<blockquote class="Quote" rel="mergetwo">Refer to: https://www.y-axis.com/australia-immigration-updates
<b class="Bold">November 9th,2016 :
Victoria State Sponsorship Update: Temporary closure in skilled applications for ICT occupations
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Victoria State has announced that due to a large volume of skilled visa nomination applications received, applications for Information and Communications Technology <b class="Bold">(ICT) occupations will not be accepted from 11 November 2016 to 6 March 2017.</b>
The closure will be for a period of four months, however further updates will be provided should this be extended.
The occupations affected by the temporary closure are:
135112 ICT Project Manager
261111 ICT Business Analyst
261112 Systems Analyst
261311 Analyst Programmer
261312 Developer Programmer
261313 Software Engineer
261314 Software Tester
261399 Software and Applications Programmers nec
262111 Database Administrator
262112 ICT Security Specialist
263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
This temporary closure will allow processing of all outstanding applications and reduce the risk of delay for future applicants.
All applications currently in process, and received prior to this date, will be assessed against current guidelines and an outcome will be provided in due course.
Applications for all other occupations eligible for Victorian Government visa nomination remain open.
Note: Applicants applying under the streamlined PhD and 457 pathwaysare not affected by this closure and may apply with these ICT occupations during this time.
This update is applicable for all applicants going for state sponsorship with Victoria under 190 & 489 sub class.
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ibig po ba sabihin nito:
Bad news for aspiring ICT applicants
Good news for existing applicants kasi hindi na matatabunan ng new applicants with higher qualifications and sooner makakareceive na ng results from Victoria kasi inuubos nalang nila ung ICT applicants
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