• Your bank statements prove your claimed date of arrival and the claimed period of residence in Canberra.
• You must record any period away from Canberra (seven days or more) in the ‘Summary of ACT residence’ at Attachment D.
• You cannot be away from Canberra for more than six weeks in any year (e.g. for a holiday or to visit family) unless you are claiming two or more years residency and you were not away from Canberra for more than twelve weeks in any given year. You must provide evidence that the ACT continued to be your primary place of residence for these twelve weeks, such as rent or other housing payments. These payments need to be highlighted in your bank statements.
• You cannot live, study, or work interstate for any period of claimed ACT residence, unless:
  • You studied interstate for no more than one night (or two days) per week;
  • You worked in regional NSW while living in the ACT, provided you worked within a 30-minute commute of your Canberra-based home; or,
  • You lived in regional NSW while working in Canberra, provided you lived within a 30-minute commute of your Canberra-based work.
• Places in the Canberra commuter region include: Jerrabomberra, Googong, and Queanbeyan.

• The business activity is in the ACT. Interstate / overseas business activity is not accepted.
• Your business is profitable.
• Your business is paying you the following taxable income:
  • 190 nomination: at least $32,000 in the last six months.
  • 491 nomination: at least $16,000 in the last three months.
• At date of Canberra Matrix submission, you are employing at least one Australian citizen, permanent resident, or New Zealand citizen. Additionally, one employee must have been employed for at least 13 weeks at a minimum of 20 hours per week.
  • The employee's employment does not have to be continuous.
  • The employment is in accordance with Australian legislation.
  • The employee is a 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.
• If you are claiming any period of self-employment:
• Your gross (taxable) weekly income must exceed $610 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 13 weeks before Canberra Matrix submission.
• The employment was continuous unless you were on unpaid leave with a valid medical certificate. Any period of unpaid leave cannot be counted towards the 13 weeks employment.
• Gross Taxable income:
• Employee: no less than $31 per hour (excluding casual loading).
• Small Business owner: minimum $16,000 income for last three months.
• Self-employment on an ABN: minimum $610 per week.
• Any employment claimed must be recorded on your SkillSelect EOI.

• They are working a minimum of 20 hours per week for the 13 weeks before Canberra Matrix submission.
• Their employment must be continuous unless they were on unpaid leave with a valid medical certificate. Any period of unpaid leave without a valid medical certificate cannot be counted towards the 13 weeks employment.
• They meet the Home Affairs requirement for 'competent' English or hold an Australian passport.
• Their employer must provide a Statutory Declaration confirming their employment. See Attachment E.
• If they are self-employed on an ABN:
  • Their taxable weekly income exceeds $610 for each week of employment claimed; and
  • Their business has been actively operating in Canberra for at least 12 months.

Spouse employability