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GENERAL SKILLED MIGRATION PROCESSING INFORMATION

This is an automated e-mail response which provides updated information on
processing of applications for General Skilled Migration (GSM). This
information is updated fortnightly.
Last updated 18 March 2011.

Please do not send enquiries or reply to this email address as this
mailbox is not monitored. Contact details for GSM are listed below.

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Current Processing Dates

If your application date has recently come into our current processing
date range you should allow at least 6 weeks to enable a case officer to
complete the initial assessment. Please refrain from sending requests for
an update on the status of your application within this 6 week period.

Priority Processed Applications
Under the priority processing direction we are giving priority in
allocation to applications with a nominated occupation that appears in an
active State Migration Plan - Priority Group 2.

Priority Group 3 applications are allocated only where all Priority Group
2 have already been allocated. Priority Group 4 cases will be allocated
once all Priority Group 3 are allocated.

To determine which priority group your application falls into please read
the information on the department’s website at:
General Skilled Migration

For further information regarding State Migration Plans please visit the
department’s website at:
What's New? Recent Changes in General Skilled Migration
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/gener...statmig-fs.pdf
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/gener...tatmig-faq.pdf


Applications lodged before the following dates are currently being
considered by a case officer:

Priority 2 State Migration Plan:

Please see the attached document for important information relevant to
those with a current application in Priority Group 2.

(See attached file: Important Information for Priority 2 applicants.pdf)

Skilled – Sponsored (Migrant) subclass 176
VE 176 (e-lodged): 18 March 2011
VE 176 (paper): 18 March 2011

Skilled – Sponsored (Residence) subclass 886:
VB 886 (e-lodged) 18 March 2011
VB 886 (paper): 18 March 2011

Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 475
VF 475 (e-lodged): 18 March 2011
VF 475 (paper): 18 March 2011

Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 487
VB 886 (e-lodged) 18 March 2011
VB 886 (paper): 18 March 2011

Priority group 3
Please see the attached document for important information relevant to
those with a current application in Priority Group 3.

(See attached file: Important Information for Priority 3 applicants.pdf)

Skilled – Independent (Migrant) subclass 175
VE 175 (e-lodged): 2 June 2009
VE 175 (paper): 2 June 2009

Skilled – Sponsored (Migrant) subclass 176
VE 176 (e-lodged):2 June 2009
VE 176 (paper): 2 June 2009

Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 475
VF 475 (e-lodged): 2 June 2009
VF 475 (paper): 2 June 2009

Skilled – Independent Regional (Provisional) subclass 495 and
Skilled – Designated Area Sponsored subclass 496
UX 495 and UZ 496 (e-lodged and paper): All applicants who have an
occupation on the new Skilled Occupation List (SOL) – Schedule 3 have been
allocated.

Skilled – Independent (Residence) subclass 885
VB 885 (e-lodged) 2 September 2010
VB 885 (paper): 2 September 2010

Skilled – Sponsored (Residence) subclass 886:
VB 886 (e-lodged) 2 September 2010
VB 886 (paper): 2 September 2010

Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 487
VC 487 (e-lodged) 2 September 2010
VC 487 (paper): 2 September 2010

Priority Exempt Applications
Visa Subclasses 476, 485 and 887 are exempt from the current priority
processing direction. Applications under these subclasses will be
processed in the order in which they were received by the department.

Applications lodged before the following dates are currently being
considered by a case officer:

Skilled – Recognised Graduate subclass 476
VF 476 (e-lodged): 2 December 2010
VF 476 (paper): 2 December 2010

Skilled – Graduate subclass 485
VC 485 (e-lodged) 22 December 2009
VC 485 (paper): 14 November 2009

Skilled – Regional subclass 887
VB 887 (e-lodged) 17 February 2011
VB 887 (paper): 17 February 2011

Subsequent Entrant Applications
All subsequent entrant applications for subclasses 485, 487 and 475: 7
March 2011


Processing Times

Estimated processing times for GSM visa applications can be found on our
website at:
Client Service Charter

Estimates of processing times that apply to different types of
applications are provided as a guide only. As processing times are
dependent on a range of factors, individual processing times may vary
considerably from the published estimates.


Factors that can impact on processing times include, but are not limited
to:
- completeness of application
- how quickly applicants respond to requests to provide documentation
- medical complications
- police checks
- checks with third parties to verify claims made in an application.


Contacting Us

Providing additional documents

Applicants 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:
Attaching Documents to a General Skilled Migration Visa Application

Online 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 the following email address:

gsm.documents@immi.gov.au

Paper lodged applications

If you lodged a paper application you can still provide supporting
documentation electronically by emailing the documents as scanned
attachments to:

gsm.documents@immi.gov.au

When emailing documents to the department please quote your 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 previously 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 with Medibank Health
Solutions (formerly Health Services Australia), 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.


ENQUIRIES

Email

Our preferred means of communication for GSM enquiries is email.
Before you contact the department with general enquiries about the GSM
program, you should first read the relevant website content and links
provided in this email. If the website information does not answer your
enquiry, please refer below:

If you have not lodged a GSM visa application, and would like more
information, use the GSM Pre-Lodgement Enquiry Form at:
General Skilled Migration Pre-Lodgement Enquiry Form

If you have lodged a GSM visa application, but it has not yet been
allocated to a case officer, and you have further queries, use the GSM
Post-Lodgement Enquiry Form at:
General Skilled Migration Post-Lodgement Enquiry Form

Allocated to a case officer:
Once your application is allocated to a case officer, assessment of your
application will begin. At this time, your case officer will provide you
with a specific email address and you should correspond directly by email
with them.

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
What's New? Recent Changes in General Skilled Migration

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