Applying for ACT Nomination

• Open the Canberra Matrix through your agent portal.

• Select either 190 or 491 nomination (after checking the eligibility criteria carefully).
• The 190 and 491 Matrix scores will be ranked and separate invitation rounds will be held.
• Individual Matrix cannot be linked to an agent account

• The matrix score is valid for 6 months ONLY. If your client is not invited, the Matrix auto lapses after 6 months and will not be reactivated.

申请ACT提名的步骤

• 通过中介端口打开Canberra Matrix。

• 择 190 或 491 提名（请仔细检查前置申请资格标准）。

• 190 和 491 Matrix将从高到低排名，并进行分别的邀请。

• 个人申请的Matrix不能链接到中介账户

• Matrix分数仅有效 6 个月。您的客户如果未获得邀请，Matrix将在 6 个月后自动失效，并且不会重新激活。

Canberra Resident: 491 nomination eligibility

• Minimum three months ACT residence immediately before the date of Matrix submission and continuing until date of any invitation. Residence is defined as living and settle in Canberra. Visiting Canberra for short periods does not meet the residence criteria.
• Three months continuous employment (minimum 20 hrs per week) immediately prior to matrix submission.

前置申请条件——491签证

Canberra Resident: 190 nomination eligibility

1. Nominated occupation is open on the ACT Occupation list (don’t forget the caveats); or
2. Primary 457/482 visa holder sponsored by an ACT employer (at least 1 year visa validity at date of Matrix); or employer (at least 1 year visa validity at date of Matrix); or
3. Five years continuous ACT residence at date Matrix submission.

堪培拉居民：190名提名资格

5 years continuous ACT residence

五年连续ACT居住：

Overseas applicant: 190 nomination eligibility

Overseas applicant—changes in common to 191 and 491 eligibility criteria

• Relevant work experience: 10 years plus continuous employment in the nominated occupation – must be evidenced by a skill assessment: 20 points.
• Spouse / partner employment: Skill assessment relevant to current ‘Open’ occupation (caveats may apply)

Meeting the criteria — refusals 18% agents

Meeting the criteria — refusals 18% agents

• Length of study at an ACT Institution: Claimed 5 points for 1 year ACT study. ACC completion letter shows course commenced 5 March 2018. Claimed arrival date on 24 April 2018. No ACT bank transactions until 24 April. Sydney salary payments till 26 April 2018. Matrix submitted 26/04/2019.
• ACT Employment skill level. Claimed 10 points for ‘working in on ‘Open’ but not nomintaed occupation’ as a Cook which is closed. Relevent tertiary qualifications not attached.
• Skill Assessment dated after Matrix submitted.

• Spouse Employment. Claimed 15 points for working in open occupation. Spouse is not earning the award wage for a Chef under the Restaurant Industry Award. Second refusal for same reason.
• Tertiary Qualification. Claimed 15 points for a Master’s degree, which was not recorded on SkillSelect EOI.

And some more refusals

Suggestions to avoid refusals

• Remember, you must evidence eligibility and the matrix score claimed at date of matrix submission.
• If you know that your client is not eligible (e.g. Canberra residents not meeting the employment, residence or English criteria) do not submit the application.
• If you can’t easily evidence the Matrix point claimed (at date of submission), don’t claim it.
• Candidates with a matrix score of 70 and over are highly likely to receive an invitation in an upcoming round. If you don’t have to claim points e.g. length/ type of employment, you don’t have to provide evidence.
• Refusing applications is triple the work load and means less applications can be assessed.

• 在递交Matrix申请时就已经满足递交条件并且可以提供出材料来佐证你claim的分数
• 如果你知道你的客户并不满足递交条件（例如，堪培拉工作，居住或者英语），请不要递交申请
• 如果你没有办法给出材料来佐证你claim的分数，请不要claim

• Matrix达到70分或以上的申请人更有可能在之后的一轮申请。对于你没有claim的分数（例如，工作时长/工作种类）你不需要提供任何材料
• 拒掉申请是一般工作量的三倍，也就意味着更少的申请被审理

How to make our job easier

• A concise summary explaining how the Matrix claism are met

• The ‘ summary of working hours’ must be a summary. The total hours worked for each pay period must be clearly recorded.
• Highlight pertinent facts – e.g. salary payments in bank statement;

• Minimum documentation as required per the document checklist (14 to 18 documents max)
• If a document is not required, please do not attach it, e.g. statutory declarations; love stories; relationship photos; car rego; high school certificate, child care enrolment etc;
• If claiming a migrating spouse, attach evidence of their locations.

• 一份简要摘要来说明如何满足Matrix分数；

• Summary of working hours 必须清楚记录每个工资期的总工作时间。

• 突出相关事实- 例如银行对账单上的工资支付；

• 根据Checklist的要求，提供尽量少的documents（最多14至18个documents）

• 请不要上传一些不必要的文件，例如 statutory declarations; love stories; relationship photos; car rego; high school certificate, child care enrolment；
• 如果同时携带配偶，请附上其位置的证据。

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