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ACT Matrix - Canberra State and Regional Sponsor

Key content

  1. Canberra State and Territory nominated program 2024-25

  2. Canberra Critical Occupation List

  3. ACT Matrix (Canberra State and Regional sponsor - Points Calculation)

  4. Major Eligibilities for Canberra State and Regional Sponsor

  5. Become eligible for ACT (Canberra) State and Regional sponsor while living in NSW

  6. Canberra Small Business Owner pathway

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Update!
July 2024

ACT state and territory nomination program is open now.

The 2024-25 ACT state and territory nomination program visa allocation is 1,800 nomination places:

  • ACT permanent 190 nomination: 1000 places

  • ACT provisional 491 nomination: 800 places

This is a massive 50% increase in allocation compared to that of 2023-24 FY.
All the states utilized their allocated visa nominations for state and territory category apart from South Australia, which had nominated 778 applications for the subclass 491 stream against 850 allocations.

Latest ACT Matrix PR Invitation round

Read more about the ACT Matrix (Canberra points calculation criteria) below
As part of Migration overhaul strategy the Government has put more emphasize and focus on State and Territory nomination program. State and Territory nominated visa allocation for 2024-25 is set at 33,000. This is an increase from 2023-24 FY, where the visa allocation was 30,400. Albeit the visa allocation was 30,400 on last FY, the states received only $16,700 allocation among them which is a discrepancy from the initial allocation. We are expecting more allocations for states this year and there is a possibility that the state wise allocation can closely match with that of the total allocation. WA also have received 10000 allocations for 2024-25 FY, which is more than fourfold increase from that of last year. Learn more about Western Australia’s state and Territory nomination program: https://www.racc.net.au/western-australia-state-sponsor-boosting-building-and-construction-industry

You can book a PR Pathway Zoom consultation with our Registered Migration Agent through our website: https://www.racc.net.au/booking-calendar/pr-pathways-and-visa-options-1

November 2023

Canberra still running invitation rounds at least twice a month. Invitations are issued to multiple occupations with relatively less points. 

​1. Latest Invitation round for Canberra State and Regional Sponsor

  • Canberra has the most frequent invitation rounds compared to other states.

  • Multiple Trade occupations were invited starting with 75 points

  • Popular occupations such as Social Workers, Human Resources Manager, Sheetmetal trade workers, Civil Engineering Draftperson, Early Childhood Teachers, Primary School Teachers, Pharmacists, and few other occupations receives invitation with 75 points. 

  • Multiple niche occupations received invitation with comparatively lesser points. 

​2. Canberra Critical Occupation List

Alike other states, Canberra has it's own occupation list and currently many occupations are included  in the Canberra Critical Occupation list. 
Find the up
dated full Canberra Occupation list:
https://www.act.gov.au/migration/skilled-migrants/act-critical-skills-list

In the recent invitation rounds; Chef, ICT, Civil Engineers, Early Childhood teachers, Marketing specialist, Enrolled Nurse and many other occupations had consistent invitations with comparatively reasonable points. 

 

3. ACT Matrix (Canberra State and Regional sponsor - Points Calculation)

Unlike the conventional Skilled Migration points system, Canberra has it's own Matrix called ''ACT Matrix" and a different points calculation system. For example, you can get 10 additional points just by residing in Canberra for 2 years.
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4. Major Eligibilities for Canberra State and Regional Sponsor

  • Have a positive Skills assessment AND,

  • Your occupation is in the Canberra Critical Occupation list

Along with these, you also need to meet the following eligibility respectively for Subclass 190 and Subclass 491.

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5. Canberra State and Regional Sponsor for Overseas Applicants 

  • Have a positive Skills assessment AND,

  • Your occupation is in the Canberra Critical Occupation list

Read more on the Canberra State and Regional Sponsor eligibility for Overseas Applicants: https://www.racc.net.au/canberra-state-and-regional-sponsor-overseas-applicants

5. Become eligible for ACT (Canberra) State and Regional sponsor while living in NSW

Living in Southern NSW's Queanbeyan and eligible surrounding areas may make you eligible for both ACT and NSW Regional Migration. 
Read more: https://www.racc.net.au/queanbeyan-act-nsw-state-regional-sponsor

6. Canberra Small Business Owner pathway

Canberra Small Business Owner pathway is introduced earlier this year. For the Small Business Owner pathway, you'd have to go through the ACT Matrix as well. Read more on the Small Business owner pathway:
https://www.racc.net.au/canberra-small-business-owner-pathway

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