Previous ACT residence, or time spent in the ACT in the last eight years?
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.
More than five years.
Three to five years.
One to three years.
Visited Canberra.
Not applicable.
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15
10
5
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Nominated occupation
Is your nominated occupation on the ACT Critical Skills List ?
Your nominated occupation is ON the ACT Critical Skills List .
Your nominated occupation is NOT on the ACT Critical Skills List .
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0
English proficiency
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.
Superior.
Proficient.
Competent
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10
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Spouse/Partner English proficiency
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.
Superior/proficient.
Competent.
Not Applicable.
5
0
0
ACT job offer
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.
Genuine ACT job offer in the nominated occupation.
Not applicable.
20
0
Relevant work experience
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.
Eight to 10 years employment.
Five to Eight years employment.
Three to Five years employment.
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15
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Spouse/Partner employability
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.
They work/have worked in an occupation that is on the ACT Critical Skills List and they hold a valid skill assessment that is relevant to their current occupation.
They work/have worked in an ANZSCO Skill Level 1 to 3 occupation and they have a valid skill assessment which is relevant to their current occupation.
They work/have worked in an ANZSCO Skill Level 1 to 3 occupation and they have a relevant qualification from an Australian or overseas tertiary institution.
Not applicable.
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10
5
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Tertiary qualification
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.
Doctoral degree.
Master’s degree.
Bachelor’s degree or trade certificate - at least three years full-time continuous study.
Diploma qualification - at least two years full-time continuous study.
Not applicable.
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15
10
5
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Study at an ACT tertiary institution
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.
Four academic years or more of study.
Three academic years of study.
Two academic years of study.
One academic year of study.
Not applicable.
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15
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5
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Close family ties
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.
Australian citizen/permanent resident.
Temporary resident visa holder.
Not applicable.
20
5
0
Assets in Canberra
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.
Minimum $250,000 cash investment in ACT residential or commercial property.
A minimum $100,000 business turnover in the last six months.
Not applicable.
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10
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