The Government of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is inspiring people who study and live in Canberra, Australia for 1 year to apply for permanent residency in Canberra, Australia.
If you have work experience and qualifications in an occupation on the Consolidated Skilled Occupations List (CSOL), study in Canberra for 1 year on a Student visa, and work part-time while studying, the ACT Government may nominate you for a permanent skilled visa without leaving Australia.
To be entitled to ACT Government nomination you require to be accredited in an occupation on the CSOL, pass the visa points test, have reasonable English, and be working part-time in Canberra in one of a wide range of opportunities and occupations including as a Waiter.
IME Advisors invite you to review the list to identify whether your occupation is on it.
Working on a Student visa
On a Student visa, your partner and you can work full time in course vacations and 21 hours a week. If you enrol in a Master’s course instead of a short 6 months course your partner will receive a full-time work visa. This represents a permissible back door passage to a full-time work visa for your partner.
There are few restrictions on the type, of course, you can take:
Canberra has three institutions of international standing: the Australian National University (ANU), the Canberra Institute of Technology, and the University of Canberra. These institutions offer a wide variety of courses from the English language to short technical or business courses through to courses of general interest and undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
Basic requirements for the permanent visa:
• Pass the visa points test.
• Qualifications and work experience related to one of the 400+ opportunities.
• Reasonable English after 6 months in Canberra and get at least 6.0 in IELTS.
• Less than 50 years of age.
The ACT Plan opens the door to the widest series of opportunities ever seen in the Skilled Visa Program. It creates a pathway to Permanent Residency for those who could not apply for a Visa. If your occupation is otherwise not in demand or you need to spend time in an English speaking country to improve your English we IME Advisors can help you to get permanent residency in Canberra, Australia, for more queries contact us now!!
Skilled Visa – ACT Nomination
The Australian Government priority for migration in 2020-21 is supporting Australia’s public health and economic response to and, recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes an emphasis on migrants who will make productive investments in Canberra, Australia creates jobs for Australians to provide medical skills and critical support economic productivity and health.
The Australian Government has managed the nominations provided to states or territories, to focus on applicants to supporting the COVID-19 response. The ACT is assigned a fixed number of nominations per year. This includes individuals providing specialist or critical medical services, those with critical skills needed to maintain the supply of essential goods and services, and people who deliver services in sectors critical to Australia’s economic recovery.
