2010年7月19日澳大利亚移民部长 Chris Evans公布新的独立技术移民优先审理顺序。

新的优先审理顺序自2010年7月14日生效。优先审理顺序是：雇主担保类 - 州政府担保类 - SOL SCHEDULE 3上职业提名 - 剩余其它移民申请按照递交审理顺序，依次审理。

各个州政府的担保清单和详细规定应该在2010年下半年陆续公布。新的优先审理顺序是用于全部申请，包括审理处于最终阶段的申请。申请按照优先顺序依次审理，先申请具有有限审理权的申请，低级别的申请需要等待高级别的申请审理完毕后才能审理。

以下类别的签证受到影响，境内和境外优先审理的没有区别。

The following GSM visas are affected by priority processing:

• Skilled — Independent subclass 175

• Skilled — Independent subclass 176

• Skilled — Regional Sponsored subclass 475

• Skilled — Regional Sponsored subclass 487

• Skilled — Independent Regional subclass 495

• Skilled — Designated Area-sponsored (Provisional) subclass 496

• Graduate — Skilled subclass 497

• Skilled — Onshore Independent New Zealand Citizen subclass 861

• Skilled — Onshore Australian-sponsored New Zealand Citizen subclass 862

• Skilled — Onshore Designated Area-sponsored New Zealand Citizen subclass 863

• Skilled — Independent Overseas Student subclass 880

• Skilled — Australian-sponsored subclass 881

• Skilled — Designated Area-sponsored Overseas Student subclass 882

• Skilled — Independent subclass 885

• Skilled — Sponsored subclass 886.

以下签证类别不受到新的优先审理顺序影响：

• Skilled — Recognised Graduate subclass 476

• Skilled — Graduate subclass 485

• Skilled — Designated Area — Sponsored (Residence) subclass 883

• Skilled — Regional subclass 887