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SWEEPING CHANGES TO SKILLED MIGRATION - 8th Feb 2010

Senator Evans effectively abolishes MODL

What is MODL?

MODL is the Migration Occuptions in Demand List for Australia. The list is controlled and maintained by the Australian Federal Government, and targets the Skill needs of the Australian Labour Market.

With immediate effect, sweeping changes to Skilled Migration and MODL were made on 8th February, 2010.

As a result, If you lodged an offshore GSM application before September 1, 2007, and are still awaiting a decision, you may have your visa application cancelled and have your fees returned to you. The number of offshore GSM visas to be granted were capped today, February 8th, 2010; which means that once that number of granted visas has been reached, the remainder of applications will be cancelled.

Skilled Migration through MODL NOW ONLY APPLIES TO:

Current GSM applicants (except for the above mentioned applicants who lodged their applications before September 1, 2007)

Skilled – Graduate (subclass 485) visa applicants and holders as at 8 February, 2010, yet to apply for a permanent or provisional GSM visa (provided they apply for their permanent or provisional GSM visa before December 31, 2012)

Changes have been made to the priority processing times, which affect the following visas as of February 8, 2010:

Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS)
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS)
Specific General Skilled Migration visas (GSM)

For more information on these changes, and how they affect you: CLICK HERE