I went ahead and called the Australian Embassy in the United States to
see if they could answer my question. The woman at the embassy was
EXTREMELY helpful and answered my question. I am posting the answer
below so hopefully it will help out others in my situation.
Answer: Yes, you can apply for another visa while your skilled
migration visa is being processed. I specifically asked about
travelling to Australia on an ETA visa and Work and Holiday Visa
(subclass 462). The embassy representative said that I need to be
aware of the requests for medicals/police checks that will be requested
by the case officer for the skilled migration visa. She also stated
that I need to keep my case officer informed of any travel to Australia
so that I can be notified to leave the country when a decision is
imminent on the skilled migration visa. (She stated that I do not
necessarily need to travel back to the USA for this, rather just
anywhere outside of Australia).
This is great news for me because I want to do some extended travel
around Australia before I (hopefully) get my skilled migration visa
approved.
Hope this helps someone!!!:)
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Cruzader77
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