@bookworm as per requested.
<i>In the skilled stream, of which your visa application is a part, priority processing arrangements and Migration Program planning levels have been designed to ensure the Australian economy gets the skills it needs now. The Migration Program planning levels for the visa category, Regional Sponsored, has a limited number of places left for the 2013-14 program year.
This will mean processing times may be longer and that once the remaining places are used, the department cannot grant any application until the following program year, unless more visa places become available. Until that time, I cannot guarantee that your application will be decided in the immediate term, nor can I give an indication as to the likely timeframe. You can be assured, however, that the department will contact you when we are ready to finalise your visa application.
From February 2014, the Skilled Regional Sponsored GSM category has a limited number of visa places remaining.
The remaining places will be allocated in line with the priority processing arrangements.</i>
Does not mean you will hold your application. Lodged as it is as per normal. At kung iba-base mo sa statement wala pong sinabing cut-off. I believe this has been an auto reply from DIBP to advise us na me backlog but not necessarily nag-cease ang grants. Grants are still given pero limitado pa sa ngayon until further notice.