George Lombard

The following link from the new Client Service Charter: http://www.immi.gov.au/about/charter.../visas/8.0.htm suggests likely DIAC processing times for those with a new State Migration Plan application (six months) and those on the SOL without an SMP approval (18 months).

Generally the Client Service Charter is one of the first casualties of any real or imaginary crisis but it does give an indication of the possible advantages of state sponsorship through an SMP. Personally I was surprised at the size of the differential, this will create an enormous spike when the SMPs are announced, I imagine.

It also suggests that people with an existing Priority Group 3 (SOL but no SMP approval) application as at 1 July will have a 12 month wait. The prospects seem bad, however, for those in Priority Group 4 (not current SOL, not on SMP).

Cheers,

George Lombard

JoeBlogsOfOz

Looks like people in priority four will be processed by the end of two thousand never .

George Lombard

That's optimism for you. I suspect they may need to seek out a cryogenic solution so that they can be up for the fourth millennium :-(

Cheers,

George Lombard

aliah

may be a stupid question to ask but
Will this new time frame poses delays to those whole applied under CSL and having CO and in last stages of application???
will they continue to be procseed in normal way???
thanks

gti

It seems very UNFAIR!!! From the below statement, cases in P4 will never be assessed as there will be continuous cases in p1-3.....~!@@#$#%$%^@

Assessment of cases will commence once all cases in priority groups 1–3 are finalised.

JoeBlogsOfOz

I agree, this is supposed to be an estimate of processing time, but for priority 4 there is no estimate, as DIAC will keep getting more and more applications for first three groups.

gti

Worst than the previous timeline, at least we were told to wait 3 years...now....it's indefinite....!

johnb1

Thanks for the link, It does seem bleak times are ahead, Just hope "Fitter" is on the WA SMP or its curtains for us

hantorro

johnb1 - our visa was acknowledged on the 26 Oct 09, we have since been successful with WA State Sponsorship, our Agent has advised us, and sent us detailed information...which i put up on here....that we are going to be moved up to prioroty 2.

Is there some difference between lodging your visa application before the 31 Dec 09 and lodging it after, to make your application stay in processing cat 4?

rackspace

To get to Priority 2 we need SMP and commitment for SMP is 2 years in the sponsoring state? Right?

JoeBlogsOfOz

Nothing can be said for sure about SMP's until they are fully approved, and all the criteria is published.

johnb1

Hi
No, because we have ss from wa, we will go from cat4 to cat2 so long as our occupations are listed on wa smp.

hantorro

Yeah, thought so

gillgee

Please comment wt's fate of existing applicants??

ex_exile

This is a fundamental change to the "old" principle that even if your occupation was removed from the SOL you still be processed under the "rules" in place when you applied, from here on if your occupation is dropped from the SOL you will sit in a queue that no-one will ever touch till the end of time and unless you are capped and ceased DIAC gets to keep your cash too!