How long did you previously live in Canberra? Your bank statements and International Movement Record from Home Affairs must evidence your claimed date of arrival and previous residence in Canberra.
A visit to Canberra is defined as having stayed for at least seven consecutive nights.

Is your nominated occupation on the ACT Critical Skills List?

What is your English proficiency level as defined by Home Affairs?
You meet the Home Affairs requirement for the level of English claimed. You must have a valid English test result.

What is their English proficiency level as defined by Home Affairs?
They meet the Home Affairs requirement for the level of English claimed or hold an Australian passport.
Note: an Australian passport only equates to ‘competent’ English. If you wish to claim point in this category, your spouse/partner must meet the Home Affairs requirements for the level of English claimed.

Do you have a full-time genuine ACT job offer in your nominated occupation? The position must be in Canberra and be available for at least six months. The terms of employment must be in accordance with Australian legislation. The employer:

• cannot be trading from a home, online or serviced office.
• must explain how the position is relevant to the business.
• must demonstrate that the position has been advertised within the last three months and cannot be filled from the local labour market.

How long have you worked in your nominated occupation at date of Matrix submission?

• Your work experience must be relevant to the ACT economy.
• You must have a valid skills assessment with points advice showing dates of the relevant work experience assessed. The assessment must substantiate the number of years of relevant overseas work experience claimed in this category.
• Your relevant work experience must be recorded on your SkillSelect EOI.

Your spouse/partner must:

• have worked fulltime for at least six in the last 12 months; and
• meet the Home Affairs requirement for ‘competent’ English or have an Australian passport

What tertiary qualification do you hold from an Australian or international educational institution?

Your selected qualification must be recorded on your Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI.

If the skill assessing body has assessed your selected qualification and it is not equivalent to the same Australian Qualification Framework level, you can only claim the level at which it has been assessed.

In the last eight years, for how many years did you study to complete a CRICOS* registered course at an ACT tertiary institution, and / or undertake a Professional Year (PY) in the ACT? A PY undertaken in the ACT meets the one-year study criteria.

• You must have a letter of course completion from the ACT institution to prove the claimed period of study.
• You must have been resident in Canberra during your claimed period of study. Distance education or online attendance is not accepted.
• Two or more courses, including a PY, may be counted to prove the period of ACT study if the courses are not concurrent. The courses do not have to be continuous.

*CRICOS – Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students

Do you have a close family member who has lived in Canberra for the last two years?

A close family member is defined as a spouse/ partner, child, parent, brother, sister, aunt, uncle or grandparent of the main applicant or their spouse/ partner.

Have you made a personal cash investment in Canberra to purchase a residential or commercial property (purchase of land only does not meet this criteria)?

You must have a Certificate of Title or rates notice to evidence ownership.

Have you owned a business in Canberra for the last six months? You are the majority owner (at least 51%) and the business is profitable.