Suspension
of Offshore General Skilled Migration
The Minister has
announced on 7 May 2010 a
temporary suspension of certain general skilled migration visas. The Minister
has not indicated when the suspension will be lifted, however it will be no
earlier than the announcement of the new Skilled Occupation List
(SOL).
The Minister has
announced that his Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) will not
accept applications for the following visa subclasses from 8 May 2010 until further
notice:
-
Subclass 175 – Skilled Independent;
- Subclass
176 – Skilled Sponsored; and
- Subclass
475 – Skilled Regional Sponsored.
Therefore, any
applications received by the DIAC after 8 May 2010 for one of the above visa
subclasses will be returned and the visa application charge
refunded.
Please
note
that
this suspension does not affect onshore general skilled migration
visas.
Any
questions, please feel free to contact me
Shahbaz
CHATTHA
MIGRATION CENTRE
PTY LTD
1/75 Marion Street, Harris Park
NSW 2150 Australia
Ph: +61 2 9891
5828 | Fax: +61 2 9891 5825
Mobile: +61 423 774
784
Email: s.chattha@migrationcentre.com.au
Email:
Shahbaz.chattha@yahoo.com.au