MODL and ENS/RSMS applications

19 February 2010 —

DIAC has just issued a FAQs information sheet which states that it will no longer allow nominators or applicants to seek exceptional circumstances because the nominated occupation was previously on MODL.

These FAQs do not appear to be on the DIAC website yet, but can be found here: Page 1 and Page 2.

Legislative Instrument IMMI 10/001, which revoked the MODL, specified a new MODL (the same as the previous one) which is solely for those people who at 8 February 2010:
• hold a Skilled-Graduate (subclass 485) visa, or had a pending subclass 485 visa application and had not yet lodged an application for a provisional or permanent GSM visa and who make an application by 31 December 2012, or
• have a pending GSM visa application.

MODL points can still be claimed by people, who at 8 February 2010 were:
• holders of a subclass 485 visa granted before 8 February 2010
• applicants for a subclass 485 visa lodged before 8 February 2010, or
• applicants for a GSM visa lodged before 8 February 2010.

These applicants must lodge their GSM application by 31 December 2012.
PAM3 will not be updated to reflect this until 27 March 2010.