The following table shows the priority of visa processing for skilled immigrants (from high to low). High-priority applications will be prioritized regardless of the order in which they are submitted. Visa applications submitted through the SkilledSelect system (187186190 and 489) have the highest priority in each group.
| 1 | Employer-guaranteed (RSMS) in remote areas |
| 2 | Employer nomination category (ENS) |
| 3 | State-guaranteed visa application. Processing order: a. 2012.7.1 applications submitted through the SkilledSelect system (190 and 489 visas). B. Other GSM visa applications (176475487 and 886) |
| 4 | Nominating an application for a career on Schedule 1. The order of processing is: a. 2012.7.1 applications submitted through the SkilledSelect system (189,489 visas). B. Other GSM visa applications (175176475487885 and 886 visas) |
| 5 | Other applications, including): a. state-sponsored visa applications (176475487 and 886 visas), which were not listed in the order in which they were processed, were not approved by the state government or approved by the Department of Immigration. B. Nominating applications for independent skilled immigrants whose occupation is not on the SOL list (175,885 visas) c. Nominating family-guaranteed skilled immigrant visa applications not on the SOL list (176475487496 and 886 visas) |
Australian skilled immigrant visa processing time-skilled immigration applications affected by processing priorities-FLYabroad
The following table shows the visa processing cycles for skilled immigrants in the priority order of visa processing.
| Priority group numbe | Visa subclass | [计] handling time |
| 1 | Remote area employer guarantee RSMS (119857) | Low risk group-5 months high risk group-8 months |
| SkilledSelect（187） | six months | |
| 2 | Employer nominates ENS (121856) | Low risk group-5 months high risk group-8 months |
| SkilledSelect（186） | six months | |
| 3 | State guaranteed SMP (176475487886) | 12 months |
| SkilledSelect SMP (190 and 489) | six months | |
| 4 | Application for nominating careers on Schedule 1 (17549549686186 2863880 88188 2883885 and 176,475,487 if not SMP) | 18 months |
| SkilledSelect independent skilled immigration visa or relative-guaranteed immigration visa (189 and 489) | 12 months | |
| 5 | Visa applications with priority 3 and 4 for neither SMP, nor Schedule 1 for nominating occupations | Requests with priority number 1 / 4 are processed before they begin to be processed |
Australian skilled immigrant visa processing time-processing priority waived skilled immigration applications-FLYabroad
The following visa applications are processed in the order in which they are received.
| Visa subclass | [计] handling time |
| 476 | 7 months |
| 485 | 12 months |
| Subsequent entrant/ Renewal for subsequent entry or renewal | six months |
| 887 | six months |
| 120,855 | Low risk group-5 months high risk group-8 months |
