Jambos Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Hi We are Family 176 Sponsored Visa. Lodged on the 30-06-2011, just before rule changes phew! My occupation is on the SOL (Registered Nurse). From reading all the entries it could be a long wait. What is the difference between a cat 4 and a priority cat 4? The latest on DIAC is 18 Months cannot see this being any sooner based on previous statements! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambos Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 We lodged our family 176 visa via an agent on the 30-06-2011. My wife is the main visa applicant being a registered nurse. Should have been a sponsored bit ran out of time as we had to have our application submitted before the rule changes on 01-07-2011. We also were informed of an 18month process time. Looking at the cat 4 processing time as advised by DIAC they seem to be processing cases at a rate of 2 months progress for every 1 month. Therefore they are currently at Aug-10 therefore assuming they continue at the same rate we should have at least a case officer by Dec-11 What does everybody think? GENERAL SKILLED MIGRATION PROCESSING INFORMATION This is an automated e-mail response which provides updated information on processing of applications for General Skilled Migration (GSM). Updated 18 July 2011. Please do not send enquiries or reply to this email address as this mailbox is not monitored. Important - GSM processing priorities have changed in line with Ministerial Direction No. 50. For details please see here - http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/24apriority_skilled.htm Processing Dates Applicants who lodged a GSM application before the following dates have been contacted by a case officer: Priority Group 4 Skilled – Independent (Migrant) subclass 175 VE 175 (e-lodged):10 August 2010 VE 175 (paper): 10 August 2010 Skilled – Sponsored (Migrant) subclass 176 VE 176 (e-lodged): 10 August 2010 VE 176 (paper): 10 August 2010 Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 475 VF 475 (e-lodged): 10 August 2010 VF 475 (paper): 10 August 2010 Skilled – Independent Regional (Provisional) subclass 495 and Skilled – Designated Area Sponsored subclass 496 UX 495 and UZ 496 (e-lodged and paper): All applicants who have an occupation on the new Skilled Occupation List (SOL) – Schedule 3 have been allocated. Skilled – Independent (Residence) subclass 885 VB 885 (e-lodged) 1 May 2011 VB 885 (paper): 20 April 2011 Skilled – Sponsored (Residence) subclass 886: VB 886 (e-lodged) 1 May 2011 VB 886 (paper): 20 April 2011 Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) subclass 487 VC 487 (e-lodged) 1 May 2011 VC 487 (paper): 20 April 2011 Subsequent Entrant Applications All subsequent entrant applications for subclasses 485, 487 and 475: 2 April 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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