Skilled (Permanent) 11 Months Skilled visa applications are...
@add (13H ago| Updated 13H ago)Skilled (Permanent) 11 Months
Skilled visa applications are subject to an annual planning level and are processed in accordance with government policy priorities. The current Ministerial Direction (No. 105) affords priority to employer sponsored visa applicants working in positions carried out in a designated regional area, visa applicants working in a healthcare or teaching occupation, employer sponsored applicants who have been nominated by an accredited sponsor, permanent and provisional visas that count towards the migration program (excluding subclass 188), and all other visa applications (in that order). Therefore, some applications will be processed more quickly than others, and oldest lodged applications won’t necessarily be processed first. For further information, see Skilled visa processing priorities.
As we are deciding both new and older applications, processing times will change each month.