ACT Migration has made changes to ACT Nomination Guidelines, the ACT Critical Occupations List and other policy.
Both the size and composition of the ACT migration program has changed considerably. These changes combined with continuing skills shortages in the ACT, have an impact on the ACT Skilled Migration program settings.
Act Nomination Guidelines and Critical Skills List Update
ACT Migration has made changes to the ACT Nomination Guidelines. The changes focus on making it easier for prospective migrants to apply for ACT nomination and clarifying language or current policies where necessary. Eligibility criteria have been adjusted and changes have been made to the Canberra Matrix. Also, Canberra Matrices submitted in the last six months will be assessed against the new guidelines, and if any application has been refused on or after 20 March 2023 but it would have been approved under the new guidelines, a request for reconsideration to migration@act.gov.au can be submitted.
ACT Critical skills list has also been revised and will be published soon. Due to the continuing skills shortages, 128 occupations have been added to the list. One occupation has been removed.
ACT Migration Processing Update
The ACT received an interim allocation of 4,050 nomination places split evenly between the 491 and 190 visa for the 2022-2023 program year:
- Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa: 2,025 places
- Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa: 2,025 places
- the Business Innovation and Investment Program: 10 places
As on 17 April 2023:
- 1,392 Provisional Skilled Regional Work visa (subclass 491) nominations,
- 1,175 Permanent Skilled Independent visa (subclass 190) nominations
- 10 Business Innovation and Investment nominations, which means that Business Innovation and Investment Program has closed for this financial year.
Remaining Allocation:
- 190 Nominations: 633
- 491 Nominations: 850
- Business Innovation and Investment Program: 0
ACT Migration still needs to process 1,483 nominations, which may result in increase in the number of invitations, which will likely lower the minimum scores meriting an invitation.
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