Note: The Decision Ready Checklist for ENS and RSMS are for new applications ONLY. They are not for applications already lodged. The DRCertification can only be undertaken by a Migration Lawyer or by a non lawyer registered migration agent as they are in a position to understand complex law of migration and to identify if the application actually meets the relevant regulatory criteria (as per the Migration Act 1958 & Migration Regulations) including the meeting the schedule one and two criteria and each and every required document has been lodged) for an application to be decision ready.

The Migration Act 1958 contains powers by which the Minister can consider and finalise visa applications in an order of priority that the Minister considers appropriate. Departmental officers are required to follow this

DRC is available (we will only submit such on behalf of our clients and only if we are satisfied of meeting relevant regulatory criteria)

• for nominations - RSMS (Subclasses 119 and 857) (PDF) (64 Kb)
• for nominations - ENS (Subclasses 121 and 856) (PDF) (64 Kb)
• for visa applications - RSMS and ENS (Subclasses 119, 857, 121 and 856) (PDF)
• Letter from Permanent Employer Sponsored Entry on ENS/RSMS DRChecklists
• DRC ENS/RSMS Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (41 Kb) document

NOTE:We do not provide adhoc DRC certificates. We only do this to our clients if we are satisfied that the client meets all the regulatory criteria, any issues clarified in a submission to DIAC and if we are also happy with the original evidence provided. We will certify them as true copies and submit the full application to DIAC with a DRC certification. Not very many people understand and appreciate the process that is actually involved in a DRC application.

Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS)/Regional Sponsored Migration  Scheme (RSMS)

Decision Ready Application Processing  Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take for a certified Decision Ready Application to be finalized?

We are anticipating Decision Ready Applications will be allocated within a week of lodgement. However, allocation may take longer at the Parramatta Office because of the mail handling processes in NSW. It is then anticipated that the case officer will assess that case in the week following the allocation. If applications are in fact decision ready, we are anticipating that most will be decided within two to three weeks of lodgement.

What happens if a certified Decision Ready Application is found to be missing  information/documents?

A decision ready application is by definition decision ready (meets the relevant regulatory criteria (as per the Migration Act 1958 & Migration Regulations) including the meeting the schedule one and two criteria and each and every required document has been lodged).

In such instances our decision ready checklist will be returned. That particular application will be

queued. A strike will be issued to the Migration Agent accordingly. Should an agent accumulate three such "strikes" and any further certifications from that agent will no longer be accepted and their applications will be queued.

I have previously lodged decision ready ENS/RSMS applications that are currently awaiting decision. Does this Decision Ready processing scheme apply to existing applications?

No. Given the number of ENS and RSMS applications the PESE Branch currently has on hand,applications involving some 22,000 persons, if we were to include the capacity to nominate applications already on-hand as decision ready, the potential demand could mean that we would have no capacity to process applications remaining in our queue.

While the decision ready option is an attempt to derive the processing efficiencies for DIAC that accompany a decision ready application, this clearly needs to be balanced against the processing obligation to the total application cohort. We are trying to achieve a sustainable balance between our front end loaded cases and those cases coming from our on-hand caseload.

Contact us for consultations

Dinesh Weerakkody LLB; PDLP
Solicitor & Barrister (An Australian Legal Practitioner)
An Australian Migration Agent (0742843)

Mob + 61 425725570 (Aus)

Fax + 61 3 9808 2243

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