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Capping numbers - DIBP General Skilled Migration
I have just received this email from a fellow migration agent who wanted me to advise the profession:
Hi Liana ,
Members may need to be informed that DIBP without notification as far as I am aware The website indicates
The current planning level for the Skilled Regional Sponsored General Skilled Migration (GSM) category for the 2013-14 programme year is 28,850 visa places. It seems they have amalgamated these two visa category together .
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State/territory sponsored6 |
14 055 |
18 889 |
16 175 |
22 247 |
21 637 |
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Skilled Australian sponsored7 |
10 504 |
3688 |
9117 |
11 800 |
8132 |
This means they have surpassed the quota for skilled Australian sponsored and state sponsored visa with these two combined ,
I have been informed by a case officer that one of my clients may be affected by this. I have been notified of the possible effect of this after the client was requested to spend money completing medicals and police clearances when the application is at the stage of rubberstamping the visa for grant.
Richard E Coates
Migration Agent
Marn #0746134
Celtic Migration Services pty ltd
Ph.: 08 83966814 Mob: 0417839502 Email : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Response from Case Officer to RMA Richard E Coates:
Dear Richard E Coates,
Thank you for your email.
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection recognises that the time taken to finalise your client’s application may be causing them concern. As advised there may be some delays in finalising applications over the coming months for the remainder of the program/financial year. As you are aware these delays are not directly related to your client’s application and will not affect the outcome but may affect the time it takes to make a decision on your client’s application. If any further information is required at any stage, you will be notified by email. I understand your clients have incurred expense completing their health assessments and obtaining police clearances however these will remain current for 12 months.
The website was updated on 28 February 2014 (please refer to the date at the bottom of the webpage) advising that from February 2014, the Skilled Regional Sponsored GSM category has a limited number of visa places remaining.
We appreciate your patience in this matter.
Kind Regards
Comments
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Monday, 10 March 2014Clearly Martin is not a professional agent. His abusive language says much. He should also have a copy of all the documents he claimed he had submitted and should have been able to provide a copy to the assessing authority,
Personally I think his post should be removed as it is abusive and undermines the work of MA. I am surprised it was published. -
Friday, 07 March 2014
Thank goodness you are no longer in the migration profession!
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Friday, 07 March 2014
Can one explain the columns?
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Friday, 07 March 2014
In the columns you only need to look at the last figures 21 637 and below it 8132 , these are visa completed by DIPB to date add the two together and you have the figure that has been process and amalgamated and then their capping level is 2013-14 programme year is 28,850 which they have reached means Its now at their discretion if any more are granted this year until a new quota is released. So if you have a visa going through final stages with a case officer it will continue to be finalised but it may be delayed. For how long is anyone's guess , which is wht the case officer has indicated above,
The MIA are stating that they have not met their quota yet but the response I got was directly from the case officer I am dealing with currently . So its a choice who to believe.
regards -
Sunday, 09 March 2014
Hi Richard, 21637 and 8132 is the outcome of 2012-2013 program year and not visa granted till today. You can refer this site "https://www.immi.gov.au/media/statistics/statistical-info/visa-grants/migrant.htm" The planning level DIBP (well Ministry) set is 28850 for 2013-2014 but no one has any idea how many of they finalized till today.
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Sunday, 09 March 2014
Hi Richard Coates,
You mentioned "...you only need to look at the last figures 21 637 and below it 8132 , these are visa completed by DIPB to date..."
From "http://www.immi.gov.au/media/statistics/statistical-info/visa-grants/migrant.htm", it would appear that the figures 21,637 and 8,132 actually refer to the 2012-13 outcome, and has nothing to do with 2013-14 levels.
I don't think anyone outside DIBP knows what the actual number is to date, but would love to hear from someone in the know.
But yes, I agree that it's ludicrous that on one hand, Australia is encouraging migrants to come and work in Australia, but upon receiving VACs (a substantial fee too, I might add), leave applicants stranded indefinitely like that. -
Friday, 07 March 2014
Martin why aren't you in migration any more? Did you get struck off? Left?
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Friday, 07 March 2014
people like him shouldn't stay in the industry anyway
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Saturday, 08 March 2014
Does this means we cannot lodge any applications under the RSMS catergory or we can lodge and wait?
