Canberra Matrix Points Calculator

Canberra matrix provides a great scope for the residents of Canberra. Having high Canberra matrix points can get you an Australian PR visa.

Canberra matrix guideline assesses the duration you lived in Canberra, your and your spouse/partner's English proficiency, spouse/partner English proficiency, nominated occupation, ACT matrix employments, the available asset in Canberra, and many other things. Canberra matrix calculator will give you the point you currently hold. With higher points, you will have a higher chance of getting a 190 visa in Canberra or a 491 visa in Canberra.

Two types of visas, 190 and 491 are popular among the international students or employees in Australia. These visas can get you the opportunity to get PR. ACT190 is a PR visa. To get an ACT 190 visa, you must have sufficient points in the Australian citizenship calculator. ACT 491 is another great visa that makes you eligible for a PR visa.

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If the calculated point is not good enough, we have made a customized plan for you. There are several options to increase your points. Several courses are available which may range from 6 months to 4 years. Attending these courses will increase your points. Some courses can get you a PR visa without any job experience at all. Additionally, the job experiences have an impact on the matrice calculator. Your assets available in Canberra are another great scope to look at.

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Length of current ACT residence

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Length of current ACT residence

How long have you lived in Canberra in the last eight years?

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Your bank statements must evidence your 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.
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 without it affecting your claim for a year of residence
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 where you work in Canberra e.g., Queanbeyan.

English proficiency

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English proficiency

What is your English proficiency level as defined by Home Affairs?

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You must meet the Home Affairs requirement for the level of English claimed.

Competent English:

IELTS: 6 Each Components

PTE: 50 Each Components

Proficient English:

IELTS: 7 Each Components

PTE: 65 Each Components

Superior English:

IELTS: 8 Each Components

PTE: 79 Each Components

Options:Superior (15 points)Proficient (10 points)Competent (0 points)

Spouse/Partner English proficiency

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Spouse/Partner English proficiency

What is your spouse/partner’s English proficiency?

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They must meet the Home Affairs requirement for the level of English claimed or hold an Australian passport.

Options:Superior/Proficient (5 points)Competent (0 points)Not Applicable (0 points)

Nominated occupation

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Nominated occupation

Is your nominated occupation on the ACT Critical Skills List?

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Options:Your nominated occupation is ON the ACT Critical Skills List (20 points)Your nominated occupation is NOT on the ACT Critical Skills List (0 points)

Small Business Owner

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Options:Your business has actively traded in Canberra for at least twelve months from the date you established or purchased the business. The business has a minimum turnover of at least $200,000 for the last twelve months business activity (20 points)Your business has actively traded in Canberra for at least six months from the date you established or purchased the business. The business has a minimum annual turnover of at least $100,000 for the last six months business activity. (10 points)Not Applicable (0 points)

Length of ACT employment

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Length of ACT employment

How long have you worked for an ACT employer in Canberra in the two years immediately before the date of Matrix submission?

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You may be working in any occupation. The employment does not have to be continuous.
While the employment does not have to be fulltime or permanent, you must be working a minimum 20 hours per week for each week that you claim towards the period of employment.
You may work for more than one ACT employer, be self-employed on an ABNor operate a small business.
If you are claiming any period of self-employment:
Your taxable weekly income must exceed $520 for each week of employment claimed in the last two years

Options:Employed for 12+ months (10 points)Employed for 6+ months (5 points)Not Applicable (0 points)

ACT employment - skill level

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ACT employment - skill level

Are you currently working in Canberra in a highly skilled position? You must meet the following minimum criteria:

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You worked a minimum 20 hours per week for the last three months.
The employment was continuous. Unpaid leave does not meet this criterion.
You may work for more than one ACT employer, operate a small business and or be self-employed. You must be working in the same occupation and at the same skill level.
Gross 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.

Options:You are working in your nominated occupation which is on the current ACT Critical Skills List. Your occupation must be recorded as ‘related’ to the nominated occupation’ on your SkillSelect EOI.(20 points)You are the primary holder of a subclass 457 / 482 visa and you are working for the ACT employer who sponsored your visa. Your occupation must be recorded as ‘related’ to the nominated occupation’ on your SkillSelect EOI. (15 points)You are working in an occupation that is on the current ACT Critical Skills List; but it is not your nominated occupation. (10 points)You are working in an occupation that has an ANZSCO skill level 1 to 3. (5 points)Not applicable (0 points)

Spouse/Partner Employment

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Spouse/Partner Employment

Is your spouse / partner currently working in the ACT or surrounding ‘commuter’ region? They must meet the minimum criteria below:

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They must be working a minimum 20 hours per week for the three months immediately before the date of Matrix submission.
Their employment must be continuous.
Any period of unpaid leave cannot be counted towards the three months employment criteria.
They must meet the Home Affairs requirement for ‘competent’ English or hold an Australian passport.
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
If they are self-employed on an ABN:
Their taxable weekly income exceeds $520 for each week of employment claimed; and
Their business has been actively operating in Canberra for at least 12 months.

Options:They are working in an occupation on the ACT Critical Skills List. They must have a skill assessment relevant to their current employment. Their taxable income must be no less than $26 per hour (excluding casual loading). (15 points)They have a current skill assessment, and it is relevant to their current ACT employment. Their taxable income must be no less than $26 per hour (excl casual loading).(excluding casual loading) (10 points)They are currently working in any occupation, at any skill level, in Canberra. (5 points)They do not meet the three months employment criterion, but they have: A tertiary qualification (3 year trade, or a Bachelors, Masters or PhD) from an Australian institution in any occupation; and ‘competent’ English or and Australian passport. (5 points)Not applicable (0 points)

Tertiary Qualification

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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

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Options:Doctoral degree (20 points)Master's degree (15 points)Bachelor's degree or trade certificate (10 points)Diploma qualification/s - at least two years full time study (5 points)Not applicable (0 points)

Years of Study at an ACT Tertiary Institution

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Years of Study at an ACT Tertiary Institution

For how many years did you study fulltime to complete a CRICOS* registered course, and / or attend a Professional Year (PY) program, at an ACT institution in the last eight years?

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- You must have a letter of course completion from the ACT institution to evidence the claimed period and location of study.
- You must be resident in Canberra during your claimed period of study.
- Distance education or online attendance is not accepted.
- A PY undertaken in the ACT meets the one year study criteria.
- Two or more courses, including a PY, may be counted to evidence the period of ACT study. The courses cannot be concurrent.
- The courses do not have to be continuous.

CRICOS* - Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students. An academic year is at least a total of 46 weeks.

Close Family Ties

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Close Family Ties

You have a close family member who has lived in Canberra for the last two years. They must be an Australian citizen/permanent resident.

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.

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Options:Spouse/partner, child. (20 points)Parent, grandparent, brother, sister, aunt, or uncle. (10 points)Not applicable (0 points)

Assets in Canberra

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Assets in Canberra

You (and a spouse/partner if applicable) have invested at least $250,000 cash to purchase a residential or commercial property in Canberra (purchase of land only does not meet this criteria)

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Options:Minimum $250,000 cash investment in ACT residential or commercial property (5 points)Not applicable (0 points)

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