Immigration Forum / Australia and NZ / January 2008

As of 27 November 2007 the ASPC Admin Section is processing application
as
follows:

Onshore Applications: receipting and acknowledging application
received on 26 November 2007.

Offshore Applications received after 1 September 2007: receipting  an
acknowledging applications received on 26 November 2007.

Offshore Applications received prior to 1 September 2007*: receiptin
applications received on  24 August 2007 and acknowledging application
received on 27 July 2007.

* Applicants and representatives who have not authorised e-mai
communication will not receive separate advice that the ASPC ha
received and receipted an application and will receive the standar
acknowledgement letter and receipt details in due course.

Please note that any delay in acknowledging an application does no
affect the date on which a valid application is recorded as having bee
received and does not delay processing of the application.

Once an application has been acknowledged it will be allocated to
case officer for further assessment as soon as possible, however, th
ASPC receives a large number of applications and you will not b
contacted immediately.

PROCESSING AND ALLOCATION INFORMATION - For the week of 26 Novembe
2007

Applications lodged on or before the dates shown below have bee
allocated to case officers for further processing.

Onshore Skilled visas (permanent and provisional)

Student/Graduate applications - Class DD and DE visas

Paper  based  applications:  15  June  2007  (subclass  880), 16 Apri
2007 (subclass 881) and 18 April 2007 (subclass 882)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 20 July 2007 (subclass 880) and 3
July 2007 (subclass 881) and 30 July 2007 (subclass 882)

Onshore Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (SIR) – Class U
visas

Paper based applications:7 August 2007
eSIR (on-line) applications:  26 July 2007

New Zealand Citizen (Residence) - Class DB visas

All applications: all applications are now allocated to case officers

Skilled Migration visas - All paper based applications for Class BN
BQ, BR, UX and UZ visas (Subclasses 134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 an
496): 24 January 2007

e-lodged Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) applications: 1
August 2007

General Skilled Migration visas– Class VE, VF,VB and VC visa
(subclasses 175, 176, 475, 476, 885, 886, 887, 485 and 487)
E-lodged (on-line) applications: 21 September 2007
Paper based applications: allocations yet to commenc

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