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Saturday, 08 March 2014
DIBP has also recently announced other changes on the Skill Select website:
Good news - "the following changes will be in place from 1 March 2014:
•State and territory nominated visas will no longer be subject to occupational ceiling limitations
•The minimum ceiling for each occupational group will be 1000 invitations."
And bad news - "Due to a large number of applications there will be a limit of 25 invitations for subclass 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) (Sponsored) visas until further notice. This change was implemented from the 24 February 2014 invitation round." -
Monday, 10 March 2014
We have just had some of Martin's post EDITED OUT. At MA we allow free speech, but only to a point. I agree with some of the members. The swearing and rude language is too much and as such has been removed.
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Monday, 10 March 2014
I understand the 489 limit is for Designated Area Family sponsored only - not State / Territory Nominated / Sponsored.
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Tuesday, 11 March 2014
One issue that's confusing is what does DIBP regard as a yearly programme is it from July 2013 to July 2014 when they issue new changes , Is this their year in which they reach a quota of 28850 for 2013-2014? How can 21,637 and 8,132 actually refer to the 2012-13 outcome? Do they count from January to January, Or July to July,. From all accounts My understanding is they change the CSOL and Sol every July and issue quatas from july. Should we be counting from when they change these credible Listings as each state and Territories renews their listings. As far as I can make out no one has real clarity on this.
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Tuesday, 11 March 2014
You are correct. Program year for DIBP is from July to June. So 28850 for this year (2013 July till 2014 June) reaching the cap within 8 Months (Feb). Initially I thoght they will invite to apply only based on this cap. If that is the criteria then visa will not hit the cap. No idea how it is hitting the cap within 8 months if they have controlled skillselect system which maintain the visa cap. In my view they should not invite people to apply for a visa if they already reaching the visa cap. Like how they did for 5 ANZCO codes late last year.
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Tuesday, 11 March 2014
hello, i m from bangladesh and want to go for GSM australia. But i have to decide which visa category i choose?
I have 60 points and if i go for 189 and lodge EOI then for processing it will take 1.5 years. But i want to go there asap...in that case as the state sponsor is closed....i m confused
My query is if i submit the EOI in march in both visa option...and if they invite me for 189 and after june if i found that i have option to go for 190 can i change or shift the visa category....plz reply anyone...urgent -
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Liana or Richard: Looking forward for your further comments or post if you guys get any more news regarding capping limit in skilled state sponsored visa. Looks like DIBP is not processing visa on this category and people who applied on this category don’t have any clue why so much delay on this. Though DIBP website says State sponsorship visa has higher priority than the independent skilled visa, the later visas are processed quickly nowadays and not updating anything on the state sponsorship visa.
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Tuesday, 25 March 2014
What are we talking here. shed more light
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Saturday, 12 April 2014
Hi,
Regarding: Informed 'delays in finalising applications' by DIBP due to "limited places left for the remaining program year for skilled-State Nominated visa category.
Planning Levels for State Nominated visa Category for 2013-14 : 28 850
No. of State Nominations given from July 2013 till end of Feb 2014: 9009
Planning Levels for Skilled-Independent Category 2013-14 : 44 990
No. of Invitations issued till March 2013: 18 732
Source: http://www.immi.gov.au/skills/skillselect/index/reports/report-24-03-2014/
http://www.immi.gov.au/media/statistics/statistical-info/visa-grants/migrant.htm
Question: How come DIBP claims that there are only 'limited places' left for the remaining program year when they have yet not reached even half of the planning levels.
Can anyone find the real facts about this numbers game playing by DIBP? -
Thursday, 17 April 2014
is there any way that we can check the number of visas granted under skilled nominated category. ?
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these mother f....s are just unbelievable
i AM no longer registered wit them idiots i had a client who had lodged his application 5 years ago
now they want him to supply all materials including ielts within 28 day apparently they misplaced some
we asked for extension since my client is in his home country on holidays
their answer
well he has enough time he should get back home to do his stuff
SCREW everything oz migration stands for first they use his money for 5 fU...ing years than they treat him like S [EDITED OUT]
THEY NEED TO BE PUT ALL IN A HOLE AND S [EDITED OUT] OVER SON A B [EDITED OUT]