In the most recent Canberra invitation round held on April 5, 2024, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) issued 385 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for ACT nomination. These invitations were specifically for the Skilled Nominated Visa Subclass 190 and Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa Subclass 491. This round was the first Canberra matrix invitation round for November. Discover further details about this recently concluded invitation round.
Latest ACT Invitation Round on 5 April 2024
Find below the details of this round:
- Small Business Owners: Canberra has issued 23 ITAs under this category for both Subclass 190 and 491 visa to candidates with minimum matrix score of 125 and 100 points respectively.
- 457 / 482 visa holders- Total 27 invitations issued under this category for both (190 & 491) visa subclasses.
- Critical Skill Occupations– Canberra has issued most, i.e. 213 ACT nomination invitations to the candidates registered for both 190 and 491 visa.
| Visa Category | Small Business Owners | Minimum Matrix Score | 457 / 482 visa holders | Invitations to Critical Skills Occupations | Overseas Applicants (Critical Skills Occupations) | Total |
| Subclass 190 visa | 5 | 125 | 20 | 96 | 19 | 140 |
| Subclass 491 visa | 18 | 100 | 7 | 117 | 103 | 245 |
| Total | 23 | | 27 | 213 | 122 | 385 |
ACT Invitation Round 5 April 2024
Also read- How to apply for State nominated skilled visa in Australia.
Overseas Applicants (Critical Skill Occupations)– The Overseas applicants received 122 invitations this time around for both invited visa categories.
ACT (Australian Capital Territory) Nomination
ACT nomination
The Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA) permits the use of the Canberra Matrix to select individuals for nomination under two skilled migration visa categories in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT):
- Skilled Work Regional Visa (subclass 491) (provisional)
- Skilled Nominated Visa (subclass 190) (permanent)
2023-2024 Allocation of ACT Nomination Places:
- Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa: 600 places
- Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa: 600 places
Application Count @ 8 April 2024
Total approvals: 909 approvals
- 190 Nominations: 491 approvals
- 491 Nominations: 418 approvals
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To determine your suitability for the optimal visa route and begin your application process for immigrating to Australia in 2024, feel free to reach out to an Australian Visa Advisor and Expert at Visas Avenue on Toll-Free. No. 78-18-000-777 or drop us an e-mail at info@visasavenue.com.
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Rajneesh Kumar
18 April, 2024 
