows:
State & Territory Nominated Applications:
Once the department has received valid nomination from a state or territory, applications will be allocated to a case officer within 10 working days.