Here is the latest available information from the Adelaide Processing Centre on the time they are taking to receipt, allocate the case and process skilled applications...
Updates
Capital Investment
As of 3 December 2007 all State/Territory Treasury Corporations who were
gazetted to accept designated securities have withdrawn this facility.
Consequently it is no longer possible to lodge a deposit with any of the
State/Territory Treasury Corporations in order to claim bonus points.
The department is investigating the implications this will have on affected
applications and as soon as any further information comes to hand relating
to this matter applicants will be contacted directly by their case officer.
Applicants not yet allocated a case officer can continue to check this
email for updates and information will be added to the department’s website
when available.
United Kingdom police clearances
Police certificates are now being issued by the Association of Chief Police
Officers (ACPO) and cover applicants who have lived or currently reside in
England, Wales, Scotland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and Northern
Ireland.
Application forms and guidance on how to apply for the police certificates
for residents and non-residents can be located online at www.acpo.police.uk
Until further notice, the department will also continue to accept the
outcome of a Subject Access Request made under the Data Protection Act 1998
for each relevant UK jurisdiction.
Communicating with this office
Information on making telephone or email enquiries to the ASPC is located
at http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/visa-enquiries/professionals.htm
This system has been established to provide consistent and efficient
responses to email enquiries and you are requested not to send enquiries to
individual departmental officers regarding an application unless
specifically requested to do so.
Please note that the departmental officers who email out the
acknowledgement letters are not able to respond to enquiries sent to their
individual email addresses.
RECEIPTING AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF APPLICATIONS
The ASPC is currently receipting new applications within service standards.
Once an application has been receipted it undergoes validity checking and
an acknowledgement letter with client information and a receipt will be
sent. If an application is determined to be invalid documents will be
returned and a refund of the visa application charge arranged.
As of 22 April 2008 the ASPC Admin Section is processing applications as
follows:
Onshore Applications: receipting and acknowledging applications received on
21 April 2008.
Offshore Applications received after 1 September 2007: receipting and
acknowledging applications received on 17 April 2008.
Offshore Applications received prior to 1 September 2007: All applications
have now been receipted and acknowledged.
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 22 April 2008
Applications lodged on or before the dates shown below have been allocated
to case officers for further processing.
Applications Lodged Before 1 September 2007
Onshore Skilled visas (permanent and provisional)
Student/Graduate applications - Class DD and DE visas
Subclass 880: 16 August 2007 (paper), 15 August 2007 (e-lodged)
Subclass 881: 29 August 2007 (paper), 29 August 2007 (e-lodged)
Subclass 882: 29 August 2007 (paper), 29 August 2007 (e-lodged)
Onshore Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (SIR) – Class UX visas
Subclass 495: All applications: all applications are now allocated to case
officers
New Zealand Citizen (Residence) - Class DB visas
Subclass 861, 862 and 863: all applications are now allocated to case
officers
Offshore Skilled visas (permanent and provisional)
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: 15 May 2007
e-lodged Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) applications
Subclass 495: all applications are now allocated to case officers
Applications Lodged After 1 September 2007
General Skilled Migration visas: Class VE, VF,VB and Class VC subclass 487
Subclasses: 175, 176, 475, 476, 885, 886, 887, and 487
E-lodged: 10 November 2007
Paper lodged: 19 September 2007
General Skilled Migration visas: Class VC subclass 485 only
E-lodged: 29 September 2007
Paper lodged: 16 September 2007
