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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 6 May 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.


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:
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/g ... ng-arrangements.htm

For further information regarding State Migration Plans please visit the department’s website at:
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/g ... ation/whats-new.htm
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/g ... /pdf/statmig-fs.pdf
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/g ... pdf/statmig-faq.pdf


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

Priority 2 State Migration Plan:
*Priority 2 applications are currently being allocated within a week of DIAC receiving confirmation of a valid nomination from the relevant State/ Territory Government. As a result applicants are encouraged, where possible, to provide decision ready Priority 2 applications to facilitate more efficient processing and finalisation of these applications.

Skilled – Sponsored (Migrant) subclass 176
VE 176 (e-lodged): 27 April 2011
VE 176 (paper): 8 April 2011

Skilled – Sponsored (Residence) subclass 886:
VB 886 (e-lodged) 25 April 2011
VB 886 (paper): 8 April 2011

Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 475
VF 475 (e-lodged): 27 April 2011
VF 475 (paper): 8 April 2011

Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 487
VC 487 (e-lodged) 27 April 2011
VC 487 (paper): 8 April 2011


Priority group 3

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


Skilled – Independent (Migrant) subclass 175
VE 175 (e-lodged): 5 January 2010
VE 175 (paper): 5 January 2010

Skilled – Sponsored (Migrant) subclass 176
VE 176 (e-lodged): 5 January 2010
VE 176 (paper): 5 January 2010

Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 475
VF 475 (e-lodged): 5 January 2010
VF 475 (paper): 5 January 2010

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) 30 November 2010
VB 885 (paper): 30 November 2010

Skilled – Sponsored (Residence) subclass 886:
VB 886 (e-lodged) 30 November 2010
VB 886 (paper): 30 November 2010

Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 487
VC 487 (e-lodged) 30 November 2010
VC 487 (paper): 30 November 2010


Priority group 4
Priority group 4 cases will be allocated once all cases in Priority Group's 1 - 3 are allocated.


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): 13 February 2011
VF 476 (paper): 13 February 2011

Skilled – Regional subclass 887
VB 887 (e-lodged) 20 March 2011
VB 887 (paper): 20 March 2011

Subsequent Entrant Applications
All subsequent entrant applications for subclasses 485, 487 and 475: 13 March 2011


Skilled - Graduate subclass 485 **See here for important information regarding the VC 485 visa subclass -

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/g ... /485-processing.pdf


The relevant processing dates per priority group are listed below -

1. Applications from people who have completed a Professional Year who lodged a subclass 485 application before 17 March 2011.
- All applications have been allocated for assessment

2. Applications lodged from 9 February 2010 to 30 June 2010 where the nominated occupation was on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) Schedule 3 in effect from 1 July 2010.
- Applications lodged between 9 February 2011 and 8 March 2011 have been allocated for assessment

3. All other applications will generally be processed based on the date they were received.
* Allocation of these cases for processing will resume once all applications from Category 1 & 2 have been allocated. At the time of this announcement applications lodged prior to the following dates had been allocated -
VC 485 (e-lodged) - 22 December 2009
VC 485 (paper) - 22 December 2009.



Processing Times

Estimated processing times for GSM visa applications can be found on our website at: http://www.immi.gov.au/about/cha ... arter/visas/8.0.htm

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: http://www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/ge ... ion-attachments.htm

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: http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/forms/gsm/pre.htm

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: http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/forms/gsm/post.htm

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.

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