As of 12 February the ASPC Admin Section is processing applications as
follows:
Onshore Applications: receipting and acknowledging applications received on
8 February 2008.
Offshore Applications received after 1 September 2007: receipting and acknowledging applications received on 8 February 2008.
Offshore Applications received prior to 1 September 2007:
All applications with a valid payment have now been receipted. The ASPC is acknowledging offshore applications received on 23 August 2007.
Please note that any delay in acknowledging an application does not affect the date on which a valid application is recorded as having been received and does not delay processing of the application.
Once an application has been acknowledged it will be allocated to a case officer for further assessment as soon as possible, however, the ASPC receives a large number of applications and you will not be contacted immediately.
PROCESSING AND ALLOCATION INFORMATION - For the week of 12 February 2008
Applications lodged on or before the dates shown below have been allocated to case officers for further processing.
Onshore Skilled visas (permanent and provisional)
Student/Graduate applications - Class DD and DE visas
Paper based applications: 26 July 2007 (subclass 880), 28 August 2007 (subclass 881) and 28 August 2007 (subclass 882)
E-lodged (on-line) applications: 25 July 2007 (subclass 880) and 29 August
2007 (subclass 881) and 29 August 2007 (subclass 882)
Onshore Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (SIR) – Class UX visas All applications: all applications are now allocated to case officers
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 and 496): 28 February 2007
e-lodged Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) applications: 17 August
2007
General Skilled Migration visas– Class VE, VF,VB and VC visas (subclasses 175, 176, 475, 476, 885, 886, 887, 485 and 487)
E-lodged (on-line) applications: 16 October 2007
Paper based applications: 11 September 2007
If a visa application was made more than two weeks before the relevant date shown above and you have not been contacted by a case officer please contact the Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre from the web page http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/visa...fessionals.htm