• Your bank statements must prove your claimed date of arrival and the claimed period of residence in Canberra.
• Your residency in Canberra does not have to be continuous.
• You must record any period away from Canberra (seven days or more) in the ‘Summary of ACT residence’ at Attachment D.
• Your claimed period of ACT residence does not have to be continuous.
• You may have holidays away from Canberra for a maximum of six weeks in any year.
• You can study interstate for one or two days a week. However, if you studied more than two days (one night) a week interstate, you will not be considered an ACT resident for that period.
• You cannot claim ACT residency for any period that you lived or worked interstate or overseas.
• You can live in NSW if you are within a 30 minute commute to Canberra e.g., Queanbeyan, Bungendore.

• The business activity is in the ACT. Interstate / overseas business activity is not accepted
• Your business must be profitable.
• Your business must be paying you the following taxable income:
  • 190 nomination: at least $26,000 in the last six months.
  • 491 nomination: at least $13,000 in the last three months.
• You must be employing at least one Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealand citizen for at least 13 weeks (minimum 20 hrs pw).
  • You may employ one or more employees. The employment does not have to be continuous.
  • The employment must be in accordance with Australian legislation.
  • The employee/s must be resident in Canberra.
  • You MUST provide a statutory declaration confirming the employment and citizenship details for each employee.

• You worked a minimum 20 hours per week for each week claimed towards the period of employment.
• You may be working in any occupation.
• You may work for more than one ACT employer and / or be self-employed on an ABN.
• The employment does not have to be permanent or continuous.
• If you are claiming any period of self-employment:
  • Your gross (taxable) weekly income must exceed $520 for each week of employment claimed; and
  • Your business must have been operating in Canberra for at least 12 months.

• You worked a minimum 20 hours per week for the last three months.
• Continuous employment: your employment must be continuous for at least 13 weeks.
• You may work for more than one ACT employer, operate a small business and/or be self-employed if you are working in the same occupation and at the same skill level.
• Taxable income
  • Employee: no less than $26 per hour (excluding casual loading).
  • Small Business owner: minimum $13,000 income for last three months.
  • Self-employment on an ABN: minimum $520 per week.
• Any employment claimed must be recorded on your SkillSelect EOI.

• They must be working a minimum 20 hours per week for the three months immediately before the date of Matrix submission.
• Continuous employment: their employment must be continuous for at least 13 weeks.
• They may work for more than one employer and / or be self-employed.
• Their employer must provide a Statutory Declaration confirming their employment. See Attachment E.
• They meet the Home Affairs requirement for ‘competent’ English or hold an Australian passport.
• If they are self-employed on an ABN:
  • Their gross weekly income exceeds $520 for each week of employment claimed; and
  • Their business has been operating in Canberra for at least 12 months.

Spouse employability