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FOI Request: FA 20/04/00644

Good morning

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

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Expressions of Interest (EOIs) in Skillselect, and may be accessed by any
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material.

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Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer

Freedom of Information Section

FOI & Records Management Branch | Data Division
Corporate and Enabling Group

Dear Department of Home Affairs,

I would like to know the total number of Expression of Interests submitted
and how many have been invited for 189 until 07-Feb-2020 between the point
range of 65-105.

For the following ANZSCO codes:

2613- Software and Applications Programmers

Yours faithfully,

Adnan Zafar

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Organisation ([1]link). As the Department focuses its efforts on managing
the impact of COVID-19 on its critical services and employees, other
non-critical services may not be delivered within expected timeframes. We
apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience during this
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Your email has been received by the Department of Home Affairs Freedom of
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Information Act 1982.

If your email is a valid FOI request, the Department will contact you
shortly to acknowledge your request. Please do not send duplicate emails
as this may cause delays in processing times.

For matters not relating to the Freedom of Information Act 1982, please
refer to the information below to assist in the resolution of your
enquiry.

General information regarding travelling to Australia

Information for visitors to Australia can be found [2]here.

Information regarding potential visa options can be found [3]here.

Request for a copy of your Visa Refusal or Visa Grant letter

If you have lost or misplaced correspondence regarding your Visa Refusal
or Visa Grant, or you wish to confirm the authenticity of your Visa
Refusal or Visa Grant, you should contact the office where you lodged your
visa application.

Details of our offices located around the world can be found [4]here.

Checking your current Visa details and conditions

You can check your visa details and conditions on the Department’s Visa
Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) portal which can be accessed
[5]here. If you do not have the necessary reference numbers to access the
VEVO portal, you should contact the office where you lodged your visa
application for further information.

Refund of Visa fees

If you are seeking a refund of fees associated with your Visa, you should
contact the office where you lodged your visa application. Details of our
offices located around the world can be found [6]here.

Making a Visa application

Registered migration agents are authorised to provide immigration advice
or assistance, including advice regarding the lodgement of visa
applications. Further information on migration agents may be found
[7]here. Please note that the Department is unable to assist you in this
regard.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties in lodging your visa
application through ImmiAccount, you should submit your concerns through
the ImmiAccount Technical Support Form, which is accessible [8]here.

Australian Citizenship

If you are seeking evidence of your Australian Citizenship, please refer
[9]here.

Information on how to apply for Australian citizenship, information for
Australian citizens and Australian Citizenship Day can be found [10]here.

The FOI Section does not process these requests.

Movement Records/Travel History

If you are seeking evidence of your own travel movements/history you
should complete Form 1359, which can be found [11]here.

The FOI Section does not process these requests.

Superannuation – Evidence of Immigration Status

Information about accessing your superannuation after leaving Australia
can be found [12]here.

The FOI Section does not process these requests.

Changes in your situation including updating your Passport Details

If your situation has changes or is about to change, you need to tell us
because your visa might be affected.

Information can be found [13]here about how to notify the Department of a
change in your situation.

The FOI Section does not process these requests.

Duty Free concessions

Information relating to duty free concessions can be found [14]here.

General Enquiries

If you have a question, which has not been answered above, and which is
about visa, citizenship, travel or trade, including bringing goods in and
out of Australia, please refer to our general enquiries web form [15]here.

Thank you

Information updated 15 April 2020

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FOI request: FA 20/04/00644

File number: OBJ2020/16195

Dear Adnan Zafar

I refer to your email received by the Department of Home Affairs (the
Department) on 12 May 2020, in which you requested an internal review in
relation to your Freedom of Information request FA 20/04/00644.

Your request for access to documents

Your request for access to documents was received by the Department on 11
April 2020. On 14 April 2020, the Department acknowledged your request and
advised that the information to which you sought access was available
through the Department’s SkillSelect web page.

The Department also requested you contact the Department within five
working days (that is – by Tuesday 21 April 2020) to advise whether you
wished to continue with your FOI request.

The Department did not receive a response from you to its email of 14
April 2020. Accordingly, on 23 April 2020 the Department deemed your
request to have been withdrawn and closed it.

Whether internal review request valid

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of the FOI Act, which provides that an applicant may request an internal
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section 53A of the FOI Act.

As the Department deemed your request to have been withdrawn, and
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Department has not made a decision that meets the requirements of a
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Act.

Consequently the Department has determined that your internal review
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FOI Officer, Reviews Team

Freedom of Information

FOI & Records Management Branch | Data Division

Corporate and Enabling Group

Department of Home Affairs

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From: Adnan Zafar <[3][FOI #6281 email]>

Sent: Tuesday, 12 May 2020 8:52 PM

To: FOI <[4][DIBP request email]>

Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - EOI submitted
for Visa 189 Point (65-105) until 7 February 2020 ANZSCO 2613

Dear FOI,

Yours sincerely,

Adnan Zafar

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FOI Request: FA 20/04/00644

Good morning

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

I refer to your correspondence below seeking access to documents held by
the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

Your request has been allocated the FOI reference number referred to
above. Please include your FOI reference number in all correspondence
with the Freedom of Information Section.

The information you have requested is available through a Qlik
application which can be accessed via the Department’s SkillSelect [1]web
page and there is [2]information to assist. The Qlik application
comprises a comprehensive library of historic and current data in
relation to Expressions of Interest (EOIs) in Skillselect, and may be
accessed by any persons wishing to reference EOI data. I consider that
the information you request is available publically and is a complete
library of EOI reference material.

As this information is now publically available, you may wish to withdraw
you FOI request. If you do not advise the Department that you wish to
continue with this FOI request within 5 working days of this email, your
request will be taken to have been withdrawn.

Contacting the FOI Section

Should you wish to discuss your request you may contact the FOI Section
at [3][DIBP request email].

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer

Freedom of Information Section

FOI & Records Management Branch | Data Division Corporate and Enabling
Group

Dear Department of Home Affairs,

I would like to know the total number of Expression of Interests
submitted and how many have been invited for 189 until 07-Feb-2020
between the point range of 65-105.

For the following ANZSCO codes:

2613- Software and Applications Programmers

Yours faithfully,

Adnan Zafar

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