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, 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).
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