ACT Nomination Guidelines update

Eligibility Criteria Updated

ACT Nomination Guidelines are updated as follows:

ACT Resident Pathway:

190 – You are the primary holder of a subclass 457/482 visa sponsored by an ACT employer. You worked in Canberra in your nominated occupation for the sponsoring ACT employer for the last three months. Your nominated occupation does not have to be on the ACT Critical Skills List if it is on the relevant Department of Home Affairs Skilled Occupation List.

190/491 Residence in Canberra: you lived in Canberra for at least six months at date of Canberra Matrix submission and continue to do so until the date of invitation. Your bank statements /transaction history must record ACT banking activity for this period. You may also live within a 30-minute commuting distance in NSW e.g., Queanbeyan, Jerrabomberra, and Googong.

Employment in Canberra:

190: You worked a minimum of 30 hours per week in at least 26 out of the 30 weeks before Canberra Matrix submission. Your payslips and bank statements / transaction history must record the income /salary payments (weekly, fortnightly, or monthly) for the claimed period of employment.

491: You worked a minimum of 15 hours per week in at least 13 out of the 15 weeks before Canberra Matrix submission. Your payslips and bank statements / transaction history must record the income /salary payments (weekly, fortnightly, or monthly) for the claimed period of employment.

Self-employed and you are not claiming Matrix points as a Small Business Owner:

190: Your total(taxable) income is at least $1000 pw in at least 26 out of the 30 weeks before Canberra Matrix submission

491: Your total (taxable) income is at least $520 pw in at least 13 out of the 15 weeks before Canberra Matrix submission.

Overseas applicant eligibility:

190: Relevant overseas work experience: you have at least three years full-time, postgraduate work experience in your nominated occupation in the last five years. The work experience must be assessed as relevant by the assessing body in your points tested skill assessment (if the points advice service is provided by the assessing body).

491: you have at least one year full time, post graduate work experience in your nominated occupation in the last five years. The work experience must be assessed as relevant by the assessing body in your points tested skill assessment (if the points advice service is provided by the assessing body).

 Canberra Matrices submitted in the last six months will be assessed against the new guidelines.

If your application has been refused on or after 20 March 2023 but it would have been approved under the new guidelines, you can submit a request for reconsideration to migration@act.gov.au.

Source: https://www.act.gov.au/migration