2010年7月19日澳大利亞移民部長公布新的獨立技術移民优先審理順序。
新的优先審理順序自2010年7月14日生效。优先審理順序是
- 雇主擔保類的申請
- 州政府擔保類的申請
- 提名職業在最新的職業表上的申請
- 剩余其它移民申請按照遞交时间順序，依次審理。
各個州政府的擔保清單和詳細規定應該在2010年下半年陸續公布。新的优先審理順序是用于全部申請，包括審理處于最終階段的申請。申請按照优先順序依次審理，先審理具有优先審理權的申請，低优先級別的申請需要等待高优先級別的申請審理完畢后才能審理。
以下類別的簽證受到影響，境內和境外在优先審理順序上沒有區別。
- Skilled — Independent subclass 175
- Skilled — Independent subclass 176
- Skilled — Regional Sponsored subclass 475
- Skilled — Regional Sponsored subclass 487
- Skilled — Independent Regional subclass 495
- Skilled — Designated Area-sponsored (Provisional) subclass 496
- Graduate — Skilled subclass 497
- Skilled — Onshore Independent New Zealand Citizen subclass 861
- Skilled — Onshore Australian-sponsored New Zealand Citizen subclass 862
- Skilled — Onshore Designated Area-sponsored New Zealand Citizen subclass 863
- Skilled — Independent Overseas Student subclass 880
- Skilled — Australian-sponsored subclass 881
- Skilled — Designated Area-sponsored Overseas Student subclass 882
- Skilled — Independent subclass 885
- Skilled — Sponsored subclass 886.
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