What are the changes to the Skilled Migration visa processing priorities?
The Minister has set priority processing arrangements which apply to the following visas from 23 September 2009: • Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) • Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) • General Skilled Migration (GSM) visas except for: o Skilled – Recognised Graduate Subclass 476 o Skilled – Designated Area – Sponsored (Residence) Subclass 883 o Skilled – Regional Subclass 887. Under the Ministerial Direction, the following processing priorities (with highest priority listed first) apply: 1. applications from people who are employer sponsored under the ENS and the RSMS 2. applications from people who are nominated by a State/Territory government and whose nominated occupation is listed on the Critical Skills List (CSL) 3. applications from people who are sponsored by family and whose nominated occupation is listed on the CSL 4.
