ACT State Nomination for 2024-25 Program Year | Migration Update

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Migration program has announced important updates for the 2024-2025 program year. Read through it to see if you wish to apply for ACT’s State nomination program this financial year and if you meet the eligibility requirements.

Nomination Allocation Update 

The total allocation for the ACT Migration 2024-2025 program is 1,800 places.

• Skilled Nominated (Subclass 190) Visa: 1,000 places allocated. 

• Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (Subclass 491) Visa: 800 places allocated.

Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) 

• Since the Department of Home Affairs permanently closed the ACT Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) (BIIP) (Subclass 188) visa in July 2024, this visa has been closed to new applications. 

• However, nominations for the Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (Subclass 888) are still being processed. 

Nomination Guidelines and Critical Skills List 

• Since the last update in April 2023, the ACT Nomination Guidelines and the ACT Critical Skills List have remained unchanged. 

• The ACT Government anticipates a review early next year and will provide updates on any significant changes in due course. 

Invitation Rounds 

• Smaller invitation round sizes in the first half of the financial year may have led to higher minimum scores for invitations in some occupation groups. These smaller rounds were determined by operational requirements. 

• Larger invitation rounds are expected for the remainder of the financial year. 

• The last invitation round of 2024 was conducted on 26 November 2024, and the next round is scheduled for before 14 February 2025. 

• Prioritised Occupations: Occupations related to critical services, including teaching, healthcare, and social assistance, will remain high priorities for nominations. 

How Can Agape Henry Crux Help

If you wish to have legal advice on migrating to ACT through the General Skilled Migration program, contact us at Agape Henry Crux. Our Accredited Specialist(s) in Immigration Law and our team of immigration lawyers and registered migration agents are specialised in handling highly complex matters. You may schedule an appointment with one of our lawyers or agents to seek professional advice by calling 02-8310 5230 or email us at info@ahclawyers.com.  

We speak fluent English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Malay. If this isn’t your language, we can also help you arrange an interpreter.  

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