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kokay28

I am a 175 CSL Non Sponsored applicant. Will my case be affected with this announcement as we have been pushed down one step in priority.

wpfmv

You've now 4th on "a list" but it's a different list. It's possible that there are now fewer people with a higher priority than you due to the fact that non-csl state sponsored applicants now get bumped to 5th on the list.

Mayur

Yes overall you should be on a advantageous side due to these changes...

aliash

I am still confused .. I am CSL applicant (175) number 4th on priority list. For me decision time is 15 month or end of 2012 which is 3 year from now?
This time frame really matters to me as I am in Australia and I have lots of things to plan..

intellect20

When did you lodge your application?

alesak

Hi, I think the table reflects the situation before 23rd Sep. changes the priority and needs to be updated...

alesak

I hope the same, I would like to know how many S/S applications without CSL were postponed, but who can guess without glass ball

sunitram

In my case it doesn't mean anything, (I don't know other's case.) because I lodged my application in April and after uploading period (about 1 month) had passed, it was changed into "Application being processed further". I asked DIAC whether it means I'm assigned by a CO or not, but the answer was, "No".

sambo76

Well we applied for a family sponsored 886 modl visa in January. We are on a bridging visa A and have travel restrictions. So now it looks like we won't get a visa before the end of 2011 and we have to pay each time we need to leave the country and we can only leave for a maximum of 3 months (and it needs to be special circumstances) We also had to front load medicals and police checks. We are now on a temporary visa which makes it hard to get a decent job, plus we aren't entitled to a 1st time buyer allowance so we are in limbo for the foreseeable future as we don't know if we can stay...

louie

Couldn't agree more. Australia likes to represent itself as a country which treats everyone fairly, but the way that they are chopping and changing these rules and priorities every 5 minutes leaves people's lives on hold and that's simply not fair. They should be ashamed of themselves - and should also be aware of the damage they are doing to their international reputation. I know of people who are very bitter about this and spreading the word as much as they can.

dotty3

Alan

Thanks for this response. Was it processed following a complaint being raised, or was there any other reason that it might have been processed

man_called_Horse

Yeah I could have told you that ages ago, http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...00#post7164100


There are plenty of idiots on this forum will get a huge shock when they get to Australia and no-one want to employ them.... so much for Superior CSL IT skills blah blah ..... they will be driving the old BF Falcon

Although they might have swapped their PC keyboard for a steering wheel they were surely getting their revenge on the rest of us by ripping us off.......

http://wl.news.com.au/dailytelegraph...005941,00.html

until they got caught.

ha

man_called_Horse

The economy is actually doing really well here, I looked at www.seek.com.au last night and there are a shit load of jobs now compared to a few months ago.

Diz

Dear All, received this email today from a migration agent - not ours but I subscribe to their newsletter. Might be of help to cheer people up:


DIAC Processing Changes - Some Clarity



DIAC have again amended their processing priorities for GSM visa applications. Information relating to these changes can be found at:



http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/gener...processing.pdf


Having studied these changes we will now attempt to clarify so that you may understand them more clearly.

Based on the information provided it would appear that the processing priority changes will impact as follows:

Subclass 175 visa applications with state/territory sponsorship - these applications will be minimally affected by these changes and some slight increase in processing times should be anticipated.

Subclass 176 visa applications with state/territory sponsorship - As above.

Subclass 175 visa applications with no state/territory sponsorship - DIAC are now advising that processing times may extend to end 2012, irrespective of how long an application has already been in the pipeline.

Some important facts to consider:

1. The GSM program for 2009-10 is set at 108,100 places (this means 108,100 primary applicants).

2. The CSL list currently consists of 41 occupations.

3. 75% of occupations on the CSL are Health, Allied Health or Professional Engineer based. All these occupations have historically had a lower than required take up rate under the GSM program (the main reason that they are on the CSL).

Given the factors at 1 - 3 above it becomes readily apparent that the bulk of the 108,100 places in the GSM visa program year will not be filled by listed CSL occupations. Some will be filled by applicants with employer sponsored visas but undoubtedly the bulk will be via the state/territory sponsorship arrangement.



In Summary


Clients who have applications lodged and have state/territory sponsorship should not see significant change to processing times for their applications. This information does not allow for additional processing times that will occur due to increased volume of state/territory sponsored applications that DIAC have and will continue to receive.

For clients who are not yet at the visa application lodgment stage, we would again reiterate that you should be actively considering some form of state/territory sponsorship as an integral part of your visa application strategy. (Spending 2 years in a "non preferred" state may be more suitable than spending 3+ years in the UK waiting for an application to finalise).