The tables below list the earliest lodgement dates for applications that have been allocated to case officers. You can use this information to determine when your General Skilled Migration (GSM) application will be allocated and to prepare your application for assessment.
This information was last updated on 30 April 2014 and the next update will occur in late May 2014.
Effective 1 July 2012, the minister set priority processing arrangements for certain skilled migration visas. Allocation dates outlined below reflect these priority processing arrangements.
If you have applied for a visa that is not currently being processed (these are marked with an * in the table below) please do not contact the department to enquire about the progress of your application. When processing resumes you will be contacted when your application is allocated.
Visa Subclass | Priority Group 3 | Priority Group 4 | Priority Group 5 |
189 Skilled – Independent | N/A | Within 10 weeks of lodgement | N/A |
190 Skilled – Nominated | Within 7 weeks of lodgement | N/A | N/A |
489 Skilled – Regional | Within 7 weeks of lodgement | Within 10 weeks of lodgement | N/A |
175 Skilled – Independent | N/A | All applications allocated | All applications allocated |
176 Skilled – Sponsored(e-lodged) | Within 8 weeks of an approved nomination | All applications allocated | 18 January 2008* |
176 Skilled – Sponsored(paper) | Within 8 weeks of an approved nomination | All applications allocated | 8 October 2007* |
475 Skilled – Regional Sponsored (e-lodged) | Within 8 weeks of an approved nomination | All applications allocated | 28 January 2008* |
475 Skilled – Regional Sponsored (paper) | Within 8 weeks of an approved nomination | All applications allocated | 20 September 2007* |
496 Skilled – Designated Area Sponsored | N/A | All applications allocated | 22 August 2007* |
885 Skilled – Independent | N/A | All applications allocated | All applications allocated |
886 Skilled – Sponsored(e-lodged) | Within 8 weeks of an approved nomination | All applications allocated | 11 December 2009* |
886 Skilled – Sponsored (paper) | Within 8 weeks of an approved nomination | All applications allocated | 13 March 2009* |
487 Skilled – Regional Sponsored(e-lodged) | Within 8 weeks of an approved nomination | All applications allocated | 25 December 2009* |
487 Skilled – Regional Sponsored (paper) | Within 8 weeks of an approved nomination | All applications allocated | 30 June 2009* |
Further information is available about the processing of Skilled Regional Sponsored (including family sponsored) visa applications.
See: Processing of Skilled Regional Sponsored General Skilled Migration Visas
Further information is available about the priority processing groups and the order of processing applications.
See: Priority processing groups and order of processing applications
Further information is available about the processing of Priority Group 5 applications.
See: Processing of Priority Group 5 General Skilled Migration Applications
Visa subclasses 489 – Second Provisional Stream (Renewal) and 887 Skilled Regional are exempt from the priority processing direction and applications are processed in the order in which they were received by the department.
Priority exempt applications
Visa Subclass | Application Date |
489 Renewal | 6 March 2014 |
887 Skilled – Regional | 17 November 2013 |
Subsequent entrant applications
Subsequent entrant applications (subclass 489) lodged before 1 March 2014 have been allocated to a case officer.
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Source: Dept. Immigration & Border Protection
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