15 June 2010
Important information for lodging GSM applications before 1 July 2010
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has advised that any online GSM visa applications made before 1 July 2010 should be made well before 6:00pm Wednesday 30 June 2010.
This is because the implementation of the new Skilled Occupation List (SOL) and other department system changes are likely to cause a systems outage. Click for more information.
Website Outages
Please also be aware of the following planned systems outages:
Thursday 17 June 2010
All DIAC websites - including its home, citizenship, Ministerial and diversity pages - will be unavailable 7:00am - 8:00am Thursday 17 June 2010.
Online services - such as eLodgement (eVisa and eCitizenship), Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO), Grants Management System (GMS), Visa and Citizenship Wizards and LEGENDcom systems - will not be available.
Users who attempt to access these websites or online services during the outage will receive an error message. Please try again after 8:00am Thursday 17 June 2010.
Saturday 19 June 2010
The following systems may become unavailable from 12:00pm - 3:00pm Saturday 19 June 2010:
eLodgement (eVisa and Citizenship); and
Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO).
Users who receive a ‘Server 500’ error message during this time should try again after 3:00pm Saturday 19 June 2010.
Wednesdays
The following systems may become unavailable every Wednesday from 5:00am - 7:00am:
eLodgement (eVisa and Citizenship);
Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO); and
LEGENDcom.
Users who receive a ‘Server 500’ error message during this time should try again after 7:00am.
DIAC WARNING:
Applicants are advised to note planned system maintenance times before commencing an eVisa application, as planned maintenance will prevent a commenced application from being lodged. The department is not able to accept and back-date applications which have been commenced but not finally submitted through eVisa as a result of planned system maintenance or an outage.
Reminder:
BPAY will be unavailable for DIAC payments from 7:00am Wednesday 2 June to 8:00am Thursday 1 July 2010.
The option to pay for an eVisa application using BPAY is only available for clients in Australia applying online for a Student visa or permission to work. Payments for online Student visa applications can continue to be made by credit card during this time.
All times and dates are Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) GMT/UTC+10, more information is available here
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