inception Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 If I have state sponsorship and applied for an 886 right now, provided that my occupation is on the State Migration Plan which is yet to be released, will I be elevated to priority processing 2 ahead of all the category 3 applicants once the State Migration Plan is out?... or do I need to re-apply for another 886 after the State Migration Plan is released in order to move to category 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reza Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 If I have state sponsorship and applied for an 886 right now, provided that my occupation is on the State Migration Plan which is yet to be released, will I be elevated to priority processing 2 ahead of all the category 3 applicants once the State Migration Plan is out?... or do I need to re-apply for another 886 after the State Migration Plan is released in order to move to category 2? Yes you will be promoted to a higher priority, this is what most of states say but not yet confirmed Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AustrAnglian Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 DIAC's exact words to define category 2 priority are as follows: Applications from people who are nominated by a state or territory government agency with a nominated occupation that is specified on that state or territory’s state migration plan See link: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/pdf/priority-processing-14-july-2010.pdf It doesn't say you have to be on the SMP at the date of your application. It says while your occupation is on the SMP and you have SS you are cat 2. Maybe wishful interpretation on my part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reza Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 DIAC's exact words to define category 2 priority are as follows: Applications from people who are nominated by a state or territory government agency with a nominated occupation that is specified on that state or territory’s state migration plan See link: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/pdf/priority-processing-14-july-2010.pdf It doesn't say you have to be on the SMP at the date of your application. It says while your occupation is on the SMP you are cat 2. Maybe wishful interpretation on my part! It was a tricky one! I've never noticed this in DIAC's explanation Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gollywobbler Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 If I have state sponsorship and applied for an 886 right now, provided that my occupation is on the State Migration Plan which is yet to be released, will I be elevated to priority processing 2 ahead of all the category 3 applicants once the State Migration Plan is out?... or do I need to re-apply for another 886 after the State Migration Plan is released in order to move to category 2? Hi inception In one of your first posts on Poms in Oz you said you had applied for a sc 885 visa on 30th August 2010. Are you thinking of making a second application for an sc 886 visa as well? Do you have a migration agent, please? Cheers Gill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inception Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 Hi inception In one of your first posts on Poms in Oz you said you had applied for a sc 885 visa on 30th August 2010. Are you thinking of making a second application for an sc 886 visa as well? Do you have a migration agent, please? Cheers Gill No, i do not have a migration agent... and yes I am thinking of switching to an 886. Maybe I am being stupid. oh well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inception Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 But that probably means I will have to pay another 2500 or whatever... and I don't mind that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gollywobbler Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 No, i do not have a migration agent... and yes I am thinking of switching to an 886. Maybe I am being stupid. oh well! Hi inception As I understand it, some of the rules were changed on 1st July 2010. After that date, it is no longer possible to switch between the offshore sc 175 visa and the offshore sc 176 visa. It always used to be possible because both visas are in Class VE but apparently the Government chose to meddle with the details in order to prevent people from making later choices unless they also make a second visa application and pay full VAC for the second application. With the onshore sc 885 and 886 visas, I don't know whether a similar rule came in to force. Do you know? If you don't know either then I suspect that it would be worth asking a Registered Migration Agent about this. At the same time, it would be worth asking whether a second application would have to be made on paper and sent by post? I've heard vaguely that once Bloggs has applied for one of the GSM visas electronically, the e-visa system chokes if the same person is then named as the main applicant in another application for a different subclass of GSM visa, so the second application has to be completed on paper and submitted by post. Again, I've heard this about offshore GSM visas but I don't know whether the same thing is true with the onshore GSM visas. I'd suggest that you check the whole thing out carefully if you are not sure. Cheers Gill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inception Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 Hi inception As I understand it, some of the rules were changed on 1st July 2010. After that date, it is no longer possible to switch between the offshore sc 175 visa and the offshore sc 176 visa. It always used to be possible because both visas are in Class VE but apparently the Government chose to meddle with the details in order to prevent people from making later choices unless they also make a second visa application and pay full VAC for the second application. With the onshore sc 885 and 886 visas, I don't know whether a similar rule came in to force. Do you know? If you don't know either then I suspect that it would be worth asking a Registered Migration Agent about this. At the same time, it would be worth asking whether a second application would have to be made on paper and sent by post? I've heard vaguely that once Bloggs has applied for one of the GSM visas electronically, the e-visa system chokes if the same person is then named as the main applicant in another application for a different subclass of GSM visa, so the second application has to be completed on paper and submitted by post. Again, I've heard this about offshore GSM visas but I don't know whether the same thing is true with the onshore GSM visas. I'd suggest that you check the whole thing out carefully if you are not sure. Cheers Gill Thank you very much for that. I might have to check with a migration agent then but I think you are right. I might have to lodge a paper based application but apparently it gets processed slower than an online application. So I am thinking whether I should just leave my 885 as it is and forgot about state sponsorship. My occupation is currently on SOL 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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