1. Applications from people who are employer sponsored under the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) and the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS);
2. Applications from people who are nominated by a state or territory government agency with a nominated occupation that is specified on that state or territory’s state migration plan:
   - Applications which have already been nominated by a state or territory government with an occupation that is subsequently specified in their nominating state or territory’s state migration plan will receive Priority 2 processing.
3. Applications from people who have nominated an occupation on the new Skilled Occupation List (SOL) - Schedule 3 in effect from 1 July 2010:
   - This includes all applicants with a nominated occupation of Accountant, except those already in Priority 1 or 2; and
4. All other applications are to be processed in the order in which they are received:
   - Existing applicants with a nominated occupation of Computing Professional (nec), Hospital Pharmacist and Retail Pharmacist who already have a case officer will be contacted by the case officer about their processing arrangements:
   - DIAC advises that priority 4 applicants will have “a long wait”.

The following GSM subclasses are subject to priority processing:

• 175; 176; 475; 487; 495; 496; 497; 861; 862; 863; 880; 881; 882; 885; and 886.

The following are exempt from priority processing and will be processed in the order in which they are received:

• Applications for Subclass 476; 485; 883; and 887;
• Applications that are remitted to DIAC by the Migration Review Tribunal (MRT);
• Applications where it is “readily apparent that the criteria for grant of a visa would not be satisfied”; and
• Applications from subsequent entrants.

These priority processing arrangements apply to applications already lodged with DIAC, as well as to future applications.