IMSVISA Services: Australian visa application advice and support

Prospective visa applicants and agents alike are still digesting the content of the recent Ministerial announcement. A significant element in the announcement are the changes to priority processing. This further reflects the government's intention to favour people who are nominated by an employer or by a regional authority. The new priorities groups are:

• Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) applications (highest priority)
• Applications nominated by a state/territory government “under a state migration plan agreed to by the Minister”
• Applications nominated by a state/territory government and nominated occupation is on the CSL
• Applications not sponsored or state/territory nominated, with nominated occupation on the CSL, but not in groups 1, 2 or 3
• Applications nominated by a state/territory government and nominated occupation is not on the CSL
• All other applications processed in the order they are received
• At this stage there is still a lot of information to be determined about the precise nature of the new arrangements that will come into play as the year unfolds. Bookmark this site to ensure that you are kept up to date.

Given the extent of all of these changes it is all the more important that you seek expert advice before you embark on an application for migration to Australia.