The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has sent a notification to all registered migration agents confirming that the 'Decision Ready' facility for permanent employer-sponsored visas has been removed.
While the Department's e-mail was dated 2 January 2014, the notification confirmed that the facility had been remeved as from late December 2013. The 'Decision Ready' facility was available only to registered migration agents and applications submitted in this way were prioritised above others.
In practice, the processing times for 'Decision Ready' applications had been suffering for some time and were not entirely different from non-Decision Ready cases.
From this points onwards, all applications lodged under the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS)(Subclass 186) and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS)(Subclass 187) visa programmes will be queued and allocated by date of lodgement with the Department.
While the Department's e-mail was dated 2 January 2014, the notification confirmed that the facility had been remeved as from late December 2013. The 'Decision Ready' facility was available only to registered migration agents and applications submitted in this way were prioritised above others.
In practice, the processing times for 'Decision Ready' applications had been suffering for some time and were not entirely different from non-Decision Ready cases.
From this points onwards, all applications lodged under the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS)(Subclass 186) and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS)(Subclass 187) visa programmes will be queued and allocated by date of lodgement with the Department.
