State Migration Plans and planning levels...

**clickettuk** · 10-10-2010, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by George Lombard

Unfortunately the Minister did not use his opportunity on Friday to announce the SMPs at the MIA National Conference, but some information about developments is now available.

The starting point is the table of planning levels at Migration Program Statistics - Statistics - Publications, Research & Statistics . There will be 61,700 general skilled migration visa grants in 2010/11. Of these, 23,000 are allocated to state sponsored migration and 35,200 to skilled independent applicants. A further 3,500 people are anticipated under the family sponsored stream.

Talking to states and DIAC people at the conference it seems that the 23,000 planning level on state sponsorship is effectively a cap, ie if they can't reach you in the current program year then it will need to be the next one, or the one after that. This will be made more complex by planning levels for particular occupations in particular state migration plans.

Anecdotally, some states are already highly oversubscribed even though the number of state sponsored visas available has increased dramatically. This may mean that a longer wait is involved for most of those seeking state sponsorship. There are of course already longer waits for everyone else and this form of management may at least allow some sort of orderly progression for all those who fit within DIAC priority groups 1, 2 and 3. Priority groups are explained at http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/gener...-july-2010.pdf . For priority group 4, although there is an allocation under the GSM program for family sponsored cases, it's hard to see that the specified allocation will make much of an impact as there are as many as 40,000 applicants in this group.

On the timing of the GSMs it seems that 1 November is a popular choice but there are still those who expect it earlier. DIAC of course can't say anything on this.

More to come I hope.

Cheers,

George Lombard

Hi George,

Is there any way of knowing how many of the 23,000 SMP places are allocated to each state? We're off to the ACT which is obviously the smallest state.

Thanks.

**JK2510** · 10-10-2010, 08:35 AM

Hi clickett,

You have a 175 in the system as well so you may end up with the original visa you applied for.

**fintanok** · 10-10-2010, 09:43 AM

hi guys.
is there any accurate number on the amount of 175 and 176 apps currently waiting.
thank you.

**claireg** · 10-10-2010, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by clickettuk

Hi George,

Is there any way of knowing how many of the 23,000 SMP places are allocated to each state? We're off to the ACT which is obviously the smallest state.

Thanks.

Would like to know this too if possible. I can't see the ACT being one of the over-subscribed states so those sponsored by the ACT may be in a good position?

Ta
Claire

**JK2510** · 10-10-2010, 10:57 AM

I think the oversubscribed states may well be WA,QLD and NSW.

**claireg** · 10-10-2010, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by JK2510

I think the oversubscribed states may well be WA,QLD and NSW.

Yes I would agree with that too. I just hope we get our visa next year, even if it is December.

**Gollywobbler** · 10-10-2010, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by atul2941

Dear Mr.Gill,
What are the chances of June 2009 state sponsored 475 candiadtes.if there occupations are not covered in current SMP.

How much time they will take to settle the case.

Pls reply
thanks
Atul

Hi Atul

I don't think anybody knows the answer to your question. I suspect that even DIAC don't know what would happen.

The existing Section 39 is a very blunt instrument. It does not give the Minister to finesse anything based on the applicant's occupation.

The new Cap & Kill 2010 Bill would give the Minister infinite powers to do as much finessing as he likes. That is why most people object to the new Bill. Personally, I think that any Parliament would be crackers to delegate so much power to one person without retaining any Parliamentary oversight of the actions of the one person, but that is what Evans demanded from Parliament.

Parliament of Australia: Senate: Committees: Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee: Migration Amendment (Visa Capping) Bill 2010

Evans himself then said that he has enormous faith in Parliament's ability to prevent any pollie from doing anything crazy. Good. So did he present that Bill in jest. or what????

Cheers

Gill

**Graemsay** · 10-10-2010, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by JK2510

I think the oversubscribed states may well be WA,QLD and NSW.

I'm not so sure about NSW, as they don't tend to sponsor that many applications. I'd argue that VIC might get a cutback, as they seem to hand out nominations to just about anyone.

**SHANO7** · 10-10-2010, 11:28 AM

Just when you think there is a glimmer of hope the light gets turned off.

Why the hell cant somebody from the states or DIAC state what is going to happen with those poeple already sponsored but not on SOL3 ????

FFS it takes no time at all to say they will be ok or they will be left to rot .

This whole process is starting to really really frustrate the hell out of me and my family.

Will somebody please leak any news as it is so clear that the answer to the question is known my somebody.

Shane

**Ozzieland** · 10-10-2010, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by claireg

Yes I would agree with that too. I just hope we get our visa next year, even if it is December.

Me too... I was just wondering if the 23000 visas are included for 2010-11 then another 23000 visas will be for 2011-12. I wonder how many SS visas have already been processed for this year ? Are these figures available somewhere ?