Points table for Skilled Work Visa
To immigrate to Australia through a work visa or skill visa, you must first check that your field of study is included in the list of jobs requested in Australia in the new year, and then you must have at least 65 points in the Australian work visa scoring system.
Australian work visas in three categories:
- Subclass 189 (Australian Skilled Independent Visa)
- Subclass 190 (Australian Skilled Visa with State Sponsorship)
- Subclass 491 (specialized visa with sponsor of sparsely populated areas and family sponsor) with the ability to become permanent
We introduce the methods of calculating points for immigrating to Australia in each of these visas.
Age
Point
Age
33 to 39
40 to 44
Age
18 to 24
25
15
25 to 32
30
25
Points table for Skilled Nominated visa
Note
You must be aged under 45 when we invite you to apply for the visa.
You can still apply for the visa if you turn 45 after we invite you to apply.
If you turn 45 after you submit your EOI but before we invite you to apply, you will not be invited to apply.
Australian Skill Visa
Education
Point
Age
Bachelor - Master
Doctorate
Associate Degree
Age
Diploma
25
20
10
10
Points table for Skilled Nominated visa
Education
The authority undertaking your skills assessment may determine if your qualifications are comparable to the relevant Australian qualification. Assessing authorities are listed against your occupation in the relevant list of eligible skilled occupations. You must have obtained this recognition at the time you are invited to apply for a visa.
Australian Skill Visa
English Skill
Point
English Skills
English Skills
Points table for Skilled Nominated visa
As you are planning to incorporate to get a visa that will need you to provide proof of your English ability, there are several acceptable English tests and several other pieces of evidence that will be accepted. One of the first steps in the Australian migration process is to meet the English requirement.
Right now there are five levels of English relevant to skilled and employer sponsored visas.
English Skill
Australian Skill Visa
Employment
Employment
outside Australia
Experience
inside Australia
5
1-3 Years
0
10
3-5 Years
5
5-8 Years
15
10
20
Up to 8 Years
15
Points table for Skilled Nominated visa
You can only claim points for employment if the employment was in your nominated skilled occupation or a closely related skilled occupation; and you were employed for the relevant periods set out in the table, in the 10 years before you are invited to apply.
Skilled Employment Experience
Australian Skill Visa
Marital Status
Marital Status
Marital Status
Point
Single person
10
Partner has a Componet English
5
10
Partner has a Component English and skill criteria*
partner is an Australian citizen or permanent resident
15
Points table for Skilled Nominated visa
* For you to be eligible for the award of these points your partner must be an applicant for the same visa subclass and must not be an Australian permanent resident or an Australian citizen. Additionally, you will need to provide evidence that when you were invited to apply for this visa that they:
- were under 45 years old
- had competent English
- had nominated a skilled occupation that is on the same skilled occupation list as your nominated skilled occupation
- had a suitable skills assessment from the relevant assessing authority for their nominated skilled occupation, and the assessment wasn’t for a Subclass 485 visa.
Australian Skill Visa
Other Documents
Other Documents
Point
Other
5
Completion of a Professional Year in Australia
Masters or a Doctorate degree inside Australia
10
5
Qualification in a credentialled community language
Points table for Skilled Nominated visa
Australian Skill Visa
Nomination or Sponsership
Other Documents
Point
State Nomination
You invited by State Subclass 190
10
You invited by State Subclass 491
15
You invited by Family Subclass 491
15
Points table for Skilled Nominated visa
Australian Skill Visa
for Skillvisa Subclass 190,
You must be nominated to be invited to apply for this visa. Provided your nomination remains in effect, you may be eligible for the award of these points.
for Skillvisa Subclass 491,
You must have been nominated or stated you would be sponsored by an eligible family member to be invited to apply for this visa.
For nominated applicants provided your nomination remains in effect, you may be eligible for the award of these points.
For sponsored applicants provided your sponsorship has been approved, you may be eligible for the award of these points.
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