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As of 24 September 2007 the ASPC admin section is processing as
follows:

Onshore Applications: receipting applications received on 30 August
2007 and acknowledging applications received on 30 August 2007.

Offshore Applications: receipting applications received on 23 July 2007
and acknowledging applications received on 19 June 2007.

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

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 a case officer is appointed
to assess each application 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 25 September
2007

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

ONSHORE APPLICATIONS

Student/Graduate

Paper based applications: 21 March 2007 (subclass 880), 21 February
2007 (subclass 881) and 27 February 2007 (subclass 882)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 7 June 2007 (subclass 880) and 9 May
2007 (subclass 881) and 7 May 2007 (subclass 882)

Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (SIR VISA)

Paper based applications: 31 July 2007
E-lodged (on-line) applications: 13 February 2007

New Zealand

All applications: 5 July 2007 (all subclasses)

OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS

All paper based applications for Classes BN, BQ, BR, UX and UZ
(subclasses 134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 495 and 496)

Priority Applications: 1 December 2006
Non-Priority Applications: 24 November 2006

Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) (eSIR visa applications)

E-lodged (on-line) applications: 1 April 2007

Mark

Also some news added to this which may be applicable to some
applicants:

> The Department is implemented major reforms to the General Skilled
> Migration (GSM) programme on 1 September 2007 to further improve the
> effectiveness of the skilled migration programme. Prior to the
> implementation of these changes there has been a significant increase
> in the volume of applications received by the ASPC ahead of the
> changes.
>
> The surge in applications in recent months has resulted in delays in
> getting all of these applications receipted and acknowledged. Every
> effort is being made to clear these applications as quickly as possible
> however, it may take up to 12 weeks before a full acknowledgement is
> received.